Read analog clocks to the hour, half hour and quarter hour with leveled clock task cards, a recording sheet and a draw-the-hands practice page for 1st and 2nd grade. An answer key is included.
This Bee on Time to the Hour activity is a memory match game where 1st and 2nd Grade students pair clock cards with honeycomb time cards. Answer key included.
This telling time half hour clock BINGO activity has 1st and 2nd grade children read analog clocks to the hour and half hour on 12 boards. Answer key included.
This telling time hour clock bingo activity helps 1st to 3rd grade students read analog clocks to the hour with six BINGO boards and caller cards, answer key included.
This what time is it to 5 minutes activity lets 2nd and 3rd grade students match analog clocks to digital times in a domino circle game. Answer key included for easy checking.
This telling time to the hour clock activity lets 1st and 2nd Grade students match analog clocks to fiesta event cards for a Cinco de Mayo schedule. Answer key included.
In this time in the kitchen time intervals activity, 3rd-4th grade students solve elapsed time recipe problems and match each answer to an analog clock. Answer key included.
This 1.MD.3 Common Core Activity teaches students about how to read a clock to the hour and half hour through this matching activity.
Using this Telling Time To The Half Hour Clock Activity, students practice telling time to the half hour on an analog clock.
This time for sunshine to the hour clock activity lets 1st and 2nd Grade kids match sun clocks to digital times on self-checking puzzles. Answer key included.
Kids match clocks with hands to digital times in the It's Time For Fun To The Hour Clock Activity for Kindergarten and 1st Grade. Answer key included.
Using this Time for Sunshine To The Half Hour Clock Activity , students practice telling time to the half hour on an analog clock.
Using this Telling Time Quarter Hour Clock BINGO, students practice telling time to the quarter hour on an analog clock.
Using this Spin It to Win It Telling Time Activity, students Play “Hour Power” and “Minute It To Win It” to begin learning about the basic parts of a clock.
Tick tock, read the clock!
Reading a clock builds step by step. First graders tell time to the hour and half hour, learning that the short hand shows the hour and the long hand shows the minutes: 3:30 = half past three. Second graders read time to the nearest five minutes by skip counting around the clock and learn a.m. and p.m. Third graders tell time to the minute and solve elapsed time problems, like how long recess lasts. The click moment comes when a child glances at the classroom clock and announces "Ten more minutes until lunch!"
Analog clocks can be confusing. These moves break it into easy steps.
Give every child a clock with movable hands. Call out a time and have them show it, then check with a partner. Start with only the hour hand so kids learn to read it first, then add the minute hand.
Why it works: going from real objects to pictures to symbols is a core recommendation of the U.S. Department of Education's elementary math guide.
Try it withTelling Time ActivityActivitiesOpen it →Show clocks at 2:00 and 2:30 side by side and talk about what changed. The minute hand moved halfway around, and the hour hand moved halfway to 3. Noticing the hour hand move is what prevents classic mistakes.
Why it works: children learn more from words and pictures together than from words alone (Mayer, 2009).
Try it withTelling Time To The Half Hour WorksheetWorksheetsOpen it →Mix elapsed time word problems into daily practice, using real class times: "Art starts at 10:15 and lasts 45 minutes. When does it end?" Draw a number line timeline to jump by hours and minutes.
Why it works: shuffled practice teaches kids to choose the right strategy, not just repeat one, and it improved test scores in research (Rohrer and Taylor, 2007).
Try it withElapsed Time Word Problem Solving WorksheetWorksheetsOpen it →Make time fly with these fun clock activities.
WorksheetsKids draw the hands on each clock to show the time. Partners check each other.
Open Show the Time Worksheet →
WorksheetsRead a short story about a busy day and figure out what time each event happens.
Open What Time is This Reading Comprehension Worksheet →
WorksheetsGo back in time! Kids subtract hours and minutes to find out when something started.
Open Subtracting Time Worksheet →Teacher favorites right now: Telling Time Activity, Bee on Time to the Hour Activity and Telling Time Half Hour Clock BINGO.
Most kids learn to tell time to the hour and half hour in 1st grade (around age 6 or 7), to five minutes in 2nd grade, and to the minute in 3rd grade.
Start with the hour hand only. Then add the minute hand and practice counting by fives around the clock. Ask "What time is it?" often during the day.
Elapsed time is how much time passes between a start time and an end time. For example, from 2:00 to 2:45 is 45 minutes. Third graders solve elapsed time problems.
Analog clocks help kids understand time as a measure that moves, and they connect to fractions like half past and quarter past. They also appear on tests and in many classrooms.
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