Mobile Menu

  • Home
  • About
  • Blog
  • Shop
    • My Teacher Store
    • Memberships
    • Courses
    • Amazon Favorites
  • Classroom Design
    • Setting Up Your Classroom
      • Layouts and Arrangements
      • Flexible Seating
    • Classroom Decor
      • General Decor Ideas
      • Themes
      • Color Schemes
    • Bulletin Boards
  • Organization
    • Classroom Organization
    • Paper Organization
    • Classroom Library
    • Teacher Organization
    • Student Organization
    • Supplies & Materials
  • Management
    • Procedures and Routines
    • Behavior Management
    • Field Trips
  • Teaching
    • Lesson Planning
      • Curriculum Mapping
      • Lesson Planning
      • Thematic Units
      • Prepping for Lessons
    • Social Emotional Learning
    • Math
      • Guided Math
      • Tips for Teaching Math
      • Math Resources
    • Reading
      • Literature-Based Learning
      • Read Alouds
        • Tips for Read Alouds
        • Book Lists
    • Writing
    • Word Work
    • Science & Social Studies
    • Digital Teaching
    • Assessing Student Progress
  • Seasonal
    • Back to School
    • September
    • October
    • November
    • Holidays Around the World
    • December
    • January
    • February
    • March
    • May
    • End of the School Year
  • For Teachers
    • Community
      • Classroom Organization Facebook Group
      • Professional Growth
      • Picture Book Facebook Group
    • Productivity Tips
    • Living on a Teacher’s Salary
    • Creating a Work/Life Balance
    • Teacher Health & Wellness
    • Teacher Lifestyle
    • Quick Teacher Tips
  • At Home Learning
    • Homeschooling
    • Remote Teaching
    • Distance Learning Resources
  • Email
  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • Pinterest
  • Twitter
  • YouTube
  • Menu
  • Skip to right header navigation
  • Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar
  • Skip to footer

Before Header

Get unlimited access to all our classroom themes and decor for your classroom or distance learning area at home ➔ Yes Please!
  • Email
  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • Pinterest
  • YouTube

Jodi Durgin Education Co.

Teaching Activities, Resources and Time Savers for Busy Elementary Teachers

  • Membership & Workshops
  • Home
  • About
  • Blog
  • Shop
    • My Teacher Store
    • Memberships
    • Courses
    • Amazon Favorites
  • Classroom Design
    • Setting Up Your Classroom
      • Layouts and Arrangements
      • Flexible Seating
    • Classroom Decor
      • General Decor Ideas
      • Themes
      • Color Schemes
    • Bulletin Boards
  • Organization
    • Classroom Organization
    • Paper Organization
    • Classroom Library
    • Teacher Organization
    • Student Organization
    • Supplies & Materials
  • Management
    • Procedures and Routines
    • Behavior Management
    • Field Trips
  • Teaching
    • Lesson Planning
      • Curriculum Mapping
      • Lesson Planning
      • Thematic Units
      • Prepping for Lessons
    • Social Emotional Learning
    • Math
      • Guided Math
      • Tips for Teaching Math
      • Math Resources
    • Reading
      • Literature-Based Learning
      • Read Alouds
        • Tips for Read Alouds
        • Book Lists
    • Writing
    • Word Work
    • Science & Social Studies
    • Digital Teaching
    • Assessing Student Progress
  • Seasonal
    • Back to School
    • September
    • October
    • November
    • Holidays Around the World
    • December
    • January
    • February
    • March
    • May
    • End of the School Year
  • For Teachers
    • Community
      • Classroom Organization Facebook Group
      • Professional Growth
      • Picture Book Facebook Group
    • Productivity Tips
    • Living on a Teacher’s Salary
    • Creating a Work/Life Balance
    • Teacher Health & Wellness
    • Teacher Lifestyle
    • Quick Teacher Tips
  • At Home Learning
    • Homeschooling
    • Remote Teaching
    • Distance Learning Resources
You are here: Home / CLASSROOM SETUP AND DESIGN IDEAS / PRINTABLE CLASSROOM CLOCK LABELS to TEACH TELLING TIME

PRINTABLE CLASSROOM CLOCK LABELS to TEACH TELLING TIME

Imagine this… As you read aloud a nonfiction science text during your text features unit, you are projecting the book using a document camera.  You encourage students to raise their hand to share when they see a text feature that they have learned about.  You model what that looks like using the cover of the text.  As you progress through the text, you give plenty of wait time but see no hands.  All of a sudden, you see a hand! In your head, you are thinking, “Please say diagram. Please say diagram.”  Instead, your student asks, “What time is it?” Does this sound familiar? If so, you NEED telling time helpers around your clock.


This resource is a tool to help students learn time. It is a set of numbers (:00, :05, :10, etc.). One option is to place them around the classroom clock. A second option is to have students put them around a paper plate or piece of round construction paper, which represents a clock. This option is great if you want each student to have his or her own clock.


Do your students interrupt learning time to ask what time it is? Are they struggling to tell time or calculate elapsed time? Most clocks are digital now so most students do not enter your classroom with prior knowledge about how to use analog clocks. Their experience with time is typically limited to digital clocks. 

  • Empowers students to become more independent learners.
  • Serves as a reference tool for students as they continue to practice telling time.
  • Provides a visual for students who are visual learners.
  • Offers students an additional way to learn how to tell time.

  • It can be used as an instructional tool to teach students how to tell time.
  • If you use a bathroom sign-out routine for students as a classroom management strategy, students will practice telling time using this tool regularly and independently.
  • You can differentiate this tool based on your grade level and students needs by putting up as many pieces as you feel are appropriate.

  • Students will no longer interrupt class time to ask you what time it is.
  • This tool is versatile and can be used as a whole group lesson, small group center, craftivity, etc. by having them make their own clocks,
  • It is compatible with any classroom decor because you can print on any color or pattern on paper you choose to match your room.



    1. Print a set of telling time helpers on cardstock. 
    2. Cut and laminate them. 
    3. You could mount them on colorful paper if you wanted. 
    4. Tape or hot glue them around your classroom clock. 
    5. Do a mini-lesson during your daily guided math workshop on how to use them. These could also be used as a math center or craft/craftivity by creating paper plate clocks and having the students use the images from this document to label the outside. 
    6. Be sure to reference them throughout the school year.


    Check out these testimonials from teachers who’ve used it in their classrooms…


    These numbers helped my students become more independent and prevented me from constant interruptions of my curious little ones asking what the time was–thank you!

    – Julie T.

    These are GREAT!  I used the smaller set for my classroom and the larger set for a wall clock I wanted to create at home!

    – The Making of MCKSmarties

    This was perfect!  It has helped my students to be able to tell time.  I love the different styles available too.

    – Tiffany C.

    Lovely and very clear from across the room.  I’ve been meaning to add labels to our clock for reading the minutes by 5’s, so this is perfect.  Thanks!

    -Melanie P.

    My 6th and 7th graders had such a hard time telling the time on my clock because it wasn’t digital. I put these up and now I never have to answer, “What time is it?” anymore. Great resource!

    -Ashley P.

    You can read more great feedback from teachers just like you here!


    4 different options of telling time helpers: 

    • Small outlined frames
    • circular double-mounted
    • larger outlined frames
    • larger blacklined frames.

      Category: CLASSROOM SETUP AND DESIGN IDEASTag: decorating classroom walls

      Related Posts

      You may be interested in these posts from the same category.

      HOW TO DISPLAY and USE a CLASSROOM CALENDAR (CLASSROOM SET UP IDEAS)

      Getting Rid of Your Teacher Desk and Teacher Desk Alternatives

      HOW TO SET UP A SMALL GROUP INSTRUCTION AREA

      Classroom Seating Arrangements AND Ideas for Student Desk Organization

      BACK TO SCHOOL

      6 Problems with Flexible Seating in the Classroom

      End of Year Activities for Elementary Classrooms

      PRINTABLE CLASSROOM JOBS CHART DISPLAY and IDEAS

      STORAGE SOLUTIONS FOR STUDENT BAGS AND COATS in the CLASSROOM

      Ideas for Cheap and Easy STUDENT MAILBOXES in the Classroom

      HOW TO ORGANIZE A WRITING CENTER (CLASSROOM SET UP IDEAS)

      CLASSROOM BIRTHDAY CHART DISPLAY and CELEBRATION IDEAS

      Previous Post: « CONTAINERS FOR COLLECTING STUDENT ASSIGNMENTS
      Next Post: HOW TO CREATE, DISPLAY, and STORE ANCHOR CHARTS in the CLASSROOM »

      Primary Sidebar

      I’m Jodi. It’s an honor to support you in your teaching.

      Learn More

      Search the Site

      Browse the Blog

      Literacy
      Instruction

      Science &
      Social Studies

      Teacher Organization

      Social Emotional Learning

      Teaching
      Math

      Social Emotional Learning

      Classroom Management

      Classroom
      Design

      Shop Teaching Resources

      • All Resources
      • 1st Grade
      • 2nd Grade
      • 3rd Grade
      • 4th Grade
      • 5th Grade
      • Sub Plans
      • Reading
      • Writing
      • Save with Bundles
      Menu
      • All Resources
      • 1st Grade
      • 2nd Grade
      • 3rd Grade
      • 4th Grade
      • 5th Grade
      • Sub Plans
      • Reading
      • Writing
      • Save with Bundles

      Free Resources for 1st-5th Grade Teachers

      Where should I send your free printables each week?

      Footer

      This shows the free classroom decor guide which shares tips for elementary teachers to set up their classroom on a budget.

      Do you love planning for the new school year?

      Get started with our FREE Classroom Decor tips and ideas!

      Site Footer

      • Email
      • Facebook
      • Instagram
      • Pinterest
      • YouTube
      • Home
      • Privacy Policy
      • Terms of Use
      • Disclosures

      Copyright © 2021 · Jodi Durgin · Website by KristenDoyle.co