Classroom · Telling time · 3rd grade

Telling time to the minute worksheets

A free five-page pack for 3rd grade: learn to tell time to the nearest minute, with a worked example, practice pages, word problems and an answer key.

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Watch it solved

55 sec · with voice and captions

A pencil works one example of each activity, so you can see how the worksheet goes before you print it. Tap a step to jump to it. The rest of the sheet is left for your child to finish.

Read what the video says

0:00 Let's practice telling time to the minute, step by step.
0:04 Count by fives to the last number the long hand has passed, then count the small marks by ones. 35, 36, 37. This clock shows 3:37.
0:16 Read the clock. The short hand has just passed 5. Count by fives to 5, then 3 more makes 8. It's 5:08.
0:25 Draw the hands for 7:44. The long hand goes 44 minutes around, and the short hand is just past 7.
0:33 How many minutes until the next hour? From 6:43 to 7 o'clock is 17 minutes.
0:40 Word problems. The clock shows 3:49. How many minutes until 4:00? The answer is 11 minutes.
0:49 Great job! Now print the free worksheet, and finish the rest on your own.

How to do it

Count by fives to the last number the long hand has passed, then count the small marks by ones. Two marks past the 7 is 35 + 2 = 37 minutes.

Teaching tip

Practice times just before the hour, like 6:58. Children often read the short hand as 7, because it is so close to it.

Try some

Tap to check5:08
Tap to check1:28
Tap to check10:58
Tap to check4:58
Tap to check7:53
Tap to check5:03
Tap to check11:06
Tap to check7:31

Word problems

The clock shows 3:49. How many minutes until 4:00?Show answer

11 minutes

Mia started a test at 7:11 and finished 6 minutes later. What time did Mia finish?Show answer

7:17

Write "twenty-three minutes past ten" with numbers.Show answer

10:23

A cake goes in the oven at 5:07 and bakes for 40 minutes. What time does it come out?Show answer

5:47

What the worksheets look like

Telling time to the minute worksheet: how to read a clock, then clocks to read — Page 1: how to read a clock, then clocks to read

Telling time to the minute worksheet: draw the hands, or find how long it took — Page 2: draw the hands, or find how long it took

Blank clock faces

Nine clocks with no hands, to make your own practice.

Template(1 page, color)Ink saver (B&W)

Common questions

How do you teach telling time to the minute?

Count by fives to the last number the long hand has passed, then count the small marks by ones. Two marks past the 7 is 35 + 2 = 37 minutes. Practice times just before the hour, like 6:58. Children often read the short hand as 7, because it is so close to it.

What grade learns telling time to the minute?

Usually 3rd grade. In the Common Core it is part of 3.MD.A.1.

Is there an answer key?

Yes. Page 5 has every answer from the pack and a short teaching tip.