Time Telling Worksheet: What Time Is It? (3-5)
This worksheet introduces children ages 3-5 to analog clock reading at its simplest level, asking them to look at a clock face and choose the correct time from a set of answer options rather than writing it independently. Multiple-choice format lowers the barrier for this genuinely difficult skill, letting younger children build early clock familiarity before they're expected to read time unaided.
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Month 10: Learning & Development | Ages 5-6
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Curriculum
- Time > Telling Time
How to use this worksheet
Look at the first clock together and point out the short hour hand and the long minute hand separately. Talk through what time the hands are showing, then read the answer choices aloud and have your child tick the box next to the correct one. Work through each clock the same way, encouraging your child to double-check their choice by looking at both hands again before ticking the final answer.
Materials needed
- Pencil
Extension activities
- 1Have the child draw their own clocks showing different times, using a large circle and two hands of different lengths.
- 2Use a real clock with movable hands to practice telling time throughout the day, matching it to daily routines.
- 3Set an alarm for a specific time and check the clock together when it goes off.
- 4Play a simple guessing game where you say a time and your child tries to show it on a paper clock.
Written by
Hemsweta Jain · Teacher Cheena
MBA and Early Childhood Educator, teaching since 2014 · Founder of RaisoActive, Mumbai
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