Skip counting

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Intros

Lessons

Introduction to Skip Counting:
How to count by more than 1 each time for skip counting?
Finding the skip counter using subtraction and writing pattern sentences
How does the multiplication table relate to skip counting?
Skip counting by powers of 10

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Examples

Lessons

Skip counting patterns to find the next numbers
Find out the pattern of what is being added each time (the skip counter). Then, write the next 3 numbers.
1. 32, 34, 36, __, __, __
2. 185, 188, 191, __, __, __
3. 5607, 5611, 5615, __, __, __
4. -11, -5, 1, __, __, __
5. -21, -14, -7, __, __, __
6. -8500, -8495, -8490, __, __, __
Using skip counting to fill in the blanks
Figure out the skip counter (what is being added each time). Then, fill in the blanks.
1. ___, 456, 462, ___, ___, 480
2. 4096, ____, 4106, 4111, ____, ____
3. 61 335, ______, ______, ______, 61 363, 61 370
4. 15, -7, __, __, 17, __
5. ____, -691, -682, ____, ____, -655
Skip counting by powers of 10
Observe what the skip counter is; counting by 10s, 100s, or 1000s. Then, write the next 3 numbers.
1. 89, 99, 109, ___, ___, ___
2. 1654, 1754, 1854, ___, ___, ___
3. 35 708, 36 708, 37 708, ___, ___, ___
4. -9299, -9199, -9099, ___, ___, ___
Skip counting word problem - 1
Lily has 36 gummy bears. She gets 4 from her big sister every day for 5 days. How many gummy bears does she have in total after 5 days? Solve using skip counting (and assuming that she doesn't eat any of them).
Skip counting word problem - 2
In the classroom, there is a pile of 44 mittens. 5 more students come in from playing in the snow and take off their mittens. Use skip counting to find the total number of mittens.
Skip counting word problem - 3
There are five spiders and three ants. Each spider has 8 legs and each ant has 6 legs. If 6 more spiders show up, use skip counting to find the total number of legs that all the bugs have.

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Practice

Topic Notes

In this lesson, we will learn:

What is skip counting?
How can you understand the pattern of skip counting?
How do you skip count by powers of 10?

Notes:

With normal counting, we count forwards (count up) by 1 each time

Ex. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, …

Skip counting is when you count by more than one each time!

Ex. counting up by 2s: 0, 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, …

You can use a pattern sentence to describe skip counting.

It tells what number you start on, and how much you count up each time.
Ex. for 0, 2, 4, 6, 8, … we “start at zero and add 2 each time”.
Ex. if you “start at 12 and add 3 each time”, it would be: 12, 15, 18, 21, …

You can find the “skip counter” (how much you are counting up by each time) by:

Looking at any two consecutive numbers in the list (one after the other)
If you subtract them, then you will find the skip counter:

Ex. 12, 18, 24, 30, … the skip counter is 6 because
(18 – 12 = 6) and (24 – 18 = 6) and also, (30 – 24 = 6)

Skip counting by powers of 10 (i.e. 10, 100, 1000) is simple!

You only need to change the power of 10’s place value; increase by 1 each time.
Ex. starting at 682 and add 10 each time: 682, 692, 702, 712, 722, …

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