Telling Time Worksheets & Posters – 11 Free Printables
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Looking for a telling time poster or worksheets to use in your classroom? Look no further! Here are some excellent resources for teaching and learning time-telling skills.
These worksheets and posters cover a variety of time-telling concepts, from the whole hour to the half hour to the quarter hour to five-minute intervals.
Whether you’re teaching students how to read an analog clock or practicing calculating elapsed time, these resources will make learning fun and effective.
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Paper size: US letter, but some designs are resizable to A4 and other sizes.
Telling time posters
Here’s a cute telling-the-time poster design with an analog clock face and minute and hour hands.
The design comes in 6 pretty pastel colors, and they go well with other SaturdayGift printables for kids and students.
DOWNLOAD: Telling Time Posters – 6 cute colors
This poster makes a great anchor chart for classroom walls or homeschooling settings. They can also be used as visual aids to help students practice telling time.
The time clock poster displays
- 5 past
- 10 past
- quarter past
- 20 past
- 25 past
- half past
- 25 to
- 20 to
- quarter to
- 10 to
- 5 to
Telling time worksheets with analog and digital clocks
In addition to the posters, there are four different blank telling-time worksheets. You can use them to write down exercises and then make copies for each student or make copies and then tell the students which time they need to tell next.
DOWNLOAD: Telling Time Worksheets – 5 PDFs
These are great for practicing
- “whole hours” – f.ex 5 o’clock
- half hours
- quarter hours
- 5 minute intervals
- minutes before/after the hour (past/to)
Why Teach Time-Telling?
Learning to read and tell time is an important life skill that students will use daily. It helps with organization, punctuality, and understanding the concept of time passing.
Teaching students how to tell time fun and interactively helps them retain the information and build confidence in their abilities.
5 Tips for Teaching Time-Telling
Here are five tips for teaching time-telling:
1. Start with the basics
Begin by teaching whole hours. Then, gradually move on to half-hours, quarter-hours, and five-minute intervals. This will help build a strong foundation for understanding time-telling.
2. Use visuals
Visual aids, like the posters and worksheets mentioned above, are beneficial for teaching time-telling. They visually represent the concept and make it easier for students to understand.
3. Make it interactive
Incorporate games or hands-on activities to make learning about time more engaging and fun. This could include creating your clock using a paper plate or playing “What Time is it, Mr. Fox?”.
4. Make it relatable
Use real-life examples like telling time for lunch or recess to help students understand the practical use of time-telling.
5. Practice regularly
Like any skill, telling time takes practice. Make sure to incorporate regular practice sessions in your lesson plans to reinforce what students have learned.
Other resources you might like
Here are links to other resources perfect for home school and classroom.
“Today is” -Worksheets
Telling time -posters and worksheets help to learn analog clocks.
Math printables
Multiplication charts, times tables, place values, number lines, and more!
In Conclusion
Using posters, worksheets, and games, you can effectively teach your kids and students how to tell time in an engaging and interactive way. With these time resources, your students will become confident time-tellers in no time!
Happy teaching and learning!