This finding 10 more 10 less activity helps 1st and 2nd grade children use a hundred chart to find 10 more and 10 less. Practice page and answer key included.
Using Counting Groups of 10 Activity, students use the ten frames to count by ten all the way to 120 to build number sense.
This subtracting 10 using a number line activity helps 1st and 2nd grade students take away tens by hopping back on a number line. An answer key is included for easy checking.
This candy hearts skip counting activity has 1st to 3rd grade students put heart number cards in order by 2s, 5s and 10s, then practice on a worksheet. Answer key included for easy checking.
This rainy day skip counting activity has 1st and 2nd grade students put umbrella number cards in order by 2s, 5s and 10s, then practice on a worksheet. Answer key included for quick checking.
Sort and order apple number cards to skip count by 5s, 10s and 100s with this hands-on math game for 1st to 3rd grade, plus a recording sheet and practice page. An answer key is included.
This what time is it to 5 minutes activity lets 2nd and 3rd grade students match analog clocks to digital times in a domino circle game. Answer key included for easy checking.
In this Adding Tens and Tens Activity, students will practice adding 10 to a given number to build addition fact fluency.
This beehive count by five activity helps 1st-2nd Grade students skip count from 0 to 100 with hive cards and missing-number task cards. A practice page and answer key are included.
This skip counting by 100's road activity gives 1st and 2nd grade students three roads of number cards to put in order by hundreds. A practice page and answer key are included.
Using the Lemonade Tycoon Counting by Fives Activity, students skip count by fives by fill in the missing numbers in a pattern.
Count by 2s, 5s, 10s and 100s
Second graders skip count by 5s, 10s and 100s all the way to 1,000, and often by 2s too. They notice patterns: counting by 10s, only the tens digit changes; counting by 5s, numbers end in 0 or 5. They start from numbers other than zero, like 230, 240, 250. Skip counting helps with counting money, telling time to five minutes and finding 10 more or 100 more. The click comes later too: it's the foundation for multiplication in 3rd grade.
Rhythm, real-world connections and building groups make skip counting automatic.
Counting songs give skip counting a beat kids can't forget. Play a counting-by-fives video and have kids clap on each number. After a few days, try it with the sound off and see if they can keep going.
Why it works: words set to a repeating melody are easier to recall than the same words spoken (Wallace, 1994).
Try it withCounting By Fives Song (Original Music Video)SongsOpen it →Draw a big clock and write 5, 10, 15 next to each number. Kids see that skip counting by 5s is how we read minutes. Practicing time and skip counting together makes both easier.
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 →Give kids straws or cubes and have them make groups of 10. Then count the groups: 10, 20, 30. Seeing that each count adds a whole group builds understanding, not just a memorized chant.
Why it works: going from real objects to pictures to symbols is a core recommendation of the U.S. Department of Education's elementary math guide.
Try it withCounting Groups of 10 ActivityActivitiesOpen it →Kids can't resist a counting challenge.
WorksheetsMatch piles of dimes to their totals by counting by 10s.
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WorksheetsSkip count to fill a festive graph. Great for March.
Open St. Patrick's Day Skip Counting Graph Worksheet →
ActivitiesJump up or down by 10 and see who lands on the target number first.
Open Finding 10 More 10 Less Activity →Teacher favorites right now: Finding 10 More 10 Less Activity, Counting Groups of 10 Activity and Subtracting 10 Using a Number Line Activity.
Second graders skip count by 5s, 10s and 100s within 1,000, and many also practice 2s. They learn to start from any number, not just zero.
It builds number sense and helps with counting money, telling time and adding or subtracting 10 and 100. It's also the foundation for multiplication.
Count coins, stairs or pairs of socks. Sing counting songs in the car and take turns saying the next number. Short, fun practice works best.
Not quite, but it's closely related. Counting by 5s three times lands on 15, which is 3 × 5. Kids who skip count well usually pick up multiplication faster.
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