Grades 3–4
Elapsed Time
Six start and end clocks to read, then work out how much time passed, plus two short time problems.
Math worksheet · Telling time and elapsed time
Telling Time to the Minute
Twelve clocks at any minute. Kids count by fives, then by ones, and write the time.
- 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
“Read the hour hand. Count by fives, then by ones. Write the time.”
Teacher tip
Kids count by fives to the last big number, then by ones. Have them touch each tick mark with a pencil tip.
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
Ask kids to record the time of five things they do after school.
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