Grades 1–2
Right Time or Wrong Time?
Twelve clocks, each with a time under it. Some match and some don’t. Kids check the hands and fix the wrong ones.
Math worksheet · Telling time and elapsed time
Seconds, Minutes or Hours?
How long does it take to blink, brush your teeth or sleep at night? Kids pick the best unit of time for twelve things.
- Grade level
- Grades 1–2
- Time
- About 10 minutes
- Answer key
- Yes, page 2 of the PDF
- Kids practice
- Reading analog clocks, Telling time, Elapsed time, Calendar skills
What kids do
“Think about how long each thing takes. Circle seconds, minutes or hours.”
Printed on the sheet:
- Read a picture book
- Blink your eyes
- Clap three times
- Write your name
Words on this sheet
secondsminuteshoursA school daySneeze
Teacher tip
Time a few things in class with a stopwatch: a blink, writing your name, a song.
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
- Why do some clocks have hands and some just numbers?
- 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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