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Overview
Overview
Skip counting is a strategy that can be used for addition and subtraction. It involves counting forwards or backwards by a number other than one at regular intervals repeatedly. In early grades, students learn to skip count forwards and backwards by 2s, 5s, and 10s. Later they learn to skip count by 25s, 50s, and 100s.
Supporting Students with Skip Counting
Supporting Students with Skip Counting
To support students learning to skip count, provide many opportunities to practice skip counting forward and backward by different intervals (i.e., 2s, 5s, 10s, 25s, 50s, 100s). Skip counting practice should also start at various numbers. Skip counting by 2 for example doesn't need to only include even numbers (i.e., 2, 4, 6, 8) but should also include skip counting from other starting numbers (e.g., 1, 3, 5, 7 or 25, 27, 29, 31). Support students in understanding how many times they need to skip count by an interval to get to a number (e.g., 20 is the same as skip counting by 2s ten times, or skip counting by 10s two times.
Games to Promote Skip Counting
Games to Promote Skip Counting
Skip Counting Race
Skip Counting Race
This game provides the opportunity for students to practice skip counting. There are different variations of the game. The goal of the game is to be the first player to get to the end of the track. (Adapted from Lawson, pg. 187)
Skip Counting Race game instructions
Skip Counting Race board (BLM) (English)
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