It’s Time to Party Telling Time POWERPOINT is a playful and interactive way for students to practise reading analogue clocks. With balloons to pop and a party to complete, this game builds time-telling confidence while keeping students highly engaged.

To preview how this game works, click on the video below.

Each question presents a time expression (such as "quarter past three"), and students must choose the correct analogue clock from four visual options. When they select the right clock, a balloon pops! The game continues until all 12 balloons are popped—then students can click on the party cake to celebrate completing the game. This digital activity is perfect for whole-class practice or small group revision sessions.

Key Learning Outcomes:

• ✅ Read and interpret time expressions to the hour, half-hour, and quarter-hour
• ✅ Match written time expressions to their analogue clock representations
• ✅ Develop confidence in identifying the positions of the hour and minute hands
• ✅ Practise time recognition through repeated exposure and instant feedback
• ✅ Strengthen visual scanning and decision-making skills

What’s Included:

• Interactive PowerPoint game with 12 balloon-based time questions
• Each slide features a written time expression and four clock images
• Clickable answers that provide immediate feedback and balloon popping
• Animated celebration slide activated by clicking on the party cake

Materials Needed:

• PowerPoint-compatible device in slideshow mode
• Interactive whiteboard, projector, or touchscreen device
• Optional: mini whiteboards for students to record their answers before clicking

How to Use:

1. Open the PowerPoint in slideshow mode and explain the game objective to your class.
2. Read each time expression aloud and ask students to identify the correct clock face.
3. Click on the chosen clock to reveal if it’s correct and watch the balloon pop.
4. Continue through all 12 questions, ensuring each balloon is popped.
5. Finish the game by clicking on the party cake to reveal the animated celebration.

Ideas for Classroom Use:

• 💡 Use as a maths warm-up or consolidation task for telling time lessons
• 💡 Assign students to pairs or small groups to discuss and vote before clicking
• 💡 Incorporate movement by having students act out the time with their arms before answering
• 💡 Track class-wide progress by tallying how many balloons were popped correctly
• 💡 Print clock faces for additional practice or post-game discussion

Top Teacher Tips:

• 💛 Reinforce vocabulary such as “o’clock,” “half past,” “quarter to,” and “quarter past”
• 💛 Use physical clock manipulatives for pre-teaching or follow-up tasks
• 💛 Encourage students to explain how they know a clock is correct before selecting
• 💛 Invite students to draw the time on mini clocks or in their books after each round
• 💛 Use this PowerPoint as part of a themed “time-telling week” or celebration day

It’s Time to Party Telling Time POWERPOINT brings joyful, interactive learning to your classroom while reinforcing important time-telling skills. With balloon-popping fun and clock-matching challenges, your students will be mastering the clock in no time!