2nd grade telling time worksheets

The kind of problems you'll get

Every print pulls a fresh set of problems at this level, so a make-up test or a second sibling never gets the same sheet.

What's on each sheet

• Fluency. Write the time shown on each clock. 9 questions per page.

Every version prints on US Letter or A4, with its answer key on the last page.

How to teach this

Skip counting by fives is the whole game here. Practice it around a real clock, touching each numeral: 5, 10, 15. When your child reads a time, ask for the hour first, then the minutes as a separate step. A time like 7:55 is the classic trap: the hour hand looks like it's on the 8, but it hasn't landed yet.

Watch for: Kids read the long hand as the hour because it's the one that stands out. The short hand always tells the hour, so find it first, then count minutes with the long hand. Kids call 4:45 five o'clock because the hour hand has moved past halfway. The hour stays 4 until the short hand actually reaches the 5.

Common questions about telling time

What's new in second grade?

The clocks now land on any five-minute mark, like 7:05 or 3:40. That matches 2.MD.C.7 and leans on skip counting by fives, which second graders are practicing anyway.

Should my child write a.m. or p.m.?

Not on these. A clock face doesn't say, so the answer is just the time, like 7:05. Talking through a.m. and p.m. at home is still worth doing, since it's part of second grade too.

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