Read clocks to the nearest five minutes.
Time to 5 Minutes helps second graders read clocks by counting by fives around the clock face. Kids learn a.m. and p.m. and solve simple time problems, building on telling time to the hour and half hour from grade 1.
Math course · Grade 2
Time to 5 Minutes · Learning goals
Count by fives around the clock to read the minutes, learn a.m. and p.m., and solve simple time problems.
Why it matters
Counting by fives lets kids read analog clocks to the nearest five minutes, at school and at home.
A.m. and p.m. help kids understand the full day and plan their routines.
Working out start and end times is practical math kids use for shows, activities and bedtime.
Inside Time to 5 Minutes
A short read-aloud lesson first, then hands-on games and a quiz to lock it in.
Step 1 · Lesson
A short read-aloud lesson in 4 steps, with pictures and worked examples.
Step 2 · Game
Read the clock: o'clock, quarter past, half past, quarter to. (6 problems)
Step 3 · Game
Count by 5s to read the minutes. (6 problems)
Step 4 · Game
Answer the time questions. (6 problems)
Step 5 · Game
Morning times are a.m. Afternoon and night times are p.m. (6 problems)
Lesson preview
This is the real lesson text your child hears, read aloud by a friendly voice.
The long minute hand counts by 5s. Each number on the clock means 5 more minutes.
When the long hand points to 1, it's 5 minutes past. Pointing to 2 is 10 minutes past.
Here the long hand points to 5. Count by 5s: 5, 10, 15, 20, 25. It's 3:25!
Type the time with a colon: hour, colon, minutes. For example 3:25.
For parents
Learning sticks best when kids use it in real life. Here are simple ideas from this course.
Ask your child to read the kitchen clock each time you start a task, like cooking or homework, and again when you finish. How many minutes passed?
Practice
Real questions from Time to 5 Minutes. Try them with your child, then tap to see the answer.
Question 1
15
Question 2
p.m.
Question 3
24
The full course has 24 questions with instant feedback, stars and rewards. Create a free account to play them all.
Time to 5 Minutes · Questions from parents
Time to 5 Minutes is a grade 2 math course for kids ages 7–8. That is Year 3 maths in the UK and Year 2 in Australia. It also works well for review in the next grade, or as a challenge for a confident younger learner.
Count by fives around the clock to read the minutes, learn a.m. and p.m., and solve simple time problems. Along the way they practice: Quarter Hours; Count by Fives; How Many Minutes?; A.M. or P.M.?.
About 10 minutes in total, split into 4 short levels. Most kids finish it over two or three sessions. Progress is saved, so they can stop any time and pick up where they left off.
Time to 5 Minutes is part of SkillBloom Premium, which unlocks every course in every subject. Each subject also has free courses, so your child can try SkillBloom before you decide.
No. Every lesson has a friendly read-aloud voice, questions are read aloud too, and the pictures help kids follow along. Confident readers can turn the voice off.
Yes. SkillBloom is built for homeschooling families. Kids work through lessons, games and quizzes on their own, and the parent dashboard shows what they finished and which skills need more practice. It works on phones, tablets and laptops.
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