Telling time worksheets

By grade

• 1st Grade A gentler on-ramp
• 2nd Grade Right on level
• 3rd Grade A step harder

What students need to know

The short hand tells the hour and the long hand tells the minutes. Read the short hand first.

This skill runs from 1st grade through 3rd grade. Pick a grade above for level-matched sentences, teaching notes, and worksheets.

Telling time across the grades

1st grade

Telling time worksheets for first grade show analog clock faces, each with a writing line underneath. Every clock lands on an hour or a half hour, so your child finds the short hour hand, checks the long hand, and writes 4:00 or 4:30.

2nd grade

Second grade telling time worksheets move to the five-minute marks: each analog clock shows a time like 7:05 or 3:40. Reading these means skip counting by fives around the face. Every numeral stands for five minutes.

3rd grade

Third grade telling time worksheets use the full clock: any minute is fair game. A clock might read 11:42 or 6:17, so the minute hand sits between numerals and the count runs by fives plus a few extra ticks.