Grades 3–4
Telling Time to the Minute
Twelve clocks at any minute. Kids count by fives, then by ones, and write the time.
Math worksheet · Telling time and elapsed time
Telling Time to Five Minutes
Twelve clocks at five-minute times. Kids count by fives around the clock and write the time.
- Grade level
- Grades 2–3
- Time
- About 15 minutes
- Answer key
- Yes, page 2 of the PDF
- Kids practice
- Reading analog clocks, Telling time, Elapsed time, Calendar skills
What kids do
“Read the hour hand. Count by fives for the minute hand. Write the time.”
Teacher tip
Write the five-minute numbers (5, 10, 15…) outside the first clock and let kids copy the idea on the rest.
How to use it
- Keep a geared demo clock at the front and model each type of problem.
- Color the hour hand and the minute hand differently on the first two clocks.
- Do the first problem together under a document camera, then let kids finish on their own.
Watch for
Reading the hour hand as the next hour when it is just before it, like 2:50 read as 3:50.
Talk about it
- How long until lunch? How did you work it out?
- 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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