TELLING THE TIME

First—Teach him to tell the hour hand from the minute hand.

Next—Teach him when he first looks at the dial, to find the hour hand and then notice which Roman Numeral it is nearest. This will tell about what time it is.

Then—Find the minute hand. The minute hand will tell exactly what time it is.

To Illustrate: Take this clock. The hour hand is near the Roman Numeral II., which stands for 2. Tell the child it is somewhere near two o’clock.

The minute hand will tell how near.

What time is it?

It must always point to the XII. before it is exactly the hour. If it is one numeral away [985] from the XII., toward the left, it is 5 minutes of two. If it is two numerals away to the left it is 10 minutes of two, etc. If it is one numeral away to the right, it is 5 minutes after two, etc. Proceed in this way and keep at it.

The Day

A new day begins at midnight and lasts until the next midnight.

Midnight is the middle of the night; that is, 12 o’clock at night.

Noon is the middle of the day, that is, 12 o’clock in day time.

One hour after noon is 1 o’clock, 2 hours after is 2 o’clock, etc.

If a person says he was at a certain place at 2 o’clock, he must say forenoon or afternoon, so we will know which half of the day he means. If it was 2 o’clock in the morning he would write 2 A.M., and if 2 o’clock in the afternoon, 2 P.M.

Things for the Child to Do:

1. Name the days of the week and the months of the year.

2. What day of the week does Christmas fall on this year?

3. Is 22 days longer than 3 weeks?

4. Is 5 weeks longer than a month? How much?

5. How many days in 3 weeks?

6. On what day of the week will your next birthday be, etc.

Remember:

The days of the week in their order.

The months of the year in their order.

Procure a calendar for the child to own.

A good way to make him familiar with the use of the days of the week and month, as found on a calendar, is to ask him to look up and tell on what day of the week the next Fourth of July will fall; Christmas; New Year; his birthday.

Have him distinguish between the day of the week and the day of the month.

7 days make 1 week.
30 days make 1 month.

Days of the Week

Months of the Year