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2nd Grade Tell Time to the Quarter Hour worksheets

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Tell Time to the Quarter Hour

Grade 2 Math Worksheet

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Write the time below each clock.

2nd Grade Tell Time to the Quarter Hour worksheet 1 – printable PDF — Download PDF: 1 2 3 4 5 6

About this worksheet

A quarter of an hour is 15 minutes, and clocks show it in a way children can learn to see. At quarter past, the long minute hand points straight right at the 3. At quarter to, it points straight left at the 9, and the time is the next hour minus 15 minutes, so a clock that shows the short hand almost at the 4 and the long hand at the 9 says 3:45.

This worksheet mixes times on the hour, quarter past, half past and quarter to, nine clocks in all, and your child writes each one with the hour, a colon and the minutes. Ask your child to find the long hand first and say 15, 30 or 45 minutes, then read the hour from the short hand, and to say the time aloud before writing.

What your child will learn

Read quarter past and quarter to on a clock
Know that a quarter hour is 15 minutes
Write a time as hours, a colon and minutes

Common Core standard: 2.MD.C.7

Worked example

The long hand points to 3, so it is 15 minutes after the hour. The short hand is just past the 5. The time is 5:15.

Common mistake

Writing the number the long hand points to as the minutes: 3 instead of 15.

Helpful hint

Long hand on 3 is 15, on 6 is 30, on 9 is 45.

Next skill: Tell Time to Five Minutes Earlier: Tell Time to the Hour and Half Hour

Questions parents ask

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

Writing the number the long hand points to as the minutes: 3 instead of 15.

How can I help my child with tell time to the quarter hour?

Long hand on 3 is 15, on 6 is 30, on 9 is 45.

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