Digital Classroom Timer

Tap the digits to type your own time, press Start the timer, and they count down to 0:00.

Timer length: 10 minutes

Tap the time to set your own length.

 

 

 

Ready lengths

Ready-made routines (16)

To the second

8 and 12 minutes

25 minutes

A class period

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Keys: Space starts and pauses, R resets, F is full screen. They rest while a button or a field has the focus.

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How it works

This digital classroom timer is digits and nothing else: minutes and seconds. It opens at 10:00. Type any length to the second, or pick a ready-made routine, from a one-minute timed read to a class period.

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A classroom digital timer set to the second

Tap the digits and type the time: 130 gives 1:30. Press Start the timer. While it runs, a line under the digits says what time it ends, written the way your device writes times. Full screen fills the board with the digits.

Routines with the seconds worked out

Each ready-made routine sets its own length and shows its cues as words. 90 second partner talk swaps the speakers at 0:45. Four 3 minute stations calls each move. Work for 20, check for 5 says when to stop. The timings are suggestions.

  • The end is silent until you choose a sound, and nothing flashes: the screen says Time is up.
  • Changing tabs or apps closes full screen, so stay on this tab while the class is watching.

Questions and answers

Can I set the digital classroom timer in seconds?

Yes. Tap the digits and type the time to the second: 230 gives 2:30. The shortest ready-made routine is 30 seconds and the longest is 50 minutes.

Does it show what time the countdown ends?

Yes, while it is running. A line under the digits reads Ends at and the clock time, so a class that starts a 10 minute countdown at noon sees 12:10 in the format the device uses.

Is there a timer that shows a shape and no numbers?

Yes. The large visual timer hides the digits and shows a disc that empties, and the sand timer shows a glass you flip.

All 16 routines

To the second 5

  • 30 second think time Ask the question, press Start, and no hand goes up until the digits reach 0:00.
  • 90 second partner talk Partner A talks for 45 seconds, then the cue hands the last 45 to partner B: 45 + 45 = 90 seconds, shown as 1:30. Cues: 0:45 Swap: partner B talks.
  • One-minute timed read A partner reads aloud for exactly 60 seconds, and the listener marks the last word read when the digits reach 0:00. Cues: 0:10 Ten seconds. Keep reading.
  • Pack up in 2:30 Ninety seconds to clear the desk, then 60 to stand behind the chair: 90 + 60 = 150 seconds, which is 2:30. Cues: 1:00 Desk clear? Stand behind your chair.
  • Twenty quick questions Read out one question every 10 seconds: 20 questions take 200 seconds, which is 3:20, and the cue marks question 11. Cues: 1:40 Question 11.
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8 and 12 minutes 5

  • Four 2 minute stations Eight minutes in four equal stops of 2 minutes: 4 × 2 = 8, and the cues call each move at 6:00, 4:00 and 2:00 left. Cues: 6:00 Move to station 2; 4:00 Move to station 3; 2:00 Move to station 4.
  • Four 3 minute stations Twelve minutes in four stops of 3 minutes: 4 × 3 = 12, with a cue to move at 9:00, 6:00 and 3:00 left. Cues: 9:00 Move to station 2; 6:00 Move to station 3; 3:00 Move to station 4.
  • Six 2 minute turns Twelve minutes shared by six pupils, 2 minutes each: 6 × 2 = 12, and a cue names every change of turn. Cues: 10:00 Turn 2; 8:00 Turn 3; 6:00 Turn 4; 4:00 Turn 5; 2:00 Turn 6.
  • Three 4 minute rounds Twelve minutes as three rounds of 4 minutes: 3 × 4 = 12, with new partners at 8:00 and 4:00 left. Cues: 8:00 Round 2: new partner; 4:00 Round 3: new partner.
  • Write for 6, read back for 2 Eight minutes: 6 of quiet writing, then 2 to read it back and fix what you find, since 6 + 2 = 8. Cues: 2:00 Pens down. Read it back.

25 minutes 3

  • Five 5 minute stations Twenty-five minutes in five stops of 5 minutes: 5 × 5 = 25, with a cue to move at 20:00, 15:00, 10:00 and 5:00 left. Cues: 20:00 Move to station 2; 15:00 Move to station 3; 10:00 Move to station 4; 5:00 Move to station 5.
  • Read for 15, write for 10 Twenty-five minutes: 15 of silent reading, then 10 to write about what was read, since 15 + 10 = 25. Cues: 10:00 Books closed. Write about it.
  • Work for 20, check for 5 Twenty-five minutes: 20 to work alone, then 5 to check the answers with the cue on screen, since 20 + 5 = 25. Cues: 5:00 Stop. Check your work.

A class period 3

  • 45 minute period A whole 45 minute period on the board, with one cue when 5 minutes are left to finish and pack up: 40 + 5 = 45. Cues: 5:00 Five minutes left.
  • 50 minute period A whole 50 minute period, with one cue when 5 minutes are left: 45 + 5 = 50. Cues: 5:00 Five minutes left.
  • A period in three parts Forty-five minutes as a 10 minute opening, 25 minutes on the main task and 10 to share: 10 + 25 + 10 = 45. Cues: 35:00 Start the main task; 10:00 Stop. Time to share.

How this list was compiled: Own work, written in October 2026 from common classroom practice. Each routine is one way to spend its own length, to the second, and each cue is given as the time left when it appears. The timings are suggestions, not rules or research findings. Licence: own work

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