3rd Grade Telling Time to the Nearest Minute Worksheet
Read each clock to the nearest minute by counting by fives, then counting on the extra minutes.
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- Centers
- Review
- Test Prep
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- Grade
- 3rd Grade
- Subject
- Math
- Skill
- Telling Time
- Topic
- telling time to the nearest minute
- Difficulty
- Standard
- Time
- 14 minutes
- Pages
- 2 (incl. answer key)
- Format
- Printable PDF (US Letter)
- Answer key
- Included
- Best for
- homework, centers, review, test prep
Worksheet details
What This Worksheet Practices
Students will read an analog clock to the nearest minute by counting on from the nearest five-minute mark.
- Counting minutes by fives, then ones
- Reading the exact minute
- Reading the hour correctly
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Counting by fives, then ones
Reading to the nearest minute combines two skills: count the minute hand by fives to the closest number, then count on the extra minutes one by one. So a minute hand just past the 1 is 5, then 6, 7 — that’s 7 minutes. The hour is whichever number the hour hand has just passed.
How to use it
Have students land on the nearest five-minute mark first, then count the small ticks. This builds on time to 5 minutes and supports elapsed time.
👩🏫 Teacher note
Count the minute hand by fives to the nearest number, then count on the extra minutes. The hour is whichever number the hour hand has just passed.
🏠 Parent note
Count by fives around the clock to the closest number, then count the extra little marks one by one.
Common Mistakes to Watch For
- Reading the minute hand as the hour number it is near
- Forgetting to count the extra minutes past the five-minute mark
Answer Key
Each answer shows the time in hours:minutes.
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