Free Year 3 telling time worksheets
8 free printable Year 3 telling time worksheets for Australian classrooms, reading analog clocks. Every answer key is computed in code from the exact questions on the page, so the answers are never wrong. Pick a set below to print or save as a PDF, or make your own. There is no login, and Pro unlocks the printable answer key and removes the watermark.
What the Australian Curriculum asks for in Year 3 telling time
The Version 9.0 Mathematics content description mapped to this topic, in plain English. Open one for the full breakdown, a teaching guide and every matching worksheet.
Content descriptions are paraphrased in our own words from the Australian Curriculum Version 9.0, © ACARA, licensed CC BY 4.0.
What is telling time?
Telling time is reading an analog clock, the short hand shows the hour, the long hand the minutes.
How to teach it
Teach the hour hand first, then half past and quarter past/to, then count by fives for five-minute times, and finally to the minute. Link analog to digital.
In an Australian classroom
Australian primary classrooms read analogue and digital clocks side by side, and 24-hour time turns up early because it is what train timetables and school notices use.
Worked example
Common mistake
Reading the minute hand as the hour, and muddling 'quarter to' with 'quarter past'.
What's inside
- 2:20
- 10:40
- 12:05
- 3:00
- 4:35
- 5:25
Sample questions. Each printable set below has fresh numbers; its printable answer key is available with Pro.
Year 3 telling time worksheet sets
All telling time worksheets →Sets A-H are the same worksheet with different questions - print any (or all) for fresh practice.
Frequently asked questions
Are these Year 3 telling time worksheets free?
Yes. Every worksheet on ChalkBee is free to view and print or save as a PDF, with no login required, and the answer key is free too. Pro removes the watermark and adds differentiated sets, worksheet packs and unlimited custom generation.
Do the worksheets have answer keys?
Yes, free, on every sheet. The answers are computed in code from the exact questions on the page, and the key prints on a page of its own so the student sheet stays clean.
Which Australian Curriculum codes does this cover?
These telling time worksheets sit alongside the Version 9.0 Mathematics content description AC9M3M04 for Year 3. Each code links to a page with a plain-English summary you can paste into a planning document.
How was the Year 3 level chosen?
The worksheets use Australian year-level naming and Australian English spelling, matched to an age-equivalent level in the library. There are 8 printable sets on this page, with dollars and cents for money and metric units for measurement.
How do I print or download them?
Open any set, then use your browser's print option to print it or to save it as a PDF. The pages are laid out to print cleanly on standard letter or A4 paper.