Telling Time Worksheets and Clock Faces

Printable clock faces with and without numbers, a clock to make with cut-out hands, and telling time worksheets in five levels, from o’clock and half past to the minute. Times are written as “quarter past three” and as “3:15”. All free to print, with vector PDFs for US Letter and A4 paper and answer keys on page 2 of every worksheet.

Printable clock faces and templates

Blank Clock Face

Clock Face Without Numbers

Clock Face With Minutes

Clock Faces: 2 per Page

Clock Faces: 4 per Page

Clock Faces: 6 per Page

Make Your Own Clock

Telling Time Chart: Past and To

Write the time worksheets

Write the Time: O’clock

Write the Time: Half Past

Write the Time: Quarter Past and To

Write the Time: 5 Minutes

Write the Time: To the Minute

Draw the hands worksheets

Draw the Hands: O’clock

Draw the Hands: Half Past

Draw the Hands: Quarter Past and To

Draw the Hands: 5 Minutes

Draw the Hands: To the Minute

Match analogue and digital clocks

Match the Clocks: O’clock and Half Past

Match the Clocks: Quarter Past and To

Match the Clocks: 5 Minutes

Clocks to colour

Clock Coloring Page

Alarm Clock Coloring Page

How to use these pages

Start with the blank clock faces and the make-your-own clock: children learn most by turning real hands. Then work through the worksheets in order, one level at a time: o’clock, half past, quarter past and quarter to, five minutes, and finally to the minute. Each level has a “write the time” sheet (read the clock, write the time) and a “draw the hands” sheet (read the time, draw the hands), and the first three levels have a matching page too.

Every time is written two ways: in words as it is said in New Zealand, Australia and the UK (“quarter past three”, “twenty to four”) and in figures (“3:15”, “3:40”), the way digital clocks show it and most US classrooms teach it. The answer key is page 2 of every worksheet PDF, and “Show solution” shows it on screen.

The clocks are drawn as sharp vector lines by our own engine, with the short hour hand and the long minute hand at their true angles: at 3:30 the hour hand sits halfway between 3 and 4, as on a real clock. Each page lists how big the clock prints on A4 and on US Letter.

Frequently asked questions

What order should children learn to tell the time in?

Most children learn o’clock first, then half past, then quarter past and quarter to, then five-minute times such as twenty past and twenty-five to, and last the time to the minute. Many start around age 5 or 6 with o’clock and reach five-minute times by about 7 or 8.

What is the difference between “quarter past three” and “3:15”?

They are the same time. “Quarter past three” is how the time is said in New Zealand, Australia and the UK; “3:15” (three fifteen) is how a digital clock shows it, and how most US schools teach it. Every worksheet shows both, so children learn to read either.

How do I make the paper clock?

Print the make-your-own clock on card, or glue it onto a cereal box. Cut out the clock and both hands, make a small hole in each dot, and push a paper fastener (also called a split pin or brad) through the hands and the middle of the clock. Open its legs at the back and the hands will turn.

Do the worksheets have answer keys?

Yes. Every telling time worksheet PDF has its answer key on page 2: the times written in figures and words, the hands drawn in blue, or the matching lines. On screen, press “Show solution”.

Are these clock worksheets free for my class?

Yes. Print as many copies as you need for home, home school or your classroom. There is no sign-up or email. Please don’t resell them or upload them to another website.

Is there a PDF to print?

Yes. Every page has free PDF downloads for US Letter and A4 paper, with the picture centered inside print-safe margins. Choose "Download PDF (Letter)" or "Download PDF (A4)" on the page and print at 100% (actual size).