Units of Time (seconds, minutes, hours) Worksheets

These telling time worksheets are designed for 1st Grade students (Ages 6-7). Print any one in the set for targeted practice, or download them together as a packet.

Yes. These worksheets work for homeschool, classroom, and tutoring. Use them as a morning warm-up, an independent center activity, or a fast-finisher task.

First graders should tell and write time to the hour and half-hour using both analog and digital clocks (CCSS 1.MD.B.3). They should understand that the hour hand points to the hour and the minute hand points to 12 (for on the hour) or 6 (for half past). Most curricula also introduce vocabulary like o'clock and half past.

Start with the hour hand only: cover the minute hand and practice identifying what hour it points to. Once that is solid, introduce the minute hand. Teach that when the minute hand points to 12, it is exactly on the hour; when it points to 6, it is half past. Worksheets with clock faces at various times help students practice without a physical clock available.

CCSS 1.MD.B.3 specifies both. Analog clock reading requires spatial reasoning and is more cognitively demanding, so teach it explicitly. Digital clocks are generally easier to read. Understanding both formats helps children in everyday life. Worksheets that show one format and ask students to draw or write the other reinforce conversion between representations.