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Tell Time to 5 Minutes

Grade 3 Math Worksheet

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Write the time shown on each clock.

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3rd Grade Tell Time to 5 Minutes worksheet 1 – printable PDF
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About this worksheet

Reading an analog clock to the nearest five minutes is the step before telling time to the exact minute. The short hand shows the hour and the long hand shows the minutes, and each number on the clock face stands for five minutes more, so the 5 means 25 minutes past the hour. On this worksheet your child looks at nine clocks and writes each time as hours and minutes, such as 3:25.

Building Confidence uses o'clock, half past and quarter past and quarter to times, On Level uses every five minutes, and Challenge Me uses the five-minute times where the hour hand sits close to the next hour. Ask your child to count by fives around the clock and to check which hour the short hand has just passed.

What your child will learn

  • Read the hour from the short hand
  • Count by fives to read the minutes
  • Write a time as hours and minutes

Common Core standard: 2.MD.C.7, 3.MD.A.1

Worked example

The short hand is just past the 3 and the long hand points at the 5. That is 3 hours and 25 minutes: 3:25.

Common mistake

Reading the number the long hand points to as minutes (5 instead of 25).

Helpful hint

Count by fives from the 12 to the long hand.

Questions parents ask

What is the most common mistake with tell time to 5 minutes?

Reading the number the long hand points to as minutes (5 instead of 25).

How can I help my child with tell time to 5 minutes?

Count by fives from the 12 to the long hand.

Are these 3rd grade math worksheets free to print?

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