Published Nov 1, 2026
The short hand (black) shows the hour. The long hand (blue) shows the minutes. When it points up to the 12, it is o'clock (3:00).
In one hour, it will be .
It will be 3:00 (3 o'clock).
Made with the help of AI from public curriculum standards, then checked. Mistakes can slip through, so please look it over before use. Found one? Tell us and we will fix it.
Every clock on this page shows a time on the hour, so your child can focus on one idea: the long hand points straight up to the 12, and the short hand tells which hour it is. Your child writes each time on a digital clock, such as 4:00, and then works out the time one hour later. First graders learn to tell time to the hour before half hours, and linking the analog face to the digital form now makes both easier to read in everyday life.
Common Core 1.MD.B.3: Reading clocks to the hour and half hour
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Teach your child to check the long hand first: if it points to the 12, the time is something o'clock. Then read the short hand. The usual mix-up is reading the long hand as the hour, so 12:00 gets written for every clock; pointing to each hand and naming it (hour hand, minute hand) clears this up. Ask about real times during the day too: it is 6 o'clock, time for dinner.
Easier: Use a toy clock or draw a big clock face together, and have your child set each time before writing it. Read the clocks aloud first.
Harder: Ask what time it was one hour earlier for each clock, or have your child show three o'clock times from their own day on a paper clock.
It will be 3:00 (3 o'clock).
It is made for 1st Grade (ages 6-7). The level is ★ easy, so it works well as a first practice page.
About 15 minutes, about the length of a short homework task or a warm-up at the start of a lesson.
On the second page of the PDF and on this page under Show the answer key. To print for a whole class, print only the first page of the PDF.
Common Core 1.MD.B.3 (reading clocks to the hour and half hour).
Yes. Print as many copies as you need for your own children or students. Please do not resell it or upload it to other websites.
