Skip Counting

🟦 Definition

Skip counting means counting by numbers other than 1.
You “skip” some numbers as you go.

🔢 Common Ways to Skip Count

• By 2s: 2, 4, 6, 8, 10...
  
  

• By 5s: 5, 10, 15, 20, 25...
  
  

• By 10s: 10, 20, 30, 40, 50...
  
  

🧊 Example

Skip count by 5 starting from 0:
0, 5, 10, 15, 20

🧠 Why It Matters

Skip counting helps us:

• Count faster
  
  

• Group numbers
  
  

• Learn multiplication