Telling time · 3rd grade
Telling Time to the Minute
Count by 5s to the last number, then count on by 1s along the little ticks.
Some times to read
How to learn it
For 3:27, count 5, 10, 15, 20, 25 to the 5, then 26, 27 along the ticks. Two speeds, like big steps and little steps.
If the hand is just before a number, count back: one tick before the 6 is 29.
Late in the hour the short hand is close to the next number. At 2:58 the hour is still 2.
Late in the hour, children read the short hand as the next hour: 2:58 becomes 3:58. If the long hand is on the left, the short hand hasn't arrived yet.
Play this level
A clock sticks when a child reads one again and again and finds out straight away if they were right. Each game here asks for one time in a different form.
Every question is to the minute
Free to play · no signup · works on phones, tablets and computers
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Questions
When do kids learn to tell time to the minute?
Usually around third grade in the US (age 8 to 9) and Year 3 in England.
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.
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.
Coming soon on theApp Store