Strategies for Teaching Telling Time to Second Graders

Hi everyone! Teaching my second graders how to tell time has been a challenge, but I’ve found a few strategies that have really helped and wanted to share them... One activity that’s been effective is using mini clocks for students to manipulate as I call out times. This lets them practice setting the time themselves and reinforces the concept of both hour and minute hands. Another activitiy I use is creating time story problems where students have to figure out how much time has passed between two events... like If you leave school at 3:30pm and your favorite show starts at 4:15pm, how much time do you have before it starts?... This allows students to practice both telling time and understanding time in real-world contexts.

Both activities are highly recommended!