How to teach telling time

Kindergarten to Grade 3

Telling time means reading an analog clock. Children build from o'clock and half-past to quarter and five-minute intervals.

How to teach it

1. Start with o'clock, then half-past.
2. Add quarter-past and quarter-to.
3. Move to five-minute intervals.
4. Practise both reading and drawing the hands.

Common mistakes

• Mixing up the hour and minute hands.
• Reading the hour wrong when the minute hand is near 12.
• Confusing quarter-to and quarter-past.