Skip counting practice: 2s, 5s, 10s and linking to multiples
Skip counting is counting in equal jumps. It prepares the times tables and strengthens place-value fluency, especially when jumping by 10s: the ones digit stays put while the tens digit changes.
Practice by jump size
- 2s: clap on even numbers only while counting to 30.
- 5s: alternate saying "five" and "zero" for the ones digit.
- 10s: start at 4, then 14, 24, 34 — notice the ones digit never changes.
- Backwards: 50, 45, 40… which is early division practice.
With the generator
Set a start number, then press +10 repeatedly while saying the count aloud. Open Number facts after a few jumps to confirm the ones digit is unchanged.
Start at 40, jump by 10 in the generator, then break 70 down in the tool. Open the tool with 40
Continue each pattern
Write the next two numbers, then answer the challenge.
- 6, 8, 10, ___, ___
- 35, 40, 45, ___
- 82, 72, 62, ___
- Start at 7 and count up in 10s four times. What numbers do you say?
Show answers
- 12, 14
- 50
- 52
- 7, 17, 27, 37, 47
Keep learning
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