Discover our Understanding Time Worksheets designed for ages 4-9! Perfect for early learners, these engaging exercises build essential time-telling skills through fun activities. Children will learn to read clocks, understand time-related vocabulary, and develop a sense of daily schedules. Vibrant illustrations and interactive tasks make learning enjoyable, encouraging young minds to grasp complex concepts with ease. Ideal for both classroom and home use, our worksheets support cognitive development and practical life skills, ensuring your child becomes confident in understanding and managing time. Start your child's educational journey with us and watch them master time-telling effortlessly!


Check out this FREE "Understanding time" Trial Lesson for age 4-9!

Years

Favorites
With answer key
Interactive
  • 4-9
  • Understanding time
Years Worksheet
Years Worksheet

Years Worksheet

This worksheet is a great way to test your children's knowledge of the calendar. Ask them if they can name the days of the week and months in a year. Read and discuss the questions with them and help them find the right answers. Encourage them to check their answers.
Years Worksheet
Worksheet
Adding up to 1000: Page 29
Adding up to 1000: Page 29

Adding up to 1000: Page 29

Adding up to 1000: Page 29
Worksheet
What Means "Right Now" Worksheet
What Means "Right Now" Worksheet

What Means "Right Now" Worksheet

Explain present/past tense verbs to your kids, giving them simple examples. Ask which letters make a verb present tense; read the words aloud and help them check the correct answers.
What Means "Right Now" Worksheet
Worksheet
Adding up to 50: Page 16
Adding up to 50: Page 16

Adding up to 50: Page 16

Adding up to 50: Page 16
Worksheet
Adding up to 100: Page 33
Adding up to 100: Page 33

Adding up to 100: Page 33

Adding up to 100: Page 33
Worksheet
What Time Is it? Minute Hands Worksheet
What Time Is it? Minute Hands Worksheet

What Time Is it? Minute Hands Worksheet

Help your kids telling time with the minute hand correctly with this tracing sheet. Trace the correct minute hand to make the time on the analog clock the same as the time on the digital clock. Give them a pictured demonstration of how to do it and you'll be all set!
What Time Is it? Minute Hands Worksheet
Worksheet
Dinner Time! Worksheet
Dinner Time! Worksheet

Dinner Time! Worksheet

Help your child learn about the Pilgrims by completing this worksheet! The Pilgrims set sail on the Mayflower in 1620 and colonized America, meeting the Native Americans already living there and picking up some of their traditions, like Thanksgiving dinner. Check the nouns in the picture and help your child set the table with the celebratory turkey!
Dinner Time! Worksheet
Worksheet
Place Value: Assessment 2 Worksheet
Place Value: Assessment 2 Worksheet

Place Value: Assessment 2 Worksheet

Children must learn to recognize the value of numbers and break them into chunks of ten. They must also be able to compare numbers to know if one is greater, less than or equal to another. The Place Value Assessment PDF is a great tool to assess their skills and identify what requires more practice.
Place Value: Assessment 2 Worksheet
Worksheet
Adding up to 1000: Page 23
Adding up to 1000: Page 23

Adding up to 1000: Page 23

Adding up to 1000: Page 23
Worksheet
Adding up to 1000 with Regrouping: Page 15
Adding up to 1000 with Regrouping: Page 15
Adding up to 1000 with Regrouping: Page 15
Worksheet
Adding up to 50: Page 50
Adding up to 50: Page 50

Adding up to 50: Page 50

Adding up to 50: Page 50
Worksheet
My Day Worksheet
My Day Worksheet

My Day Worksheet

Show your students the pictures and clocks in the colorful worksheet. Ask what the boy and girl are doing in each, then what time the clocks show. Finally, ask what activities they both do at the same time. Help them check the clocks showing the same time in both pictures.
My Day Worksheet
Worksheet


Understanding time is a foundational skill that significantly impacts a child's daily life and future learning. For children aged 4-9, developing a sense of time helps enrich their routine and organization. It aids children in understanding the sequence of events, which is crucial for cognitive development and practical skills, like knowing what comes first in their daily activities and how long tasks might take. By mastering concepts like days of the week, hours, and minutes, children feel more in control and confident, reducing anxiety about transitions and enhancing their ability to follow schedules, an essential skill for school readiness and success.

For parents and teachers, teaching time fosters a structured environment where children can thrive. It facilitates smoother transitions, minimizes behavioral issues linked with sudden changes or unpreparedness, and supports the building of self-discipline and time management skills early on. This understanding encourages punctuality and responsibility — essential traits that will benefit children throughout their lives. Additionally, an awareness of time nurtures patience and expectation management, both of which prepare children for academic and social settings.

Investing in a child's temporal understanding ultimately contributes to their holistic development, laying the groundwork for academic success, emotional stability, and lifelong skills necessary for navigating a structured and often time-driven world.