Telling Time Worksheets for 1st and 2nd Grade
Reading an analog clock is hard because there are two hands that count in different ways. Children learn the hour and half hour first, then move to five-minute steps in second grade. Start with the reading pages, then let your child draw the hands, which shows whether they really understand.
Read the clock
Time to the Half Hour: 8 Clock Reading Worksheets — free, 10 pages
Circle the Correct Time: 8 Clock Reading Worksheets — free, 10 pages
Draw and match
Time Explorers: 8 Read, Draw and Match Clock Worksheets — free, 10 pages
Time in daily life
These pages link clock times to breakfast, school and bedtime.
Daily Routine Clock Stories: 7 Telling Time Worksheets — free, 9 pages
Ready for more?
A step up for grades 3–4.
Circle the Correct Time Worksheets | Analog Clock Reading Practice — free, 12 pages
Tips for parents
- How to help: ask "what time is it?" at the same moments each day, such as dinner and bedtime. Point out that the short hand is slow and tells the hour.
Frequently asked questions
When do kids learn to tell time?
Most learn the hour and half hour in 1st grade, five-minute intervals in 2nd grade and time to the minute in 3rd grade.
Analog or digital first?
Analog. It shows how time moves; a digital clock only shows the answer.