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2nd Grade Clocks Resources

20 2nd grade clocks resources: 11 activities and 9 worksheets. How teachers use these

2nd Grade Clocks Resources

20 2nd grade clocks resources: 11 activities and 9 worksheets. How teachers use these

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Worksheet2nd GradeCount by Fives on a Clock Worksheet

This count by fives on a clock worksheet has 2nd graders skip count around a clock face, then read three clocks to the nearest five minutes. Answer key included, so telling time practice takes no prep.

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Worksheet2nd GradeWrite the Time Worksheet

This Write the Time Worksheet has 2nd graders read six analog clocks to the nearest five minutes, then draw the hands for two more. Answer key included, so clock practice is ready in one print.

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Worksheet2nd GradeShow the Time Worksheet

This Show the Time Worksheet has 2nd graders draw clock hands for six printed times, then write the digital time two clocks already show. Answer key included, so telling time practice needs no prep.

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Worksheet2nd GradeWhat Is The Time Worksheet

This What Is The Time Worksheet gives 2nd graders six analog clocks to read to the nearest five minutes, plus three a.m./p.m. sentences. An answer key is included, so time practice checks itself in seconds.

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Activity2nd GradeTelling Time Activity

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.

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Worksheet2nd GradeHow Much Time Passed To The Hour Worksheet

This how much time passed to the hour worksheet gives 2nd graders four pairs of analog clocks plus two word problems to find the hours between a start and an end time. Answer key included for fast, no-prep practice.

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Worksheet2nd GradeShowing the Time on a Clock Worksheet

A showing the time on a clock worksheet where 2nd graders draw the hour and minute hands for six five-minute times, then solve two clue problems. Answer key included for fast, no-prep practice.

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Activity2nd GradeBee on Time to the Hour Activity

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.

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Activity2nd GradeTelling Time Half Hour Clock BINGO

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.

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Worksheet2nd GradeTelling Time To The Quarter Hour Worksheet

A classroom-themed Telling Time to the Quarter Hour Worksheet where 2nd graders read clocks and draw hands for times to the quarter hour. Answer key included for quick, no-prep math practice.

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Activity2nd GradeTelling Time Hour Clock BINGO

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.

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Worksheet2nd GradeHow Much Time Passed To The Half Hour Worksheet

On this how much time passed to the half hour worksheet, 2nd Grade students read a start clock and an end clock, then write the hours and minutes that went by. An answer key is included.

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Activity2nd GradeWhat Time Is It to 5 Minutes Activity

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.

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Activity2nd GradeTelling Time To The Hour Clock Activity

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.

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Worksheet2nd GradeCount Quarter Hours Worksheet

This count quarter hours worksheet helps 2nd grade students skip count by fives to read and draw quarter hour times on analog clocks, and it comes with a full answer key.

Activity
Activity2nd GradeTelling Time To The Half Hour Clock Activity

Using this Telling Time To The Half Hour Clock Activity, students practice telling time to the half hour on an analog clock.

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Activity2nd GradeTime for Sunshine To The Hour Clock Activity

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.

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Activity2nd GradeTime for Sunshine To The Half Hour Clock Activity

Using this Time for Sunshine To The Half Hour Clock Activity , students practice telling time to the half hour on an analog clock.

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Activity2nd GradeTelling Time Quarter Hour Clock BINGO

Using this Telling Time Quarter Hour Clock BINGO, students practice telling time to the quarter hour on an analog clock.

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Activity2nd GradeSpin It to Win It Telling Time Activity

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.

From our teachers' playbook

Tick, tock, five minutes at a time

What do 2nd graders learn about clocks?

Second graders level up from telling time to the hour and half hour. Now they read analog and digital clocks to the nearest five minutes, counting by 5s around the clock face: 3:25 means the hour hand is just past 3 and the minute hand is on the 5. They learn a.m. and p.m., quarter past and quarter to, and start finding how much time has passed. The click moment is when kids see that each number on the clock is really a jump of five minutes.

Our favorite ways to teach telling time

Clocks make sense when kids can touch them, count around them and use them every day. Here's how we do it.

Make your own clock

Every child gets a paper clock with moving hands. Call out "4:35!" and they set it, then check with a partner. Turning the hands themselves shows how the hour hand creeps along as the minutes pass.

Why it works: the U.S. Department of Education's guide for teaching elementary math recommends moving from hands-on objects to drawings to numbers.

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Count by fives every morning

Point around the clock each morning as the class counts by 5s from 12 to 12. A two-minute daily routine makes reading minutes automatic within a few weeks.

Why it works: the brain holds on to what it meets again and again over time; spaced practice was rated among the very best methods (Dunlosky and colleagues, 2013).

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Write the time warm-ups

Show three clocks and have kids write each time digitally. Mix easy and tricky ones, like 7:55, where the hour hand is almost on 8. Quick checks catch mistakes early.

Why it works: researchers who compared ten study methods found practice testing is one of the two that work best (Dunlosky and colleagues, 2013).

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Questions teachers and parents ask about 2nd grade clocks

What time skills do 2nd graders learn?

They tell and write time to the nearest five minutes on analog and digital clocks, use a.m. and p.m., and start solving simple elapsed-time problems.

How do I teach my child to read the minute hand?

Teach them to count by 5s for each number the minute hand passes. When the hand points to 4, count 5, 10, 15, 20: it's 20 minutes past the hour.

Why does my child read the wrong hour?

The hour hand moves slowly between numbers, so at 2:50 it's almost on 3. Remind kids the hour is the number the short hand has passed, not the one it's near.

What's the difference between a.m. and p.m.?

A.m. is from midnight to noon (morning). P.m. is from noon to midnight (afternoon and night). Talk about real events: breakfast is a.m., dinner is p.m.