Skip Counting

Skip counting is counting by numbers other than 1, such as 2, 3 or 5.

Learning to "Skip Count" helps us:

• count many things quickly
• learn our multiplication tables

Skip Count by 2

Learning to skip count by 2 means we can count things faster!

Try this example, who will be the winner?

Try It Yourself

Drag the marbles:

Now For Some Practice!

Let's try "Filling Out the Missing Numbers":

• First try: Skip Counting by 2s to 20
• And then: Skip Counting by 2s to 100

Skip Counting by 10s

Skip Counting by 10s is like normal counting (1, 2, 3,...) except with an extra "0":

10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80, 90, 100, ...

• Practice: Skip Counting by 10s to 100
• Practice: Skip Counting by 10s to 300

Skip Counting by 5s

Skip Counting by 5s has a nice pattern:

5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, 45, 50, ...

This pattern can make it easier.

OK, let us get some practice:

• Start with: Skip Counting by 5s to 50
• And then try: Skip Counting by 5s to 100

Skip Counting by 3s and 4s

Skip Counting by 3s is:

3, 6, 9, 12, 15, 18, 21, 24, 27, 30, ...

• Practice: Skip Counting by 3s to 36
• And: Skip Counting by 3s to 90

Skip Counting by 4s is:

4, 8, 12, 16, 20, 24, 28, 32, 36, 40, ...

• Practice: Skip Counting by 4s to 48
• And: Skip Counting by 4s to 120

Skip Count Backwards!

Yes, skip counting also works backwards:

Skip Count by Bigger Numbers!

Try these for a challenge:

Skip Count on the Number Line

Also try skip counting on the number line