🕐 2nd Grade · Online practice
Telling Time Practice
Second graders learn to read an analog clock to the nearest five minutes. That means reading both hands correctly: the short hand for the hour and the long hand for the minutes, counting by 5s around the clock.
Fun Math's clock practice shows a clock face and asks for the time. A second mode adds elapsed time, like "It is 3:15. What time will it be in 30 minutes?", which is a 3rd grade skill (3.MD.A.1) and a nice stretch for strong second graders.
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Fun Math has a full telling time practice mode with new questions every round, read-aloud prompts and a celebration for every right answer.
Looking for printable practice? See the 2nd Grade worksheets.
Worked example
The clock shows 3:45
- Find the short hour hand. It is between 3 and 4, so the hour is still 3.
- Find the long minute hand. It points to the 9.
- Count by 5s from the 12 to the 9: 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, 45.
- The time is 3:45.
Common mistakes
- Reading the hour hand as the next hour. At 3:45 the hour hand is almost at 4, but it has not reached it, so the hour is 3.
- Mixing up the hands, or counting the minute hand's number as minutes (reading "9" instead of 45).
Tips for practicing at home
- Keep an analog clock where your child can see it, and ask the time at everyday moments.
- Practice counting by 5s around the clock face.
- Talk about elapsed time in real life: "We leave in 15 minutes. What time will that be?"
Common Core standards
- 2.MD.C.7
- Tell and write time from analog and digital clocks to the nearest five minutes, using a.m. and p.m.