Skip counting is done by moving forward and backward by multiples. This is a critical skill that teachers often overlook. It really helps students become more fluent and mental in their approach to basic operations. It is the fundamental knowledge needed to understand multiplication and division. There are often integer barriers that students will encounter with this concept. The most common is the dreaded 100. Students can easily count to 100 by 4s or 5s, but once they break 100, they get lost. A good remedy for this is get students comfortable with skip counting 10s. Start with simple starting values that end in 5 or 0. Then advance to starting at number like 16 or 32. Having a calculator handy can often reinforce students on this skill. Practice the skill by using manipulatives, students love to get their hands on stuff. The more fun you can have with it, the better!

Using these worksheets, students will practice their counting skills by learning how to count consecutively by a number greater than 1. Also included are worksheets for practicing counting by drawing a specific number and type of object. This page contains worksheets that review all the skills that take place to master counting. You will start with some very random skip counting tasks. They don't follow much of a pattern at all. We complete this section of worksheets by having students create their own counts based on scenario that they are given. Kids with work on skip counting using a given number to complete a range. Students will fill in the blanks in charts and number lines. The green button will provide you with answer keys.