Free telling time games · ages 5–9
Telling Time Games Kids Want to Play Again
Clockwood is a forest village of fourteen quick mini games. Kids wind clocks, couple trains and catch cuckoos, and every move is about reading the time.
See it in action
How it works
- Play a round. Two or three mini games and a prize round. Each one asks for the same time in a different form: on a clock, in numbers, or in words.
- The game finds their level. It starts at o'clock and moves to half past, quarter past, five minutes and single minutes only when your child is ready.
- Wrong answers teach. The wrong choices are the real mix-ups: swapped hands, an hour too late, quarter to read as quarter past. A miss shows the right clock straight away.
- Go deeper. Every time has its own page, the teaching clock goes on the class board, and the worksheets print with answer keys.
Fourteen games, one skill
Every game turns on reading the clock. Get it right and the train leaves. Get it wrong and an acorn drops.
Wind It UpDrag the hand round to the time; the hour hand follows
Station ClockCouple the carriage that matches the station clock
Hedgehog PostSwipe each letter: does its clock show the time you heard?
Bakery TimerOpen the right oven before Badger's buns burn
Owl's QuestionRead Owl's clock and beat the squirrel to the right acorn
One Hour LaterWork out the time later, then watch the hands sweep on
Lantern LightingPress and hold the lantern with the time you heard
Pocket WatchThe watch opens for a moment. Type what you saw
River LogsJump to the moving log that matches the tower clock
Owl GlideFlap Owl into the words for the moon clock
Cuckoo CatchTap when the cuckoo is in the clock with the right time
Acorn DropTap the matching acorn and the branch grabs it
Tower BellsSet the tower clock to ring the bells. Three tries
Picnic BasketPick the basket with the picnic timeGuides for parents & teachers
Practice one level
Each level is a playable game with its own tips and quiz.
Questions parents ask
What age is Clockwood for?
Ages 5 to 9, from a first look at o'clock up to reading any minute. The game finds the right level on its own.
How do I teach my child to tell time?
Start with the hour hand alone, then o'clock, half past, quarter past and quarter to, then five minutes. Each step builds on the one before.
Why does my child mix up the hands?
It's the most common mistake of all. Keep saying short hand, hour; long hand, minutes, and play games where the wrong answers are swapped-hand times.
Can teachers use Clockwood in class?
Yes, and it's free for classroom use: no accounts, no ads, and it runs on Chromebooks, iPads and the board. There's a teaching clock too, and you can embed the game on your class site.
Are there free printable clock worksheets?
Yes. Print blank clock faces, draw-the-hands sheets and analog to digital sheets, each with an answer key.
Is the telling time game really free?
Yes. The whole game plays free in your browser, with no signup, no ads and no time limit. An iPhone app is on the way with offline play, a forest trail and a parent view, but the web game stays free.
What are the best telling time apps?
We compared the ones on the App Store, with prices checked against the store listing.
Ready when they are
Coming soon to iPhone
We're building a Clockwood app with what needs a real app: every time read aloud, offline play, and a parent view of which times have stuck and which are still tricky. The full game stays free here on the web.
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