47 Online Timers for the Classroom

Online timers are a valuable resource in educational settings, aiding in the efficient management of students’ time and activities. They can be utilized to maintain focus during work periods, smoothen transitions between tasks, or even provide students with brief but enjoyable breaks.

In this list, we’ve compiled a selection of 47 online timers that you can use in the classroom and beyond. Some offer a basic timing function, some bring an element of fun, while others serve to excite and energize.

So, whether you want to use timers for maintaining focus during lessons, structuring activities, or setting achievable goals, these online timers can help you enhance your classroom.

1 Minute Online Timers

Kids Ice Cream Truck & Rainbow

Perfect for young children, this timer counts down to ice cream time!

Firework Timer

Use it on the 4th of July or any other day, this firework timer stays silent but then goes off with a bang when the time reaches zero.

2 Minute Online Timers

Confetti Bomb

Ready for a confetti explosion? This is exactly what happens after the fuse has burnt down for 2 minutes.

Volcano Timer

If you’re playing the floor is lava game this could be a great timer! Follow the magma up for 2 minutes until the volcano explodes.

Under the Sea

Looking for a timer with a nice tune and cartoon sea creatures? Look no further!

3 Minute Online Timers

Beach Themed Timer With Wave Sound

Lay back, relax, and listen to the waves for 3 minutes. When time’s up the seagulls will let you know.

3 Minute Timer for Kids

Go on a journey for three minutes and see what the different characters are doing. This timer can also double up as a quiz and vocabulary builder where you can ask your students what they saw at the end.

4 Minute Online Timers

4 Minute Timer

Rumor has it that this is Homer Simpson’s favorite online timer. Watch donuts fall from the sky for 4 minutes accompanied by a nice little tune.

5 Minute Online Timers

Baby Yoda

Race against the clock, you must!

Super Mario World Roller Coaster

Everyone loves Mario, especially children! Take an exciting 5 minute ride through Mario World on this roller coaster.

Minions Timer

Join the Minions as they count down 5 minutes. With some music and singing Minions, this is certainly one to get the class lively.

Puppy Timer

Like cute puppies? You’ll like this timer.

Kitten Timer

Like cute kittens? You’ll like this timer.

5 minute Timer for Kids

From pictures of real cats to a cartoon cat painting a picture. See what masterpiece “Pawcasso” has created when the 5 minute countdown timer ends.

5 Minute Timer

Use this upbeat countdown as a stream countdown, before starting a presentation, to keep the timing of your morning routine, or for various classroom activities.

Workout Timer

Ready to get pumped? You should be with the get pumped countdown! Use this lively timer to energize your class.

Color Swirl

A simple online timer with no music, just colored numbers.

Fall or Thanksgiving Timer

Are you a fan of autumn? Get cozy with these fall images scrolling across the screen.

Halloween Timer

Counting down to something spooky! Halloween music plays for 5 minutes until you are greeted by some menacing laughing pumpkins.

Dancing Pirates

With something that looks like it is straight out of Roblox, you can watch these pirates dance around for 5 minutes on a desert island.

Roller Coaster

Get whizzed away on a roller coaster. The ride ends after 5 minutes!

10 Minute Online Timers

10 Minute Roller Coaster

Do you want to ride the roller coaster for longer? Here’s a 10 minute roller coaster timer.

Barking Dog

This furry fella keeps an eye on your class for 10 minutes and will let them know when time is up with a loud bark.

Banana Bomb

Don’t let it slip! One of the jazzier bananas that I’ve seen or heard. Watch to see what happens when the time is up!

Burger Bomb

From bananas to burgers. Time gets slowly eaten away until the burger explodes into tiny pieces.

Pizza Bomb

Don’t let the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles watch this one, they wouldn’t want to see their beloved pizza go splat. That’s exactly what happens at the end of this 10 minute timer.

Thanksgiving Timer

Time to get the turkey out of the oven? Hear it gobble at the end of this timer.

Get Groovy

Feel that 1960s flower power vibe as time counts down one second at a time. There’s no music on this one, which can be useful for some tasks.

Relaxing Paint Bubbles

Relaxing piano music plays as paint bubbles swirl around the screen.

Music Rainbow

A musical tune ensues as rainbow colored balls cascade from the sky for 10 minutes.

15 Minute Online Timers

Rainbow Timer

Watch as the rainbow colors appear, one color at a time, and then disappear again. If your students are learning the colors you can also have them shout out the colors they see. Although it’s probably best not to spend 15 minutes on this!

Unicorn Rainbow

Is anyone else getting My Little Pony Vibes? See this sparkly countdown with a unicorn.

Aquarium

Watch the sea creatures swim by accompanied by wistful piano music.

Spring Timer

Spring into spring with the bumblebees and fairies.

Lego Bricks

Colorful Lego bricks fall down the screen as the timer counts down.

Make Like a Tree and Leave

Watch the animated leaves disappear from the trees for 15 minutes before the owl hoots.

Trick or Treat

You might want to save this one for Halloween. Trick-or-treaters move across the screen accompanied by some creepy Halloween style music.

Trooping Turkeys

Watch the turkeys make their way across the screen for 15 minutes to some rock style music.

Winter Snowman

See a snowman appear before your very eyes with this winter themed timer.

20 Minute Online Timers

Walking Duck

Hit the road quack and don’t you come back… Watch as the duck keeps waddling along for 20 minutes with some familiar sounding music.

30 Minute Online Timers

30 Minute Timer

A simple 30 minute timer with no music and a colorful background.

Calm Music

Looking for some soothing music for your class? Listen to the waves and the birds for half an hour.

Electric Timer

Want high energy dance tracks with a 30 minute countdown? Here you go! This can be great to wake up your class or if you looking for a countdown to your live stream.

Customizable Online Timers

Google Timer

If you don’t want to spend ages searching for a timer, just type in “timer” on Google and one will appear at the top of the search results.

Timer.net

You can use this simple stopwatch from Timer.net to automatically set intervals of 1 minute, 3 minutes, 5 minutes, 10 minutes, 15 minutes, 30 minutes, 1 hour, or set a customized time yourself.

Bigtimer.net

Looking for a bigger timer with numbers that stretch across the screen? Check out Bigtimer.net.

E.ggTimer

E.ggTimer is a simple online timer that you can use in the same way as Bigtimer. However, there is also an option to employ the Pomodoro technique. Great if you want to get a bit of work done!

Time’s Up

That’s it for this list of online timers. I hope they help in your classrooms and beyond!