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1st Grade Tell Time to Hour and Half Hour worksheets

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Tell Time to Hour and Half Hour

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Write the time.

1st Grade Tell Time to Hour and Half Hour worksheet 1 – printable PDF — Download PDF: 1 2 3 4 5 6

About this worksheet

Telling time to the hour and half hour is the first clock skill in first grade. The short hand points to the hour, and the long hand tells the minutes: when it is on 12 it is o'clock, and when it is on 6 it is half past. On this worksheet each line shows a clock and your child writes the time under it, for example 4:00 or 4:30.

Support sheets use whole hours only, standard sheets mix hours and half hours, and challenge sheets have more half hours. Every clock is a different time and every sheet has nine clocks. Remind your child that the short hand is the hour hand, then check where the long hand points.

What your child will learn

Read the hour hand and the minute hand
Tell time to the hour
Tell time to the half hour
Write a time with a colon, such as 4:30

Common Core standard: 1.MD.B.3

Worked example

The short hand is on 4 and the long hand is on 12. It is 4 o'clock. Write 4:00.

Common mistake

Swapping the hands, so reading 6:30 as 5:00 or 12:30 as 6:00.

Helpful hint

Short hand: the hour. Long hand on 12: o'clock. Long hand on 6: half past.

Next skill: Read Picture Graphs Earlier: Compare Lengths

Questions parents ask

What is the most common mistake with tell time to hour and half hour?

Swapping the hands, so reading 6:30 as 5:00 or 12:30 as 6:00.

How can I help my child with tell time to hour and half hour?

Short hand: the hour. Long hand on 12: o'clock. Long hand on 6: half past.

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