The Memorial Day Graphing Worksheet has 3rd Grade students skip count by twos, color a scaled bar graph, and answer four questions about it, with a full answer key so checking the work takes a minute.
This skip count by two worksheet has 3rd graders fill in number patterns that count by twos and solve story problems about pairs. An answer key is included, so checking work is quick and easy.
This skip counting 4s carousel worksheet has 3rd graders count up and back by fours around a carousel and in two story problems. An answer key is included for quick, easy checking.
Practice patterns with this Christmas skip counting worksheet for 3rd grade. Students find the rule, fill in missing numbers, and solve holiday word problems. An answer key is included for quick checking.
This skip count by three worksheet has 3rd graders fill in number patterns that count by threes and solve story problems about groups of three. An answer key is included for quick, easy checking.
This Skip Count by Five worksheet has 3rd graders count on by fives from three-digit numbers and solve story problems, with an answer key included to make checking quick and easy.
This skip count by six worksheet gives 3rd grade students practice finding missing numbers in +6 patterns and solving story problems. An answer key is included to make checking quick and easy.
This skip count by eight worksheet has 3rd graders fill in number patterns that count by eights and solve story problems about groups of eight. An answer key is included for quick, easy checking.
This Skip Count by Ten Worksheet gives 3rd grade students practice counting by 10 from any number within 1000, plus story problems and an answer key that build strong mental math.
This skip count by nine worksheet has 3rd graders fill in number patterns that count by nines and solve story problems about groups of nine. An answer key is included for quick, easy checking.
This skip count by four worksheet has 3rd graders fill in number patterns that count by fours and solve story problems about groups of four. An answer key is included for quick, easy checking.
This skip count by seven worksheet has 3rd graders complete number patterns that count by sevens and solve story problems about equal groups. An answer key makes checking quick.
This skip counting 3s carousel worksheet has 3rd graders count up and back by threes around a carousel and in two story problems. An answer key is included for quick, easy checking.
Count by leaps, multiply like a pro
In 3rd grade, skip counting becomes the doorway to multiplication. Kids move past 2s, 5s and 10s to count by 3s, 4s, 6s, 7s, 8s and 9s, and they start to see each list as a set of multiples. Counting 4, 8, 12, 16, 20 is really 5 × 4 = 20. They use skip counting to solve equal groups, arrays and early division too: "How many 3s make 18?" The click moment comes when a child stops counting from zero and just knows that the sixth jump of 7 lands on 42.
Skip counting is all about rhythm and patterns. These moves help 3rd graders turn those patterns into fast, confident multiplication facts.
Threes, sixes, sevens and eights are where kids stall, so we give them a tune. Play the Counting By Threes song twice, then pause it and let the class sing the next multiple on their own. Melody carries the number list long after the song ends.
Why it works: words set to a repeating melody are easier to recall than the same words spoken (Wallace, 1994).
Try it withCounting By Threes Song (Original Music Video)SongsOpen it →Before any chanting, kids build groups with counters: four piles of 6, then count them by 6s. Then they draw the groups and write 6, 12, 18, 24 under each one. Seeing the jumps as real groups is what connects skip counting to multiplying.
Why it works: the U.S. Department of Education's guide for teaching elementary math recommends moving from hands-on objects to drawings to numbers.
Try it withCounting Groups of 10 ActivityActivitiesOpen it →Pick a "number of the week" and skip count it at morning meeting, in line and before recess. Monday it is 4s, next week 6s. A minute a day, all year long, builds the multiples kids need for multiplication and division.
Why it works: short practice spread over several days beats one long session, according to a large review of learning research (Dunlosky and colleagues, 2013).
Try it withCandy Hearts Skip Counting ActivityActivitiesOpen it →Get bodies moving and voices going. Skip counting loves a beat!
VideosCount from 1 to 40 out loud, but stomp instead of saying every multiple of 4. Then switch to 6s!
Open Counting By Fours Song (Original Music Video) →
SongsColor every multiple of 9 on a hundred chart and look for the diagonal pattern that pops out.
Open Counting By Nines Song (Original Music Video) →
VideosSplit the class in half and take turns singing the next multiple of 6. Miss one and the other side scores!
Open Counting By Sixes Song (Original Music Video) →Teacher favorites right now: Memorial Day Graphing Worksheet, Skip Count by Two Worksheet and Skip Counting 4s Carousel Worksheet.
By the end of 3rd grade, most kids should skip count by every number from 2 to 10, at least up to the tenth multiple. Those lists are the multiplication facts they need to know by heart.
Each skip count is a running total of equal groups. Counting 3, 6, 9, 12 shows that 4 groups of 3 is 12, so kids can find any fact by counting jumps until they memorize it.
Count stairs by 2s, coins by 5s and 10s, or toss a ball back and forth saying the next multiple. Counting songs in the car are a great way to practice the harder numbers too.
Totally normal in 3rd grade. Keep practicing a few minutes a day, and encourage them to start from a fact they know, like 5 × 6 = 30, then add one more 6 to get 36.
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