K to 3rd grade · a map for parents and teachers
Telling Time by Grade: What to Practice
The usual order in US schools, based on the Common Core math standards for first to third grade, and the sheet or game to reach for.
Kindergarten (ages 5–6)
Knowing what clocks are for, the words morning, afternoon and night, and a first look at o'clock. Use the read-the-clock sheet at o'clock and the o'clock game.
1st grade (ages 6–7)
Telling and writing time in hours and half hours, on both analog and digital clocks. Use the draw-the-hands sheet at half past and the half past game.
2nd grade (ages 7–8)
Telling and writing time to the nearest five minutes, quarter past and quarter to, and a.m. and p.m. Use the match analog to digital sheet and the five minutes game.
3rd grade (ages 8–9)
Telling time to the nearest minute, and working out elapsed time in minutes. Use the what-time-will-it-be sheet and the to the minute game.
A mixed sheet for 1st grade
A mixed sheet for 2nd grade
Questions
My child is behind for their grade. Where do we start?
Start where it's easy, even if that's o'clock. A week on the o'clock level builds the habit of reading the short hand first, and everything after depends on it.
What about UK year groups?
In England: o'clock and half past in Year 1, quarter past and quarter to and five minutes in Year 2, and the nearest minute in Year 3.
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