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Blank Clock Faces and Clock Worksheets

Three kinds of sheet, all with fresh clocks on every print.

Blank clock faces

Nine blank clock faces with no hands, and a line under each for writing the time.

Draw the hands

Nine clocks with no hands and a digital time under each. Children draw the short and long hands.

Read the clock

Nine clocks showing a time, with a line for writing it.

Getting the most from a blank clock

  1. Have your child say the time out loud before drawing.
  2. Draw the short hand first, then the long hand. That order stops most swaps.
  3. Make the long hand reach the numbers, and keep the short hand well short of them.
  4. Check the short hand's position: at half past it sits between two numbers, not on one.

Then let them play

When drawing is going well, build speed in the game, or put the teaching clock on the board.

Questions

Which sheet should we start with?

Read the clock at o'clock, then draw the hands. Reading comes before drawing for most children.

When should we use a clock with no numbers?

Once a child reads numbered clocks easily. Lots of real clocks only have marks, and it's a good test of knowing where the numbers sit.

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.

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