Teach telling time to the hour and half hour and maximize your instructional time with these differentiated math worksheets that cover both analog and digital time. These engaging activities are designed to help beginning learners and those in special education learn about time concepts. The activities are scaffolded and differentiated to make the learning process fun, engaging and effective.
Why is telling time important?
Learning to tell time is an important skill for first graders because it helps them to understand how to manage their time and plan their day. It also helps them develop independence by knowing when to start and finish tasks.
Knowing how to tell time can help children to stay organized and understand when it’s time to do homework, go to bed, get ready for school, and participate in other activities. It’s also a great way to help them practice counting, which is a key part of early math lessons.
5 benefits of learning to tell time in first grade.
- Learning to tell time in first grade helps children develop an understanding of how the world works and the importance of time management.
- Being able to tell time can help children with school work, such as understanding when assignments are due, when to transition to different classes, and when to start studying for tests.
- Having an understanding of time can help children with their social and emotional development, for example, they will learn to manage their own time and plan activities and events with their friends.
- Knowing how to tell time helps children develop problem-solving skills, such as time-based calculations and estimating time to complete tasks.
- The ability to tell time can also help children develop an understanding of the passage of time and the concept of a timeline, which can help them with their sense of identity and self-awareness.
Telling Time Worksheets
This math packet for telling time to the hour and half hour, in both digital and analog formats, offers various worksheets that are differentiated to better suit your students’ needs. Additionally, it provides a time-saving solution when looking for scaffolded materials that cater to a mixed level classroom.
CCSS Standards:
MA.NY-1.MD.3a
Tell and write time in hours and half-hours using analog and digital clocks. Develop an understanding of common terms, such as, but not limited to, o’clock and half past.
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This resource includes basic time-telling terms like “o’clock” and “half past” to meet the first grade math common core standard. It’s a low-prep activity that comes with a self-checking digital component on Easel by TPT, as well. Students will be targeting many skill areas such as, but not limited to:
- Students will participate in reading, writing, cutting, and pasting activities with these telling time worksheets.
- They will practice number identification 1-12 and number ordering while building a clock.
- Students will compare time between digital and analog clocks.
- They will demonstrate understanding by showing the time on both types of clocks.
These Differentiated Time Telling Worksheets are Great For:
- K-2 elementary school
- Students with disabilities
- Autism classrooms (grade clusters K-2 & 3-5)
- ESL, EFL, ELL, ELD
- Students with language impairments
- Reluctant readers and writers
- Mixed grade classrooms.
- At risk students
- Homeschool
Clock Time Worksheets & Features
- Make your own analog clock – Differentiated – color and b/w (3 pages)
- Write the numbers on the face of the clock – 2 versions (write and cut & paste)-2 pages
- What time is missing? cut & paste the missing number on the clock. (2 pages)
- What time is it? match time to the hour and half-hour on analog clock. (4 pages)
- What time is it? Circle the correct analog and digital time from a choice of three. (2 pages)
- Time for a New Year- Circle the correct digital time (2 answer choices) as the analog clock.
- Time for a New Year- Write the digital time to the hour and half-hour as the analog clock. (2 pages)
- Telling Time To The Half-Hour- draw the hands on the analog clock to match the time on the digital clock. (3 pages)
- Writing O’Clock – Analog & Digital (4 pages)
- Writing The Time: Digital – read and write the time (half past and hour) (2 pages)
- Draw The Hands: Hour (2 pages)
- Draw The Hands: Half Past (2 pages)
- Telling the Time: O’clock -read and draw the hands on the analog clock to the hour
- Telling The Time: Half Past – read and draw the hands on the analog clock
- Print and Self-Checking, Self Correction Activities on the Easel Platform on TPT
These worksheets are perfect for independent desk work, one-to-one instruction, small groups, workstations and math centers. Inclusive, you can use them for sub plans, morning work, take home assignments and excellent for early finishers.
Tips On How To Teach Time To The Hour
Teaching time to the hour can be a fun and engaging experience for both teachers and students! Here are a few tips to get you started:
- Use visuals – Create visual aids such as clocks with movable hands and charts with the numbers 1-12 to help students better understand the concept of time.
- Make it fun – Incorporate games into the lesson to make it more enjoyable for the students. You could even set up a station in the classroom with a clock and have the students practice setting the time throughout the day.
- Take it slow – Don’t rush the lesson. Take your time and break it down into small, manageable chunks.
- Provide practice – Give students plenty of practice opportunities to help them master the concept. You could have them practice reading the time on digital and analog clocks, write the time, and even create a timeline of events throughout the day.
- Involve parents – Encourage parents to help their children practice telling time at home. This is a great way to reinforce the concept.
By following these tips, your students will be telling time in no time!
Additional Resources and Materials
You may want to preview this telling time resource by downloading this freebie to introduce the clock to your students. Your students can review number identification 1-12 and number ordering and other features of an analog clock, like the hour hand and minute hand. Your student can begin to learn to tell time to the hour.
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