I’m Learning to Tell Time Activity Set – Preschool to Grade 1

Analog clock reading starts with what the short hour hand and long minute hand show, then moves to look-and-circle pages where students pick the time that matches each clock face.
Grades
Preschool–Grade 1
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PDF
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Updated Sep 27, 2026

Subject
Life Skills, Special Resources
Topic
Tell Time, Preschool
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I’m Learning to Tell Time Preschool, Kinder, Grade 1, Homeschool Activity Set: An Overview

This teaching resource offers a hands-on method for educators and parents to teach children how to tell time. Designed for preschoolers, Kindergarteners and Grade 1 students as well as students exploring homeschooling.

Interactive Set Components

  • A clock face with clear labels of hours and minutes.
  • Movable clock hands for active time-telling practice.

Recommendations for Use

  1. Print out the sheets on cardstock paper ensuring durability and longevity of use.
  2. Laminate each sheet protecting them from wear-and-tear thus enhancing their usability over time.
  3. Cut out the clock hands carefully so that they can be moved around freely on your newly assembled educational clock.

Note:
Split clips are used for attaching the cut-out hands onto printed clocks. This is particularly useful during demonstrations or instructions by educators or small group learning exercises among peers.

Educational Relevance & Convenience

Activities found in this set suitably fall under Life Skills part of Special Resources curriculum sector; an asset within school classrooms or home-based teaching environments! Rendered in PDF format enhances convenience while being easily adaptable into different teaching scenarios like whole classroom instruction or smaller focus groups. More than just learning how to read a basic analog clock; this resource contributes towards gaining vital life skills shaping responsible adults over time.

In the classroom

Teaching tips & learning objectives

Learning objectives

  • Tell time to the hour, quarter hour and half hour on an analog clock

  • Match an analog clock face to the written time

Skills covered

  • Reading clock hands — telling the hour hand from the minute hand before choosing a time

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Concepts & topics

Core concepts

  • Analog clock

  • Hour hand

  • Minute hand

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