Skip–counting

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🔢 What is Skip-Counting?

Skip-counting means counting forward by numbers other than 1.
You add the same number each time to get to the next number.

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🧮 Why Do We Do Skip-Counting?

Skip-counting helps us to:
✅ Count faster 🚀
✅ Understand addition and multiplication
✅ Count groups of objects quickly 🍎🍎🍎
✅ Learn times tables easily

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📍 How to Skip-Count

We can skip-count by 2s, 5s, 10s, and more.

🧑‍🤝‍🧑 Skip-Count by 2s (👣 Steps of 2)

2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16…

💡 We skip one number each time.

🖐️ Skip-Count by 5s (High-Five ✋)

5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30…

💡 Ends with 0 or 5 most of the time.

🔟 Skip-Count by 10s (🎈 Tens Jumps)

10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60…

💡 Ends with a 0.

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🧠 Skip-Counting Helps In…

📘 Counting money 💰
📅 Reading a calendar 🗓️
🧩 Solving math problems
🧮 Learning multiplication facts

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🎯 Tips to Remember

✨ Use number lines ↔️
✨ Clap, hop, or skip while counting 🤸
✨ Group objects into 2s, 5s, or 10s 🧱🧱🧱
✨ Practice aloud daily 🗣️

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🌈 Fun Examples

👟 You have 2 shoes. How many shoes in 4 pairs?
Skip-count: 2, 4, 6, 8 → 8 shoes

🍬 Counting candies in packs of 5:
5, 10, 15, 20 → 20 candies

Learn with an example

Let’s practice!