1st grade
Telling Time to the Hour
Twelve clocks showing o’clock times. Kids read the hour hand and write the time.
Math worksheet · Telling time and elapsed time
Draw the Time to the Minute
Twelve blank clocks with times like 3:17 and 8:42. Kids count by fives and ones to place the minute hand.
- Grade level
- Grades 3–4
- Time
- About 20 minutes
- Answer key
- Yes, page 2 of the PDF
- Kids practice
- Reading analog clocks, Telling time, Elapsed time, Calendar skills
What kids do
“Draw the hour hand and the minute hand. Count by fives, then by ones.”
Teacher tip
Ask kids to label the fives around one clock and use it as a guide for the rest.
How to use it
- Count by fives around the clock together before kids start.
- Connect it to your real schedule: what time is lunch, recess, the bus?
- Do the first problem together under a document camera, then let kids finish on their own.
Watch for
Counting minutes by ones from the 12 instead of by fives.
Talk about it
- Where does the hour hand point at half past?
- Which problem was the hardest? What made it hard?
Take it further
Make a paper plate clock with brads for the hands.
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Grades 1–2
Draw the Time: Hour and Half Hour
Twelve blank clocks with a time under each. Kids draw the hour hand and minute hand, on the hour and half hour.
Grades 2–3
Telling Time to Five Minutes
Twelve clocks at five-minute times. Kids count by fives around the clock and write the time.
Grades 3–4
Telling Time to the Minute
Twelve clocks at any minute. Kids count by fives, then by ones, and write the time.
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