Year 2 Telling the Time: Read, Draw and Explain

Practise Year 2 telling the time with worked examples, clock-reading and drawing activities, reasoning tasks and answers.

WHAT IS INCLUDED
• Worked examples explaining both clock hands.
• Practice from whole and half hours to five-minute intervals.
• Quarter past, half past and quarter to language.
• Clock-error spotting and partner practice.
• A six-question start check and a six-question finish check.
• Teacher answer guidance and a pupil reflection record.

HOW TO USE
Begin with the start check, then choose practice pages according to pupils’ taught skills. Discuss how the short hour hand moves gradually towards the next hour. Use the reasoning tasks to explore mistakes and the finish check to identify next steps.

SUITABILITY
Designed for Year 2 pupils, typically aged 6–7. Elapsed-time calculations are not included. The checks are informal classroom activities, not standardised assessments.

FORMAT
24 pages, including the cover, teacher guidance and answers. Printable A4 PDF in British English. Not editable.

Printable clock faces are included. A classroom clock may also be useful. The preview contains selected sample pages.