Tell the Time — Whole Hours Worksheets for 1st Grade
Read an analog clock showing a whole hour and write the digital time. 15 free printable worksheets, each with an answer key.
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Tell the Time — Whole Hours: what children learn
Reading a whole-hour clock means the minute hand always points straight up at 12, so the only thing to read is which number the hour hand is pointing at.
Tell the Time — Whole Hours: worked example
The clock shows the hour hand on 4 and the minute hand on 12. 4:00
When the minute hand points at 12, it's exactly on the hour — so the time is just the hour the short hand points to, with :00 after it.
Tell the Time — Whole Hours: a common mistake to watch for
Kids sometimes mix up the hour and minute hands, especially since the minute hand is longer — a reminder that "short hand tells the hour" helps.
Tell the Time — Whole Hours: how to help at home or in class
Make a clock from a paper plate with two paper hands fastened by a brass fastener. Say a time like five o’clock and let your child set the hands, then reverse the game and set the clock for your child to read. Start with the short hand so they notice which number it points to, with the long hand resting on twelve. Connect times to the day, such as bedtime. Once your child reads every hour quickly, try half past.
What is on these Tell the Time — Whole Hours worksheets
This set has 15 different worksheets for 1st grade, with 9 questions on each and a matching answer key for every sheet. The instruction printed on each worksheet is: “Write the time shown on each clock.”
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