Skip Counting Adventure: Counting by 2, 5, and 10!
Children ages 4-6 practice skip counting by 2s, 5s, and 10s, recognizing the repeating number patterns that let them count large groups faster than counting one by one. Skip counting is an early stepping stone toward multiplication and a genuinely useful shortcut children can apply well beyond this worksheet.
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Month 11: Learning & Development | Ages Up to 4
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About this worksheet
- Topic:
- Counting 1-20
- Skill:
- Counting 1-20 (Number Sense): Count objects and write numbers 1-20.
- Pack:
- Page 16 of 28 in Month 11: Learning & Development | Ages Up to 4.
How to use this worksheet
Look at the first section together and count the dots in groups, noticing how many dots are in each cluster. Have your child fill in the missing numbers in the sequence, following the skip counting pattern shown, whether by 2s, 5s, or 10s. Move through each section the same way, encouraging your child to say the whole sequence aloud once they've filled in the missing numbers.
Materials needed
- Pencil
- Eraser
Extension activities
- 1Practice skip counting by 2s while counting pairs of shoes or socks around the house.
- 2Use blocks or beads grouped into sets of 5 or 10 and count them aloud together.
- 3Create your own skip counting pattern using a different starting number.
- 4Play a skip counting jump-rope or hopping game, counting by 2s or 5s with each jump.
Written by
Hemsweta Jain · Teacher Cheena
MBA and Early Childhood Educator, teaching since 2014 · Founder of RaisoActive, Mumbai
Every RaisoActive worksheet is designed and checked by the founder before publishing.
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