Telling Time to the Minute: Reading and Drawing Analog Clocks

Student Task

• Print one worksheet per student and keep the answer key.
• Teach the vocabulary with a large practice clock.
• Do activities 1 and 2 together, then let students work alone.
• Use the quiz as a check and send the homework home.

Classroom Use

• Students make paper plate clocks with moving hands.
• Play a game: the teacher says a time and students show it on a clock.
• Students write the time for three daily activities, such as lunch and bedtime.

Differentiation

Support: write the minute numbers 5, 10, 15 and so on outside each clock number. Challenge: ask students to find the time 25 minutes after a given time.

Answer Key & Assessment

Activities 1 to 5 check vocabulary and clock skills. The quiz checks reading the time. The rubric covers four skills.

Learning Objectives

• Read an analog clock to the nearest minute.
• Draw the hour and minute hands to show a given time.
• Find the time after 15, 30, 45 or 60 minutes.

Teacher Tips

Count by fives around the clock face with the class before counting single minutes. Say that the short hand shows the hour and the long hand shows the minutes.

What's Included

• 15-page printable PDF lesson pack: teacher lesson plan with timings, materials and differentiation
• Key vocabulary list (6 words with meanings and examples)
• Student worksheet (7 activities)
• Quiz / assessment (3 parts)
• Homework practice page
• Printable flashcards (6 picture cards)
• Assessment rubric (4 levels)
• Lesson slides (editable PowerPoint)
• Editable Word version of all student pages
• Complete answer key (also as a separate PDF)

Additional Files

• Lesson Slides (PowerPoint, editable) (PPTX)
• Editable Student Pages + Lesson Plan (Word) (DOCX)
• Printable Flashcards (PDF) (PDF)
• Answer Key (PDF) (PDF)

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