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 Fives Song (Original Music Video), students practice skip counting by 5s 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, students practice counting by ones to fifty 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 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 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 Tens Song (MP3), students practice skip counting by 10s by singing and counting along to this fun and engaging song!
Using the Counting By Ones Song (MP3), students practice counting by 1s 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 Twos Song (MP3), students practice skip counting by 2s by singing and counting along to this fun and engaging song!
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Skip counting means counting forward by the same number each time. Kindergarteners count by tens to 100. First and second graders add 2s and 5s, and second graders skip count by 5s, 10s and 100s within 1,000: 250, 260, 270. In third grade, skip counting by 3s, 4s, 6s and beyond becomes the doorway to multiplication: 3, 6, 9, 12 is the 3s table in disguise. Kids also learn to count by 5s around a clock to tell time. The click moment comes when a child counts pairs of shoes by twos without being asked.
Skip counting has a rhythm, so we lean into it. These moves build patterns kids can hear and see.
Play the counting by twos song and have kids clap on every number. Next time, they whisper the odd numbers and shout the even ones. Hearing the skipped numbers makes the pattern obvious.
Why it works: words set to a repeating melody are easier to recall than the same words spoken (Wallace, 1994).
Try it withCounting By Twos Song (Original Music Video)SongsOpen it →Draw a big clock and count by 5s around it together, writing each number by the hour marks. Then ask "How many minutes when the long hand is on the 4?" Skip counting and telling time click together.
Why it works: children learn more from words and pictures together than from words alone (Mayer, 2009).
Try it withCount by Fives on a Clock WorksheetWorksheetsOpen it →For older kids, mix counting by tens and hundreds, starting from odd spots like 340 or 1,250. Starting somewhere other than zero shows whether kids understand the pattern or just memorized a chant.
Why it works: shuffled practice teaches kids to choose the right strategy, not just repeat one, and it improved test scores in research (Rohrer and Taylor, 2007).
Try it withCounting to 1000 by Tens and Hundreds WorksheetWorksheetsOpen it →Skip counting is perfect for movement and games.
WorksheetsFill in the missing numbers counting by fives, then count classmates' fingers by fives.
Open Count Fives Fill in the Blank Worksheet →
WorksheetsKids fill in the twos pattern, then hop on a number line skipping every other number.
Open Counting by Twos Worksheet →
VideosSing and dance to the counting by tens song all the way to 100.
Open Counting By Tens Song (Original Music Video) →Teacher favorites right now: Counting By Fours Song (Original Music Video), Counting By Fives Song (Original Music Video) and Counting By Threes Song (Original Music Video).
Skip counting means counting forward by a number other than 1, like 2, 4, 6, 8. It helps kids count faster, see number patterns and learn multiplication.
Kindergarteners count by tens to 100. First and second graders skip count by 2s, 5s, 10s and 100s. Third graders use skip counting by other numbers to learn multiplication facts.
Skip counting is repeated addition. Counting by 4s (4, 8, 12, 16) gives the answers to 4 x 1, 4 x 2, 4 x 3 and 4 x 4. Kids who skip count well learn multiplication facts faster.
Count socks by twos, nickels by fives and dimes by tens. Sing skip counting songs in the car. Bounce a ball or jump rope while counting by a number.
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