Mathematics·Measurement·representational
Telling Time: Minutes
Tell and write the time to five minutes, including quarter past and quarter to, and draw clock hands to show these times
Suggested ages 6–7
Learning journey
Your child is learning practical measurement skills — reading clocks to five-minute intervals, measuring length and capacity using standard units, and working with money including making change.
Evidence of understanding
- Read an analogue clock showing 3:25
- Write 'quarter past 9' or '9:15'
- Draw clock hands to show twenty to four
Assessment prompt
If the clock shows quarter to four, can Telling Time: Minutes tell you the time — and draw hands on a blank clock face to show twenty past three?
Standards alignment
1.MD.3US · ccss-math
Tell and write time
Common Core State Standards for Mathematics · 1
Maths/Y2/M/7GB · uk-nc-2013
Tell the time to five minutes
The national curriculum in England: Key stages 1 and 2 framework document · Key Stage 1