Difference between AM and PM

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My son suddenly asked, “What are AM and PM?” I asked him why he wanted to know about it, and he replied to me, “I always see them on my iPad.” He was right. AM and PM are mostly on the iPad, smartphone, and computer displays. Yeah, what are these abbreviations A.M. and P.M. stand for?

A.M. stands for Ante Meridiem (Latin for “before midday”)
P.M. stands for Post Meridiem (Latin for “after midday”)

Now we understood these words’ meaning, but still for the first-grader like my son had a hard time to know when or how to use A.M. and P.M., so we watched videos and practice.

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What We Used

• Watching Videos below about telling AM and PM for kids
• The printed PDF file below *Please read terms of use

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Free Download PDF

Telling_Time_Am_PM_PDF_Spongykids

Photos in PDF files are from Unsplash

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Resources for Learning Topics

Videos

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Websites

Time – AM / PM vs 24 Hour Clock (mathsisfun.com)

AM and PM (Class Ace: Lesson page)

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Happy learning!

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