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Year 1 Telling Time Worksheets
15 worksheets across 3 weeks
Our free Year 1 Telling Time worksheets guide children aged 5-6 through the essential skills of reading time and understanding dates, fully aligned to the England National Curriculum. Telling the time is a life skill that children use every single day, and building a strong foundation in Year 1 gives them the confidence to read clocks independently and understand the structure of days, weeks, and months. The 15 worksheets are organised across 3 weeks of focused daily practice. Week 1 covers dates, helping children learn the days of the week, months of the year, and how to sequence events in chronological order. Week 2 introduces telling the time on analogue clocks, focusing on reading o'clock and half past. Week 3 develops comparing time skills, where children learn to sequence daily events, understand concepts such as earlier and later, and begin measuring short durations. Every worksheet includes our three core sections: fluency questions for building recall, word problems set in real-life time contexts, and reasoning challenges that encourage children to think carefully about how time works. This structure mirrors the three aims of the National Curriculum and ensures children develop a well-rounded understanding of time rather than simply memorising clock faces. Parents can support this topic by pointing out clocks throughout the day and asking their child what time it is. Discussing the daily routine using time vocabulary, such as breakfast is at 7 o'clock or bedtime is at half past 7, helps children see the purpose of telling the time. Teachers can use these worksheets as a daily classroom activity or as follow-up practice after teaching a time-related lesson. Children who complete this topic will be able to read o'clock and half past on analogue clocks, name days and months in order, sequence events chronologically, and use time-related vocabulary with confidence. These foundational skills are built upon significantly in Year 2 when children learn to tell the time to five-minute intervals.
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What time skills should a Year 1 child know?
- By the end of Year 1, children should be able to tell the time to the hour (o'clock) and half past the hour. They should also sequence events in chronological order and recognise and use language relating to dates, including days of the week and months of the year.
- Do these worksheets cover digital time?
- These Year 1 worksheets focus primarily on analogue clocks, as the national curriculum introduces digital time reading in Year 2. However, some worksheets include digital time displays alongside analogue clocks for additional exposure.
- How do I help my child learn to tell the time?
- Start with an analogue clock that has clear, numbered hours and distinct hour and minute hands. Begin by teaching o'clock times, pointing out that the long hand points to 12 and the short hand points to the hour. Once your child is confident with o'clock, move on to half past. Throughout the day, ask your child to check the time at key moments such as mealtimes, the start of a favourite television programme, or leaving for school. Avoid jumping ahead to quarter past and quarter to until your child can read o'clock and half past without hesitation.
- When should my child be able to tell the time independently?
- By the end of Year 1, children are expected to tell the time to the hour and half past the hour on an analogue clock. By the end of Year 2, they should read time to five-minute intervals and understand the difference between past and to. Most children become fully confident reading analogue clocks by the end of Year 3, when they learn to read time to the nearest minute. Every child develops at a different pace, so regular daily practice with our worksheets is the best way to build steady, lasting confidence.
- How many questions are in each telling time worksheet?
- Each worksheet contains between 8 and 12 questions split across fluency, word problem, and reasoning sections. The fluency section typically includes clock-reading questions, the word problem section places time in everyday contexts such as school timetables or daily routines, and the reasoning section asks children to explain or compare times. Each worksheet is designed to take approximately 10 to 15 minutes to complete.