{"id":49273,"date":"2021-05-18T04:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-05-18T09:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.3dinosaurs.com\/wordpress\/?p=49273"},"modified":"2026-04-19T06:23:03","modified_gmt":"2026-04-19T11:23:03","slug":"pond-telling-time-hourly-puzzle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.3dinosaurs.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/pond-telling-time-hourly-puzzle\/","title":{"rendered":"Hands-On Math with Pond Telling Time Hourly Puzzle"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Puzzles are one of my favorite ways to learn. I know that I get asked a lot for more telling time printables, so now we have a telling time puzzle with a pond theme. <\/p>\n<p>The telling time puzzle works on matching hourly times. It is a great way to review matching the digital clock to an analog clock.<\/p>\n<p>Plus, it is a free puzzle that you can grab and use in learning centers.<\/p>\n<div align=\"center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/images\/blog\/5-2021\/pond-telling-time-puzzle.jpg\" alt=\"Free Pond Telling Time Puzzle - work on telling time hourly with this fun puzzle - 3Dinosaurs.com\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>The Pond Telling Time Hourly Puzzle is a great addition to the <a href=\"\/wordpress\/index.php\/telling-time-printables-activities\/\">telling time printables<\/a> and  <a href=\"\/wordpress\/index.php\/pond-printables-activities\/\">pond printables<\/a> on the site.<\/p>\n<h2>What is Telling Time?<\/h2>\n<p>It is the ability to look at a clock and know what time it is. You start with learning hours and work to adding minutes.<\/p>\n<h2>Pond Telling Time Hourly Puzzle<\/h2>\n<p>The pond telling time puzzle printable works on telling time by hours with analog clocks and digital time.<\/p>\n<h3>Analog Hourly Time Puzzle Mats<\/h3>\n<p>The simple puzzle answer mat has 12 clocks that have hourly clocks. All of the analog clocks show the time hourly.<\/p>\n<div align=\"center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/images\/blog\/5-2021\/pond-telling-time-puzzle1.jpg\" alt=\"Free Pond Telling Time Puzzle - work on telling time hourly with this fun puzzle - 3Dinosaurs.com\" \/><\/div>\n<h3>Digital Time telling Time Puzzles Pices<\/h3>\n<p>Each piece of the puzzle has a number in the lower-left corner of each piece of the puzzle that will match a clock on the mat. I printed the puzzle pieces on cardstock and laminated them.<\/p>\n<div align=\"center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/images\/blog\/5-2021\/pond-telling-time-puzzle2.jpg\" alt=\"Free Pond Telling Time Puzzle - work on telling time hourly with this fun puzzle - 3Dinosaurs.com\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h2>Things to use with the Pond Telling Time Puzzle Printable<\/h2>\n<p><em>We have included links to some of the products and resources we have used with this activity. If you purchase via the links we may earn a <a href=\"\/page\/privacy-policy\">small commission<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B01BHXEAVS\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&#038;camp=1789&#038;creative=9325&#038;creativeASIN=B01BHXEAVS&#038;linkCode=as2&#038;tag=3dinos-20&#038;linkId=601e4d5dc2f06b63bcc61c0ac2abd318\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">printer<\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/\/ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/e\/ir?t=3dinos-20&#038;l=am2&#038;o=1&#038;a=B01BHXEAVS\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" style=\"border:none !important; margin:0px !important;\" \/><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B07D4YF3K4\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&#038;camp=1789&#038;creative=9325&#038;creativeASIN=B07D4YF3K4&#038;linkCode=as2&#038;tag=3dinos-20&#038;linkId=8d06e20034bd2b5487f7e245fcba15bd\" rel=\"noopener\">white cardstock<\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/\/ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/e\/ir?t=3dinos-20&#038;l=am2&#038;o=1&#038;a=B07D4YF3K4\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" style=\"border:none !important; margin:0px !important;\" \/><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B00CLV8ZIU\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&#038;camp=1789&#038;creative=9325&#038;creativeASIN=B00CLV8ZIU&#038;linkCode=as2&#038;tag=3dinos-20&#038;linkId=4c185ae83ef3e6aa9ac2cf84017c9e12\" rel=\"noopener\">laminator<\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/\/ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/e\/ir?t=3dinos-20&#038;l=am2&#038;o=1&#038;a=B00CLV8ZIU\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" style=\"border:none !important; margin:0px !important;\" \/><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B007VBXB48\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&#038;camp=1789&#038;creative=9325&#038;creativeASIN=B007VBXB48&#038;linkCode=as2&#038;tag=3dinos-20&#038;linkId=c416054fda99ab754c6dc2e07379d1d9\" rel=\"noopener\">laminating pouches<\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/\/ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/e\/ir?t=3dinos-20&#038;l=am2&#038;o=1&#038;a=B007VBXB48\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" style=\"border:none !important; margin:0px !important;\" \/><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B018HSRGVC\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&#038;camp=1789&#038;creative=9325&#038;creativeASIN=B018HSRGVC&#038;linkCode=as2&#038;tag=3dinos-20&#038;linkId=8c35b40f286f2927d65c799d37775e25\" rel=\"noopener\">wall putty<\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/\/ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/e\/ir?t=3dinos-20&#038;l=am2&#038;o=1&#038;a=B018HSRGVC\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" style=\"border:none !important; margin:0px !important;\" \/><\/li>\n<li>bin<\/li>\n<li>rice<\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B000BNB0OG\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&#038;camp=1789&#038;creative=9325&#038;creativeASIN=B000BNB0OG&#038;linkCode=as2&#038;tag=3dinos-20&#038;linkId=0542d58bb2bd865e3f45e75c5a498bbf\" rel=\"noopener\">Safari Ltd Frogs and Turtles TOOB<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B009435MXO\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&#038;camp=1789&#038;creative=9325&#038;creativeASIN=B009435MXO&#038;linkCode=as2&#038;tag=3dinos-20&#038;linkId=17c63f7d846f26c36ba13f2ea7705613\" rel=\"noopener\">Safari Ltd Life Cycle of a Frog<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Ways to Use the Pond Telling Time Puzzle Printable<\/h2>\n<p>There are loads of different ways to use the puzzles, and I&#8217;m going to show you a few of them.<\/p>\n<h3>Preparing the Mat<\/h3>\n<p>One thing that I love to do with the matching puzzles is put wall putty on them. This makes the pieces of the puzzle stick in place. You can see I place a small amount of it on the corner. I like the putty because you can reuse it, and I don\u2019t need to use something that is one-time use, like velcro. But if you plan to use this in the learning center, a lot of velcro might be better.<\/p>\n<div align=\"center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/images\/blog\/5-2021\/pond-telling-time-puzzle3.jpg\" alt=\"Free Pond Telling Time Puzzle - work on telling time hourly with this fun puzzle - 3Dinosaurs.com\" \/><\/div>\n<p>You can see how the puzzle pieces don&#8217;t fall off when they are pressed onto the mat.<\/p>\n<div align=\"center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/images\/blog\/5-2021\/pond-telling-time-puzzle4.jpg\" alt=\"Free Pond Telling Time Puzzle - work on telling time hourly with this fun puzzle - 3Dinosaurs.com\" \/><\/div>\n<h3>Setting up the Telling Time Puzzle for a Math Center<\/h3>\n<p>You can see below one simple way to set up the puzzle for a learning center. The mat is next to the puzzle pieces.<\/p>\n<div align=\"center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/images\/blog\/5-2021\/pond-telling-time-puzzle5.jpg\" alt=\"Free Pond Telling Time Puzzle - work on telling time hourly with this fun puzzle - 3Dinosaurs.com\" \/><\/div>\n<h3>Doing the Puzzles<\/h3>\n<p>They pick up the pieces and place the matching times in the correct spot.<\/p>\n<h3>Puzzle in a Sensory Bin<\/h3>\n<p>I love to mix things up, and one fun way to do that is to up the puzzles in a sensory bin. I like to use rice for this because the puzzle pieces fit in nicely with the rice. We use the Life cycle of a frog and frog and turtle toob in the bin.<\/p>\n<div align=\"center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/images\/blog\/5-2021\/pond-telling-time-puzzle6.jpg\" alt=\"Free Pond Telling Time Puzzle - work on telling time hourly with this fun puzzle - 3Dinosaurs.com\" \/><\/div>\n<p>They pull out the pieces, and you have the time on the card revealed.<\/p>\n<div align=\"center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/images\/blog\/5-2021\/pond-telling-time-puzzle7.jpg\" alt=\"Free Pond Telling Time Puzzle - work on telling time hourly with this fun puzzle - 3Dinosaurs.com\" \/><\/div>\n<h2>What you will find in the Free Pond Telling Time Puzzle Printable<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Pond themed puzzle telling time by the hour<\/li>\n<li>12 piece puzzle<\/li>\n<li>Puzzle building mat with analog clocks<\/li>\n<li>2 pages<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div align=\"center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/images\/printables\/math\/pondtellingtime-blog.jpg\" alt=\"Free Pond Telling Time Puzzle - a fun 12 piece puzzles for telling time by the hour - 3Dinosaurs.com\"   \/>\n<\/div>\n<p><div align=\"center\"><b><a href=\"\/printable\/pond-telling-time-puzzle\">Click here to get your copy of the Free Pond Telling Time Puzzle Printable!<\/a><\/b><\/div>\n<\/p>\n<h2>Check out these Other Pond Printables<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"\/wordpress\/index.php\/pond-no-prep-weekly-packs\/\">Pond No-Prep Weekly Packs<\/a> are great no-prep packs with six grade levels to pick from you have prek, kindergarten, first grade, second grade, third grade, and fourth grade. Each pack has 4 pages of printables for 5 days. These are easy to just print and use.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/wordpress\/index.php\/spring-life-cycle-sequencing-sets-ant-butterfly-frog-and-ladybug\/\">Sequencing: Frog Life Cycle<\/a> is a fun set to work on frog life cycles with sequencing cards, clip cards, cut and paste, life cycle easy reader books and writing the life cycle of a frog.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/wordpress\/index.php\/free-frog-prince-telling-time-matching-printable\/\" target=\"_blank\">Frog Prince Telling Time Matching Printable<\/a> is a fun hourly telling time printable that you can use with kids. It has matching the analog clock with the digital clock.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/wordpress\/index.php\/frog-skip-counting-set-skip-counting-2-to-12\/\">Frog Skip Counting Set<\/a> has 10 piece puzzles, worksheets, skip counting mats (with bonus mats as well) frog skip counting number lines and more. All great for a spring skip counting theme.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/wordpress\/index.php\/frog-themed-division-sorting\/\">Frog Themed Division Sorting<\/a> is a great hands-on matching activity for division. This is great frog printable for third grade and fourth grade. It has all division from 1 to 12 for the numbers.<\/p>\n<p>Check out all the fun <a href=\"\/wordpress\/index.php\/pond-printables-activities\/\">Pond &#038; Frog Activities &#038; Printables <\/a> on 3 Dinosaurs.<\/p>\n<div align=\"center\"><a href=\"\/wordpress\/index.php\/pond-printables-activities\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/images\/blog\/4-2026\/pond-printables-activities-2026.jpg\" alt=\"Pond &#038; Frog Activities &#038; Printables - 3Dinosaurs.com\"><\/a><\/div>\n<p>Cassie &#8211; 3Dinosaurs.com<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Puzzles are one of my favorite ways to learn. 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