{"id":31,"date":"2022-04-11T04:35:02","date_gmt":"2022-04-11T04:35:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/2ndclass.deltapublications.in\/?page_id=31"},"modified":"2025-08-19T05:04:43","modified_gmt":"2025-08-19T05:04:43","slug":"a-12-skip-counting-puzzles","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/2ndclass.deltapublications.in\/index.php\/a-12-skip-counting-puzzles\/","title":{"rendered":"A.12 Skip-counting puzzles"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-text-color\" style=\"color:#00056d;text-transform:uppercase\"><strong>Skip-counting puzzles<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:100%\">\n<div style=\"position: relative; width: 100%; height: 0; padding-top: 56.2500%;\n padding-bottom: 0; box-shadow: 0 2px 8px 0 rgba(63,69,81,0.16); margin-top: 1.6em; margin-bottom: 0.9em; overflow: hidden;\n border-radius: 8px; will-change: transform;\">\n  <iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"position: absolute; width: 100%; height: 100%; top: 0; left: 0; border: none; padding: 0;margin: 0;\"\n    src=\"https:\/\/www.canva.com\/design\/DAGv9YMezDU\/vm0ZjHxmSX9f4ryP5o9wGg\/watch?embed\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" allow=\"fullscreen\">\n  <\/iframe>\n<\/div>\n<a href=\"https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.canva.com&#x2F;design&#x2F;DAGv9YMezDU&#x2F;vm0ZjHxmSX9f4ryP5o9wGg&#x2F;watch?utm_content=DAGv9YMezDU&amp;utm_campaign=designshare&amp;utm_medium=embeds&amp;utm_source=link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Skip-counting\u00a0puzzles<\/a> by Delta publications\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-link-color has-huge-font-size wp-elements-28d136ae4331e7eb05ec8e1cb71ebcde\" style=\"color:#74008b\">key notes :<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-color has-link-color has-large-font-size wp-elements-231ae9d4e9178da23584585a3042ad04\" style=\"color:#000020\"><strong>What is Skip Counting?<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Skip counting means <strong>jumping numbers<\/strong> in a pattern \u2014 not counting one by one, but by <strong>2s<\/strong>, <strong>3s<\/strong>, <strong>5s<\/strong>, <strong>10s<\/strong>, etc.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\ud83d\udde3\ufe0f It\u2019s like saying:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>\u201cI won\u2019t count 1, 2, 3&#8230; Instead, I\u2019ll jump like 2, 4, 6&#8230;\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-color has-link-color has-large-font-size wp-elements-51e94ed3b824d6cf0f3e4690190267f7\" style=\"color:#000020\">\ud83c\udfaf <strong>Why Do We Learn Skip Counting?<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2714 Helps us <strong>count faster<\/strong><br>\u2714 Prepares us for <strong>multiplication<\/strong><br>\u2714 Makes <strong>math puzzles and patterns<\/strong> fun<br>\u2714 Used in real life: counting <strong>money<\/strong>, <strong>time<\/strong>, <strong>groups<\/strong>, etc.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-color has-link-color has-large-font-size wp-elements-f137066051aafd68e445906e4a467dd1\" style=\"color:#000020\">\ud83c\udf08 <strong>Let\u2019s Learn Some Skip-Counting Patterns<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><thead><tr><th>Skip by<\/th><th>Pattern Example<\/th><th>Real-Life Example<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>2<\/td><td>2, 4, 6, 8, 10&#8230;<\/td><td>Pairs of shoes, eyes \ud83d\udc5f\ud83d\udc5f\ud83d\udc40\ud83d\udc40<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>3<\/td><td>3, 6, 9, 12, 15&#8230;<\/td><td>Tricycles\u2019 wheels \ud83d\udeb2\ud83d\udeb2\ud83d\udeb2<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>5<\/td><td>5, 10, 15, 20, 25&#8230;<\/td><td>Fingers on hands \ud83d\udd90\ud83d\udd90\ud83d\udd90<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>10<\/td><td>10, 20, 30, 40, 50&#8230;<\/td><td>Counting rupee notes \u20b910 \ud83d\udcb0<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-color has-link-color has-large-font-size wp-elements-6452c60daf84d240e2ffd5e086dfa93c\" style=\"color:#000020\">\ud83e\udde9 <strong>Let\u2019s Solve Skip-Counting Puzzles!<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-primary-color has-text-color has-link-color has-normal-font-size wp-elements-a77086371822dd763bdd77d0727c48d1\">\u2728 Puzzle 1: Fill in the Missing Numbers<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>\ud83d\udd22 Count by 2s:<br>2, __, 6, __, 10<br>\u2705 <strong>Answer<\/strong>: 2, <strong>4<\/strong>, 6, <strong>8<\/strong>, 10<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-primary-color has-text-color has-link-color has-normal-font-size wp-elements-3a91dcd623feaf5f0dad9ca9b2aa73e6\">\u2728 Puzzle 2: What Comes Next?<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>\ud83d\udd22 Count by 5s:<br>5, 10, 15, __, __<br>\u2705 <strong>Answer<\/strong>: 20, 25<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-primary-color has-text-color has-link-color has-normal-font-size wp-elements-5cd4b1993834c6541c52d04f204387ab\">\u2728 Puzzle 3: Circle the Correct Skip-Counting Pattern<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>\ud83c\udf1f Count by 10s:<br>Which one is correct?<br>A) 10, 20, 25, 30<br>B) 10, 20, 30, 40<br>\u2705 <strong>Answer<\/strong>: <strong>B<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-color has-link-color has-large-font-size wp-elements-921eec72a64dab9444e8898af534037f\" style=\"color:#000020\">\ud83c\udfa8 <strong>Use Visuals to Learn!<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-normal-font-size\">\ud83e\uddf8 Example: Counting Teddy Bears in 5s<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>\ud83e\uddf8\ud83e\uddf8\ud83e\uddf8\ud83e\uddf8\ud83e\uddf8 = 5<br>\ud83e\uddf8\ud83e\uddf8\ud83e\uddf8\ud83e\uddf8\ud83e\uddf8 \ud83e\uddf8\ud83e\uddf8\ud83e\uddf8\ud83e\uddf8\ud83e\uddf8 = 10<br>\ud83e\uddf8\ud83e\uddf8\ud83e\uddf8\ud83e\uddf8\ud83e\uddf8 \ud83e\uddf8\ud83e\uddf8\ud83e\uddf8\ud83e\uddf8\ud83e\uddf8 \ud83e\uddf8\ud83e\uddf8\ud83e\uddf8\ud83e\uddf8\ud83e\uddf8 = 15<br>Skip count: <strong>5, 10, 15<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-color has-link-color has-large-font-size wp-elements-f902c46037aa6eefe46b6e1cdfb4a839\" style=\"color:#000020\">\ud83e\udde0 <strong>Fun Tricks!<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Use fingers to <strong>tap<\/strong> each number.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Clap or hop<\/strong> with each skip count.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Use a <strong>hundreds chart<\/strong> and color every 5th or 10th number.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-color has-link-color has-large-font-size wp-elements-4afb8f76485e8c28e13f03a066710796\" style=\"color:#000020\">\ud83d\udcdd <strong>Let\u2019s Practice Together<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Skip count by 3s to reach 21.<br>\ud83d\udc49 ______, ______, ______, ______, ______, ______, ______<br>\u2705 <strong>Answer<\/strong>: 3, 6, 9, 12, 15, 18, 21<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>What number comes after 40 if we skip by 10?<br>\u2705 <strong>Answer<\/strong>: 50<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Fill in: 10, __, 30, __, 50<br>\u2705 <strong>Answer<\/strong>: 20, 40<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-large-font-size\" style=\"color:#105000\"><strong>Learn with an example<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-background has-normal-font-size\" style=\"background-color:#d4bcfa\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-background-background-color has-background has-normal-font-size\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-ff91b828a077e0fe80a973157dad9a20\" style=\"color:#b00012\"><strong>\u27a1\ufe0f Luke skip-counted by fives, starting at 30. Could he have said the number 80?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>yes<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>no<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-normal-font-size\">We know that Luke started at 30 and skip-counted by fives. We want to find out if he could have said the number 80. Try counting like Luke. Start at 30 and count by fives until you say 80 or go past it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>30, 35, 40, 45, 50, 55, 60, 65, 70, 75, 80<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Yes, you say 80. Luke could have said 80.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-background has-normal-font-size\" style=\"background-color:#cbecfb\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-background-background-color has-background has-normal-font-size\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-84b16ac2a9205ace00f6314b07a359a5\" style=\"color:#b00012\">\u27a1\ufe0f Laura began at 20. She skip-counted until she got to 35. Could she have been counting by fives?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>yes<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>no<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>We know that Laura started at 20 and skip-counted until she got to 35. We want to find out if she could have been counting by fives. Try counting like Laura. Start at 20 and count by fives until you say 35 or go past it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>20, 25, 30, 35<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Yes, you say 35. Laura could have been counting by fives.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-background has-normal-font-size\" style=\"background-color:#eabcf7\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-background-background-color has-background has-normal-font-size\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-3841b810d35bf72b62223191fe413607\" style=\"color:#b00012\">\u27a1\ufe0f Kimi skip-counted, beginning at 25, until she reached 45. Could she be counting by fives?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>yes<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>no<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>We know that Kimi started at 25 and skip-counted until she got to 45. We want to find out if she could have been counting by fives. Try counting like Kimi. Start at 25 and count by fives until you say 45 or go past it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>25, 30, 35, 40, 45<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Yes, you say 45. Kimi could have been counting by fives.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-large-font-size\" style=\"color:#d90000\">Let&#8217;s practice!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wordwall.net\/play\/77915\/956\/184\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/2ndclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Worksheet-1-3-6.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6502\" srcset=\"https:\/\/2ndclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Worksheet-1-3-6.png 500w, https:\/\/2ndclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Worksheet-1-3-6-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/2ndclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Worksheet-1-3-6-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/2ndclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Worksheet-1-3-6-400x400.png 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wordwall.net\/play\/77870\/829\/777\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/2ndclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Worksheet-1-1-2-6.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6503\" srcset=\"https:\/\/2ndclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Worksheet-1-1-2-6.png 500w, https:\/\/2ndclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Worksheet-1-1-2-6-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/2ndclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Worksheet-1-1-2-6-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/2ndclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Worksheet-1-1-2-6-400x400.png 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Skip-counting puzzles Skip-counting\u00a0puzzles by Delta publications key notes : What is Skip Counting? 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