Support your students in developing fluency with time conversion using the interactive Telling Time Task Cards: What’s the Time?! This hands-on task card activity provides valuable practise in converting analogue time to digital time, helping students build confidence and accuracy with this essential time-telling skill.

The set includes 48 colourful task cards. Students begin by reading the time shown on each analogue clock, then use a whiteboard marker to write the matching digital time. The activity covers times to the hour, quarter past, half past, and quarter to the hour, ensuring comprehensive practise across key time expressions.

Telling Time Task Cards: What’s the Time? is a flexible and low-prep resource that works perfectly for independent work, small group rotations, or whole-class games. For added fun, divide your class into six colour-based groups and challenge them to a timed competition - the fastest team to correctly complete their cards wins! The set is conveniently sized to fit in a Kmart rainbow photo storage container for easy organisation. Be sure to explore the other Telling Time Task Card Sets in this range for even more time-telling practise!

Key Learning Outcomes:

• ✅ Practise reading and interpreting analogue clocks
• ✅ Develop accuracy in converting analogue time to digital time
• ✅ Strengthen understanding of time vocabulary and expressions
• ✅ Build fluency with key time intervals: o’clock, quarter past, half past, quarter to
• ✅ Promote independent and collaborative learning through hands-on activity

What’s Included:

• 48 task cards featuring:
• - Analogue clock images
• - Space for writing the matching digital time
• Colour-coded sets suitable for group-based activities
• Instructions for flexible classroom use

Materials Needed:

• Printed task cards (cut and prepared)
• Whiteboard markers
• Storage container (Kmart rainbow photo storage recommended)
• Optional: recording sheets for student responses

How to Use:

1. Print and prepare the task cards for student use.
2. Introduce or review strategies for reading analogue clocks and writing digital time.
3. Have students independently or in small groups read each analogue clock and write the matching digital time using a whiteboard marker.
4. For a fun small group game, divide the class into six groups based on card colours, give each group a set of task cards, and set a time limit. The first group to accurately complete all of their cards wins!
5. Provide opportunities for self-checking or peer checking to reinforce accuracy and understanding.

Ideas for Classroom Use:

• 💡 Include in your maths rotations as a targeted time conversion activity
• 💡 Use as an independent or fast finisher task to reinforce time skills
• 💡 Incorporate into small group games to promote teamwork and engagement
• 💡 Support EAL learners with clear visuals and structured practice
• 💡 Laminate cards for durability and repeated use

Top Teacher Tips:

• 💛 Laminate the task cards for long-term classroom use
• 💛 Store in a Kmart rainbow photo storage container for easy access and organisation
• 💛 Model strategies for accurate time conversion before starting independent work
• 💛 Use group games to build excitement and encourage collaborative learning

Telling Time Task Cards: What’s the Time? offers an engaging and effective way to help your students master the skill of converting analogue time to digital time. With its versatile format and interactive design, it’s a must-have resource for your classroom time unit!

The other Telling Time Task Card Sets in this range are also available for download:

• Before & After
• Clip the Time
• Hands of Time
• It’s About Time
• Solving Time
• Spin & Cover
• Time Expression
• Time Check
• Time Pattern
• Time to Match
• Roll & Draw