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Play Free Telling Time Games Online
The whole game, free. Pick a level or let the game find your child's.
The full game, every level
Free to play · no signup · works on phones, tablets and computers
Fourteen games, one skill
Wind It UpDrag the hand round to the time; the hour hand follows
Station ClockCouple the carriage that matches the station clock
Hedgehog PostSwipe each letter: does its clock show the time you heard?
Bakery TimerOpen the right oven before Badger's buns burn
Owl's QuestionRead Owl's clock and beat the squirrel to the right acorn
One Hour LaterWork out the time later, then watch the hands sweep on
Lantern LightingPress and hold the lantern with the time you heard
Pocket WatchThe watch opens for a moment. Type what you saw
River LogsJump to the moving log that matches the tower clock
Owl GlideFlap Owl into the words for the moon clock
Cuckoo CatchTap when the cuckoo is in the clock with the right time
Acorn DropTap the matching acorn and the branch grabs it
Tower BellsSet the tower clock to ring the bells. Three tries
Picnic BasketPick the basket with the picnic timeMade for ages 5–9, leveled as they play
There's no placement test. Clockwood starts on o'clock and watches how quickly and accurately each time comes back. When half past is easy it brings in quarter past, and so on up to single minutes. Each run gets harder until the acorns run out, so a round is always a bit of a stretch.
Teachers: it's free for classroom use, with no accounts and no ads. Warm up with the teaching clock on the board, or embed the game on your class site so it's one click away for homework.
Questions
Is the telling time game really free?
Yes. The whole game plays free in your browser, with no signup, no ads and no time limit. An iPhone app is on the way with offline play, a forest trail and a parent view, but the web game stays free.
What does it cover?
O'clock, half past, quarter past, quarter to, five-minute times and single minutes, on analog clocks, in digital numbers and in words. Older players also meet elapsed time in One Hour Later.
Does it read the times aloud?
Yes. Every time is read aloud in a recorded voice, and a speaker button plays it again. Younger children can play without reading.
What's different in the app?
It's not out yet. It's planned to add offline play, a forest trail and a parent view. See the app page.
Coming soon to iPhone
We're building a Clockwood app with what needs a real app: every time read aloud, offline play, and a parent view of which times have stuck and which are still tricky. The full game stays free here on the web.
Coming soon on theApp Store