Setting clock: to the minute
You learn to count in 5-minute steps on a clock face.
How to work it out
- Remember: each number on the clock face is 5 minutes.
- Count from 12 in 5s, and place the big hand there.
- Place the small hand between the two hours: the later the minute, the closer to the next hour.
A worked example
How many minutes is the big hand at 2?
- Count in 5s: 1 is 5, 2 is 10.
- The big hand at 2 is 10 minutes.
More examples
Where is the big hand at 25 minutes?
- Count in 5s: 5, 10, 15, 20, 25.
- Count: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5.
- The big hand is at 5.
Count the minutes on a clock from 12 in steps of 5
At the 1 is 5, at the 2 is 10, at the 3 is 15, at the 4 is 20, at the 5 is 25, at the 6 is 30, at the 7 is 35, at the 8 is 40, at the 9 is 45, at the 10 is 50, at the 11 is 55, at the 12 is 60.
Try it yourself
This is best practised in the real exercise, where you click, drag or tap yourself.
Practise thisWatch out
You count 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 instead of 5, 10, 15, 20, 25.
Each number is 5 minutes. From 1 to 5 is already 25 minutes.
Tips
- Learn to say: 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30 while you point at each number.
Why it works
The clock has 12 numbers. From one number to the next is 5 minutes. So from 12 to 3 is 15 minutes, from 12 to 6 is 30 minutes. You count by 5s: 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, 45, 50, 55, 60.