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Maths · Telling the time worksheet

Telling the Time Worksheet: Quarter Past and Quarter To (Free, Year 2)

This free, printable worksheet helps children tell the time to the quarter hour. First they read six clocks and write the time. Then they draw the hands on three blank clocks.

It prints on one A4 page, and the answers print on a second page for grown-ups.

Years 2–3 · ages 6–8KS1Free to printFree to shareSheet 65

What your child is learning

‘tell and write the time to five minutes, including quarter past/to the hour and draw the hands on a clock face to show these times’

Year 2 Maths: Measurement, National Curriculum in England. Source and licence

Quarter Past and Quarter To

Free Maths worksheet · Ages 6 to 7

Name:

A smiling cartoon cat holding a round alarm clock with a blank face, drawn as black outlines on white for colouring in.

What time is it?

Write the time under each clock.

Draw the hands

Draw the hour hand and the minute hand to show each time.

8 o'clock
half past 2
quarter to 5

Answers: Quarter Past and Quarter To

Sheet 65

Clock 1: 9 o'clock
Clock 2: half past 3
Clock 3: quarter past 6
Clock 4: quarter to 2
Clock 5: quarter past 11
Clock 6: quarter to 8

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Answer key

Clock 1: 9 o'clock
Clock 2: half past 3
Clock 3: quarter past 6
Clock 4: quarter to 2
Clock 5: quarter past 11
Clock 6: quarter to 8

Quarter past and quarter to

When the minute hand points to the 3, it has gone a quarter of the way round: quarter past. When it points to the 9, there is a quarter of the way still to go: quarter to the next hour. The hour hand sits between two numbers, which is why quarter to 4 has the hour hand nearly at the 4.

How to help at home

Use a real clock with hands, or make one from a paper plate. Talk about times in your day: we leave for school at quarter past 8. Ask your child to say where the minute hand will be before you look.

What comes next

Year 2 children go on to tell the time to five minutes. Once quarter past and quarter to feel easy, try 5 past and 10 past, counting in fives around the clock.

Frequently asked questions

When do children learn quarter past and quarter to?

In Year 2, when children are 6 to 7. They tell the time to the hour and half past in Year 1 first.

Why is the hour hand not on the number?

The hour hand moves slowly all hour. At quarter to 4 it is three quarters of the way from 3 to 4, so it is nearly at the 4. Looking closely at this helps children read clocks correctly.

Is this worksheet really free?

Yes. Print it, save it as a PDF or share it with other parents and teachers. There is no sign-up and no email needed.

Curriculum links

Year 2 Maths: Measurement (statutory): 'tell and write the time to five minutes, including quarter past/to the hour and draw the hands on a clock face to show these times'

Quoted word for word from Department for Education documents: the National Curriculum in England, the EYFS framework or the RSHE guidance. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Made by The Owee education team. Updated 13/10/2026. Free to print and share.