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Time Facts Fill-In: Free Printable Worksheet for Year 2
- ForYear 2
- StageKey Stage 1
- CostFree
- FormatPrintable PDF
Time Facts Fill In is a free printable maths worksheet for Year 2 (ages 6 to 7). Children read a set of time facts, then fill the gaps with the missing words or numbers from a word bank. It is screen free, needs only a pencil, and page 2 gives the grown up notes, help ideas and a stretch task.
It comes from the Mini Minds Hub, the free library of printables from Jaques of London, the British games and toy company that has been making games for families since 1795. Print both pages, give page 1 to your child and keep page 2 for yourself. Black and white printing works well.
What is on the sheet
Children read a set of short time facts, each with a gap in it. They look at the word bank, decide which choice makes the fact true, and write it in. The sheet asks children to recall facts they have met in class and at home, such as how time is measured in minutes, hours and days. Reading each fact carefully is part of the task.
What this sheet builds
Recall
Children bring time facts to mind and fit them into a sentence. Saying a fact aloud, again and again, helps it stick.
Careful reading
Each gap sits inside a sentence. Children read the whole fact before they choose, which stops guessing.
Units of time
Minutes, hours and days are different sized chunks of time. Sorting out which is which makes clocks and calendars easier.
Confidence with clocks
Knowing the facts gives children something to lean on when they start to read the time on a clock face.
Why learn time facts?
Seconds, minutes, hours and days are all units for measuring time, in the same way that centimetres and metres are units for measuring length. Children in Year 2 meet these units in the measures strand of the National Curriculum for England. Knowing how the units relate to each other is a useful foundation for reading clocks and for talking about the day.
Some facts are best known by heart, so that children do not have to work them out each time. When a fact comes to mind quickly, a child can spend their thinking on the harder part of a problem. Short, regular practice with familiar facts is a gentle way to build that quick recall. Everyday talk about the day helps too.
Skills and curriculum link
- Time facts
- Reading carefully
- Recall
- Units of time
- Using a word bank
Ideas that help children remember
- Use a real clockSit beside a clock with hands. Point out the long hand and the short hand and watch how each one moves. Seeing time move makes the facts easier to picture.
- Link facts to the dayTalk about what happens in the morning, at lunch and at bedtime. A fact tied to a daily routine is easier to remember than one on its own.
- Say it aloudRead each fact in a clear voice, then say it again with the gap filled. Hearing the whole sentence helps children spot a choice that sounds wrong.
- Know your unitsAsk which words in the word bank are units of time. Sorting them from smallest to largest can help children decide where each one fits.
Key words
- FactSomething that is always true.
- MinuteA unit for measuring time. It is shorter than an hour.
- HourA unit for measuring time. It is longer than a minute.
- DayA unit of time that includes one daytime and one night.
- Minute handThe longer hand on a clock. It moves round faster than the hour hand.
- Hour handThe shorter hand on a clock. It moves round more slowly than the minute hand.
How to use it
- Print both pages. Page 1 is for your child. Keep page 2, which has the notes and ideas.
- Read the facts together and look at the word bank. Ask your child which words they already know.
- Let your child fill in the gaps. Talk about each choice and ask why they chose it.
- Check against the notes on page 2. If a fact was wrong, read the whole sentence again together.
- Come back to it another day. Repeating a familiar sheet builds confidence.
Help, stretch and game ideas
If it feels too hard
Look at a clock together and point out the minute hand and the hour hand. Watch how they move. Then fill in the facts your child feels sure about first, and come back to the harder ones with the clock beside you.
To stretch confident children
Ask your child to say how many minutes are in two hours. Then ask them to explain how they worked it out, using a fact from the sheet. Can they make up a new question of their own for you to answer?
Make it a game
Quiz each other on the facts at bedtime. Take turns to read a fact with a gap and let the other person say the missing word. Swap roles, and see if you can both answer without looking at the sheet.
Mistakes to watch for
Watch forA child mixes up minutes and hours.
Try thisLook at a clock. The minute hand moves round quickly and the hour hand moves slowly. Ask which unit is the shorter one, then check the word again.
Watch forA child picks a word without reading the whole fact.
Try thisRead the full sentence aloud with the chosen word in the gap. Ask, "Does that sound right?" If it does not, try another word from the bank.
Watch forA child leaves a gap blank because they are unsure.
Try thisFill in the facts they know first. Use a clock or a daily routine as a clue, then return to the blank. A sensible try is better than no try.
Talk about it
- What is the shortest unit of time you know? What is the longest?
- How do you know when a day has ended?
- Which things in your day take a long time, and which are quick?
- What can you do in one minute? Let's time it and see.
- Which fact on the sheet did you already know? Where did you learn it?
- Why do you think we need clocks?
Take it off the page
Day strip
Fold a long strip of paper into sections. Draw something from your morning, afternoon and evening in each one. Talk about which parts of the day feel long and which feel short.
Paper plate clock
Write the numbers around the edge of a paper plate. Cut two hands from card and let an adult fasten them in the middle. Show the same times on your clock that a grown up calls out.
One minute challenges
Use a sand timer or a clock with a second hand to time one minute. Try things like writing your name as many times as you can, then guess how many you will manage next time.
Who it is for
Parents
Sit beside your child for the first go, then let them lead. Short bursts work better than a long session. If they get stuck, bring out a clock with hands and talk through the fact together. Praise their thinking, not only the right answer.
Teachers
Use it as a starter, a plenary, an early finisher task or homework after teaching units of time. It needs no preparation beyond printing. Page 2 gives support and stretch ideas, so you can match the task to children at different stages.
Home educators
Print it as part of a wider maths plan and pair it with an analogue clock, a calendar and everyday talk about the day. Reuse it for brothers and sisters, or for revision a few weeks later to see which facts have stuck.
Where this fits in learning
Before Year 2, children in Year 1 begin to talk about time and to tell the time to the hour and half past. They also use words such as before, after, morning and afternoon. Time facts build on that early everyday language.
After this, children go on to read clocks more closely and meet more units of time in later years. Knowing the basic facts now makes that next step feel less new. Short repeat practice keeps the facts fresh.
Questions parents and teachers ask
- What age is Time Facts Fill In for?
It is written for Year 2 (ages 6 to 7), in Key Stage 1. Confident children in Year 1 may enjoy it with help, and children in Year 3 can use it as a quick revision task.
- What will children practise?
Children practise recalling key time facts and reading carefully. They fill each gap using the word bank, which links to the measures strand of the Year 2 National Curriculum for England.
- How do I use it?
Print both pages and give page 1 to your child. Read the facts together, let them fill the gaps from the word bank, then check against the notes on page 2. Return to it another day.
- What if it feels too hard?
Look at a clock together and point out the minute hand and the hour hand. Do the facts your child knows first. Then come back to the harder ones, reading each sentence aloud.
- Is it free?
Yes. It is free to print for home and classroom use. You can print it again for brothers and sisters, or for revision a few weeks later.
- Can teachers use it in class?
Yes. It works as a starter, plenary, early finisher task, homework or table activity. It needs no preparation beyond printing, and page 2 has support and stretch ideas for mixed groups.
- Do I need to print in colour?
No. It prints well in black and white on plain A4 paper. Colour is not needed to complete the sheet, so you can print as many copies as you need.
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Made by Jaques of London, making games for families since 1795. A printable supports classroom learning and does not replace a teacher.