Tick Tock Tower Free Telling the Time Game for Kids
Set the clock hands, read the time and work out how long until lunch to wake the sleepy owls. A free telling the time game for kids.
- 5–9 yearsSuggested ages
- Reading clocksMain skill
- FreeNo ads, no in-app purchases
- Any devicePhone, tablet or computer
About Tick Tock Tower
Tick Tock Tower is a game for learning to tell the time. The owls in the clock tower are fast asleep, and fixing the clocks on each floor wakes them up. Drag the long minute hand and the short hour hand to set a time shown in words or on a digital clock, and tap the right time for a clock that's already set.
As the hands turn, the hour hand creeps along between the numbers just like on a real clock, so children see how the two hands work together. Higher floors add My day, where children put breakfast, school and bedtime in order by their clocks, and How long?, which asks how many minutes there are until the party or the bus. Play with the clock shows the time in words and numbers as children turn the hands.
How to play Tick Tock Tower
- Tap Play and pick a floor of the tower.
- To set a clock, drag the hands or use the − and + buttons, then tap Check.
- To read a clock, tap the time it shows.
- Fix six clocks to wake the floor's owl.
- Climb to the next floor for harder times.
What children learn
- Reading clocksO'clock, half past, quarter past and to, and times to the minute.
- Digital and analogue timeMatching a clock face with times like 3:30.
- Time passingWorking out how many minutes until something happens.
- Daily routinesPutting the things in a day in order by their times.
Great for ages 5 to 9
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Levels and difficulty
The tower has 15 floors in five parts: o'clock, half past, quarter past and to, five minutes and every minute. The first floor of each part shows times in words and on a digital clock, and the next only in words. My day comes in on the half past floors and How long? from quarter past and to. After two wrong tries, faint hands show where to set the clock. Get every clock right first time for 3 stars.
Tips for parents and teachers
- Start with Play with the clock and turn the hands together, saying the times out loud.
- Point out the hour hand halfway between two numbers at half past.
- Ask about real times in your day: what time is breakfast?
Tick Tock Tower questions
Does Tick Tock Tower teach digital time too?
Yes. Times are shown in words and on a digital clock, and some questions ask for the digital time of a clock face.
Does it use the 24-hour clock?
No. It uses the 12-hour clock children learn first, with morning, afternoon and evening shown in My day.
Is Tick Tock Tower free?
Yes. Tick Tock Tower is completely free, with no ads and no in-app purchases.
Do I need to download Tick Tock Tower?
No. It plays right in the web browser on phones, tablets and computers. You can also add it to your home screen like an app.
Does my child need an account?
No. Anyone can play straight away. A free Wizzymoon account is optional: it saves progress across devices and puts scores on leaderboards.
Is Tick Tock Tower safe for children?
Yes. There are no ads, no chat and no links to other sites. Other players only see a username on a leaderboard, and friends added with a secret code can also see when you're online.
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