‘HOUR’ Your Students Doing Telling Time in 5 Minute Intervals?

Your clock lessons don’t have to be time-consuming.   

Instead of being a watchdog, let your students practise their newfound time-telling skills through partner and small group work with our 5-minute interval dominoes game!

To play, pick any card and lay it down in the centre of the playing area. Students determine the time on either side and match the cards with the corresponding analogue or digital time. 

Through this activity, students will show they can tell and write time from analogue and digital clocks to the nearest five minutes, using a.m. and p.m. (They’ll also put their skip counting by 5s skills to use!)

Telling Time to the Nearest 5-Minute Game Modifications

In addition to individual student work time, use this maths game to enhance learning through guided maths groups and whole group lessons, or even switch it up and turn it into another game altogether!

If you have a mixture of above and below-level learners, check out these suggestions for keeping students on track with the concepts: 

🆘 Support Struggling Students

Help students who need help understanding the concepts by pairing students in teams to play. Additionally, provide access to previous assignments, posters, or handheld clocks for students to manipulate.

➕ Challenge Fast Finishers

Encourage students to create their own dominoes for a partner to complete. Additionally, players can write the time using words. (For example, 11:35 am = eleven thirty-five in the morning or 35 minutes after 11 in the morning.) 

🃏 Upcycle Into Telling Time Playing Cards

When students no longer want to play dominoes, turn this game into a deck of cards! Break out your scissors and cut the dominoes in half. Students can play games like Match It, Go Fish, or Snap, to name a few. 

Easily Prepare Your New Telling Time Game!

Use the dropdown icon on the Download button to choose between black and white or colour PDF options for this resource. We’ve also included editable Google Slides versions as well!

Print on thick card for added durability and longevity. Place all pieces in a folder or large envelope for easy access in your maths centre.  

Don’t stop there! Your lesson plan wouldn’t be complete without these activities and teaching resources too: 

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