From about four to thirteen. Little Learners set o'clock and half past, Kids work in quarters and five-minute steps with times in words, and Tweens set and read every minute with digital times.

What happens after a wrong answer?

The first time, the game explains where each hand should point and the child tries again. After a second miss the hands move to the right time by themselves, the time is said out loud, and the day goes on. Times a child finds hard come back more often.

Eight times, one for each part of Rupert's day from waking up to bedtime, in order. There is no clock to beat.

Can it be played without reading?

Yes. Every question is spoken, and a speaker button says it again. The clock can also be set with the arrow keys.

No ads are shown in the Little Learners and Kids areas.

Yes. It is free in your browser, with no download and no account needed.

Rupert's Clock

Tweens

About Rupert's Clock

A day in the life of Rupert the frog, from waking up to bedtime. Drag the clock's hands to the time for each part of his day, read the clock, or work out when something ends. O'clock and half past for beginners, quarters and five minutes for kids, every minute for older children.

Rupert's Clock tells a day in the life of Rupert the frog, from waking up to bedtime, one clock time at a time. For each part of his day the child drags the hands of a big alarm clock to the time, and the sky outside follows the hands from sunrise to moonlight. Drag the long hand and the short hand creeps round with it, the way a real clock works. There is also a game for reading the clock, and one for working out when something ends.

Tips

Start with the short hand. In the o'clock game only the short hand needs to move, so a young child can learn that it shows the hour before minutes come into it.
Let your child turn the long hand all the way round once and watch the short hand move on by one hour. That single turn explains more than any rule about the hands.
At half past, notice that the short hand sits halfway between two numbers. The hour is the one it has just passed.
The small red numbers round the edge count the minutes in fives. Counting round them out loud, 5, 10, 15, helps the five-minute steps make sense.
In the How long game the clock starts at when something begins, and a yellow wedge fills in as the long hand moves on. It shows elapsed time as a slice of the clock.
At home, ask your child to set a toy clock or read a real one at a few fixed moments of the day, such as breakfast and bedtime, just like Rupert's.

Questions

What age is it for?: From about four to thirteen. Little Learners set o'clock and half past, Kids work in quarters and five-minute steps with times in words, and Tweens set and read every minute with digital times.
What happens after a wrong answer?: The first time, the game explains where each hand should point and the child tries again. After a second miss the hands move to the right time by themselves, the time is said out loud, and the day goes on. Times a child finds hard come back more often.
How long is a round?: Eight times, one for each part of Rupert's day from waking up to bedtime, in order. There is no clock to beat.
Can it be played without reading?: Yes. Every question is spoken, and a speaker button says it again. The clock can also be set with the arrow keys.
Are there ads?: No ads are shown in the Little Learners and Kids areas.
Is it free?: Yes. It is free in your browser, with no download and no account needed.