Using the Counting Songs (Classic Video Collection), students practice skip counting by all of the numbers by singing and counting along to these thirteen videos.
Using the Counting By Fours Song (Original Music Video), students practice skip counting by 4s by singing and counting along to this fun and engaging video!
Using the Counting By Threes Song (Original Music Video), students practice skip counting by 3s by singing and counting along to this fun and engaging video!
Using the Counting By Sixes Song (Original Music Video), students practice skip counting by 6s by singing and counting along to this fun and engaging video!
Using the Counting By Twos Song (Original Music Video), students practice skip counting by 2s by singing and counting along to this fun and engaging video!
Using the Counting By Nines Song (Original Music Video), students practice skip counting by 9s by singing and counting along to this fun and engaging video!
Using the Counting By Ones Song (Original Music Video), students practice counting by 1s by singing and counting along to this fun and engaging video!
Using the Counting By Tens Song (Original Music Video), students practice skip counting by 10s by singing and counting along to this fun and engaging video!
Using the Counting Down From Twenty Song (Original Music Video), students practice counting down from 20 by singing and counting along to this fun and engaging video!
Using the Counting By Eights Song (Original Music Video), students practice skip counting by 8s by singing and counting along to this fun and engaging video!
Using the Counting By Sevens Song (Original Music Video), students practice skip counting by 7s by singing and counting along to this fun and engaging video!
Using the Counting By Twelves Song (Original Music Video), students practice skip counting by 12s by singing and counting along to this fun and engaging video!
Using the Counting By Elevens Song (Original Music Video), students practice skip counting by 11s by singing and counting along to this fun and engaging video!
Using the Counting By Nines Song (MP3), students practice skip counting by 9s by singing and counting along to this fun and engaging song!
Using the Counting By Fours Song (MP3), students practice skip counting by 4s by singing and counting along to this fun and engaging song!
Using the Counting By Sevens Song (MP3), students practice skip counting by 7s by singing and counting along to this fun and engaging song!
Using the Counting By Twelves Song (MP3), students practice skip counting by 12s by singing and counting along to this fun and engaging song!
Using the Counting By Eights Song (MP3), students practice skip counting by 8s by singing and counting along to this fun and engaging song!
Using the Counting By Threes Song (MP3), students practice skip counting by 3s by singing and counting along to this fun and engaging song!
Multiples in a melody!
By 5th grade, skip counting is a power tool. Kids use multiples to find common denominators, simplify fractions and check multi-digit multiplication and division. Knowing that 6 and 8 share the multiple 24 makes 1/6 + 3/8 = 4/24 + 9/24 quick. Counting by tens also helps with powers of ten and decimal place value. The click moment comes when a student finds a common denominator in seconds because they know their multiples cold.
Fifth graders who know their multiples breeze through fractions. These moves keep facts sharp.
Play a few skip counting songs from the collection as a warm-up before fraction work. Kids hum along and the multiples come right back. A quick musical refresh saves time on every problem.
Why it works: a catchy, repeating tune gives the brain a hook to hang words on, so sung text is remembered better (Wallace, 1994).
Try it withCounting Songs (Classic Video Collection)VideosOpen it →Add one new pattern each week, like counting by 11s, and revisit older ones in quick rounds. Spaced practice keeps every fact fresh instead of fading after a test.
Why it works: spreading practice out over days is one of the two most effective study methods in a major research review (Dunlosky and colleagues, 2013).
Try it withCounting By Elevens Song (Original Music Video)SongsOpen it →Play the tens song while showing a place value chart. Then multiply and divide by 10 and watch the digits shift. Pairing the song with the chart helps kids understand powers of ten.
Why it works: children learn more from words and pictures together than from words alone (Mayer, 2009).
Try it withCounting By Tens Song (Original Music Video)VideosOpen it →Even fifth graders love a good song break with a challenge.
VideosSing the 7s song, then race to write as many multiples of 7 as you can in 30 seconds.
Open Counting By Sevens Song (Original Music Video) →
VideosPlay the 8s song and circle multiples that also show up in the 6s. Those are common multiples!
Open Counting By Eights Song (Original Music Video) →
VideosSing the 9s song and find the digit-sum trick hiding in the multiples.
Open Counting By Nines Song (Original Music Video) →Teacher favorites right now: Counting Songs (Classic Video Collection), Counting By Fours Song (Original Music Video) and Counting By Threes Song (Original Music Video).
Skip counting helps fifth graders find common denominators, simplify fractions, check multiplication and division, and understand patterns with powers of ten.
To add or subtract fractions with different denominators, kids find a common multiple. Knowing multiples quickly makes this step fast.
Short daily practice with songs and games works well. Focus on a few facts at a time and celebrate progress.
Play songs in the car, quiz each other with quick facts, or look for multiples in everyday numbers like prices and dates.
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