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Time and Money


A clock has:

  • A round face with numbers 1 to 12
  • A short hand (Hour hand) — tells the hour
  • A long hand (Minute hand) — tells the minutes
  • Sometimes a thin second hand — moves fastest
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Short Hand

Hour hand — moves slowly

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Long Hand

Minute hand — moves faster


Clock ShowsTimeWe Say
Short hand on 3, long hand on 123:00Three o’clock
Short hand on 6, long hand on 126:00Six o’clock
Short hand on 9, long hand on 129:00Nine o’clock
Short hand on 3, long hand on 63:30Half past three
Short hand on 7, long hand on 67:30Half past seven

💡 Remember:

  • Long hand on 12 = o’clock (exact hour)
  • Long hand on 6 = half past (30 minutes)

TimePeriodMeaning
12:00 midnight to 11:59 morningAMBefore noon
12:00 noon to 11:59 nightPMAfter noon
ActivityTimeAM or PM?
Wake up6:00AM
School starts8:00AM
Lunch1:00PM
Play time4:00PM
Dinner8:00PM
Sleep10:00PM

UnitHow Many
1 week7 days
1 month28, 29, 30, or 31 days
1 year12 months = 365 days

Days of the Week (in order):

  1. Monday
  2. Tuesday
  3. Wednesday
  4. Thursday
  5. Friday
  6. Saturday
  7. Sunday

💡 Trick to remember: My Teacher Wants To Find Some Stars
(Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday)

Months of the Year:

MonthDays
January31
February28 (or 29 in leap year)
March31
April30
May31
June30
July31
August31
September30
October31
November30
December31

💡 Knuckle Trick: Make a fist. Count knuckles and valleys — knuckles = 31 days, valleys = 30 (or 28/29) days!


CoinValueHindi
🪙₹1एक रुपया
🪙₹2दो रुपये
🪙₹5पाँच रुपये
🪙₹10दस रुपये
NoteValueHindi
💵₹10दस रुपये
💵₹20बीस रुपये
💵₹50पचास रुपये
💵₹100सौ रुपये
💵₹200दो सौ रुपये
💵₹500पाँच सौ रुपये

💡 100 paise = 1 rupee (पैसे)


Adding Money:

  1. I have ₹5 and ₹3. How much do I have?
    → ₹5 + ₹3 = ₹8

  2. A pencil costs ₹2 and an eraser costs ₹3. What is the total cost?
    → ₹2 + ₹3 = ₹5

Subtracting Money:

  1. I have ₹10. I buy a chocolate for ₹4. How much is left?
    → ₹10 − ₹4 = ₹6

  2. A toy costs ₹15. I give ₹20. What change do I get?
    → ₹20 − ₹15 = ₹5 change


Time:

  1. The short hand is on 5 and the long hand is on 12. What time is it? (5 o’clock)
  2. How many days are in a week? (7)
  3. Which month comes after March? (April)
  4. How many months are in a year? (12)

Money:

  1. I have two ₹5 coins. How much money do I have? (₹10)
  2. A book costs ₹25. I give ₹30. What change do I get? (₹5)
  3. How many paise make one rupee? (100)

Time and money are used every day! Keep practising! ⏰💰