Count by 5s Clock
The long hand counts by 5s. Each number on the clock is 5 more minutes.
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How to do it
- Look at the minutes around the outside.
- Find the hour from the short hand.
- Count by 5s to the long hand.
Teaching tip
Cover the outside numbers once your child can count by 5s without them. This sheet is aligned with Common Core 2.MD.C.7.
About this chart
A big clock with the minutes by 5s around the outside and how to read 4:35.
What kids practice
In second grade kids read clocks to the nearest 5 minutes. The short hand shows the hour and the long hand shows the minutes, counted by 5s around the clock. They also learn a.m. for times from midnight to noon and p.m. for times from noon to midnight.
Watch for
- Reading the hour from the number the short hand is closest to, instead of the one it just passed.
- Writing 4:7 instead of 4:35 by reading the number the long hand points to.
- Mixing up a.m. and p.m. around noon and midnight.
It's free to print, as many copies as you need. See the full time to 5 minutes guide for 2nd grade.
