L8 Half Past

Help children confidently tell the time to half past the hour with this engaging Working Without Worksheets lesson for Year 1 Measurement – Time . Designed for classrooms that focus on active, practical learning, this resource combines teaching clocks, games, and real-life links to build secure time-telling skills—without a single worksheet. The lesson begins with a recap of ‘o’clock’ times from previous sessions. Pupils explain how they know what time it is by describing the position of the hour and minute hands , reinforcing their understanding of key features on a clock face. During the introduction, the teacher demonstrates how to read half past the hour using a large moveable teaching clock. Pupils learn that when the minute hand points to 6 , it has travelled halfway around the clock, showing that it is half past . The hour hand sits halfway between two numbers , showing that the time is halfway between one hour and the next. Using teaching slides and individual clocks, children practise making and reading times such as half past 1 or half past 6 , checking and correcting their work as the times are revealed. The main activities build fluency and confidence through interactive learning: Task 1: Partner Clock Challenge – One child selects a time card and the other makes it on their clock. They then swap roles. Task 2: What’s the Time, Mr Wolf? – Pupils make half-past times on their clocks while their partner reads and names the time aloud before switching roles. In the plenary, pupils connect time to daily routines , making half-past times for real-life events such as lunchtime or bedtime. The teacher assesses understanding as children hold up their clocks to show the times. What’s Included in the Pack? ✔ Full teacher planning with objectives, activities, and plenary guidance ✔ Starter: recap telling the time to the hour using the position of the hands ✔ Vocabulary focus: half past, hour hand, minute hand, clock face ✔ Teacher modelling: demonstrate half past u