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Skip Counting by 2s, 5s & 10s

Second graders learn to skip count by 2s, 5s, and 10s — a faster way to count groups — building number sense and getting ready for multiplication.

Grade 2Counting50 minutes1 class periodGradual ReleaseExplicit teaching4 StandardsCommon Core
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Lesson at a Glance

Everything you need before the bell rings

Learning Objectives

Students will be able to…

  • ✓Skip count by 2s.
  • ✓Skip count by 5s.
  • ✓Skip count by 10s.
  • ✓See the counting patterns.
Essential Question

Counting 20 things one by one takes a while. But counting by 5s — 5, 10, 15, 20 — is much faster! How does skip counting work?

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Interactive Task
Model · Interactive Tool

What Comes Next?

Project each item and have students find the next number in the skip-counting pattern. The tool shows how much we add each time.

🔢 Skip count — what comes next?Try it
Find the next number in each skip-counting pattern.
The Lesson · Gradual Release (I Do · We Do · You Do)

50 minutes, five moves

Tap any phase to open the teacher moves and student actions.

1

Launch — A Faster Count

5 min

Counting to 20 is slow — is there a quicker way?

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Count a group by 1s (slow).
  • Count by 5s (fast).
  • Set the goal: skip counting.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Count by 1s.
  • Count by 5s.
  • See it’s faster.
2

I Do — Counting Patterns

10 min

Teacher models.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Skip count by 2s.
  • Skip count by 5s and 10s.
  • See the pattern.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Count by 2s.
  • Count by 5s/10s.
  • See the pattern.
3

We Do — Count Together

13 min

Class uses What Comes Next?

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Find the next number.
  • Say the whole pattern.
  • Notice the jump size.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Find the next.
  • Say the pattern.
  • Note the jump.
4

You Do — On Your Own

12 min

Students skip count.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Skip count by 2s, 5s, 10s.
  • Fill in missing numbers.
  • Skip count on a hundred chart.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Skip count.
  • Fill blanks.
  • Use the chart.
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Close — Close

5 min

One pattern.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Give a skip-count pattern.
  • Find the next number.
  • Hand out the exit ticket.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Find the next.
  • Say the pattern.
  • Complete the exit ticket.
Standards Alignment

Built to the standards you report on

Aligned to the Common Core State Standards for Mathematics.

CCSS
2.NBT.2

Count within 1000; skip-count by 5s, 10s, and 100s.

CCSS
2.NBT.2

Skip-count by 2s to build number patterns.

CCSS
2.OA.4

Use skip counting to find totals in arrays.

SMP
MP.7

Look for and use structure in counting patterns.

Differentiation

One lesson, every learner

Multilingual Learners

ELL / EMERGING READERS
  • Skip count aloud together.
  • Sentence frame: “We add ___ each time.”
  • Use a hundred chart.

Support & Access

IEP / 504
  • Start with counting by 10s.
  • Use a number line.
  • Point to each number.

Stretch & Extend

GIFTED / EARLY FINISHERS
  • Skip count by 100s.
  • Start skip counting from any number.
  • Connect to money (nickels, dimes).
Materials

What to gather

  • 📽️Projector / board
  • 🔢Hundred charts
  • 💻What Comes Next?
  • 📐Number lines
  • ✏️Pencils
  • 🎫Exit-ticket slips
Vocabulary

Key terms — hover for a quick definition

skip countcount by 2s, 5s, 10s, etc.patterna repeating ruleby twosadding 2 each timeby fivesadding 5 each timeby tensadding 10 each timenextthe number that comes aftercount onkeep counting forwardhundred charta chart of numbers 1–100
Evaluate

Exit Ticket

Preview the three formative checks. Tap “Sample answer” to see what mastery looks like — hide them before you print for students.

QUESTION 1
Skip count by 5: 5, 10, 15, 20, ___?
25.
QUESTION 2
When you skip count by 10s, how much do you add each time?
10.
QUESTION 3
Skip count by 2: 2, 4, 6, ___?
8.

Going deeper? Skip count money.

Have students skip count nickels by 5s and dimes by 10s to find how much money they have. A printable skip-counting chart is in the Math library.

Study · Flashcards

Study the key terms

Tap a card to flip it, then rate whether you knew it. Built from this lesson’s vocabulary.

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Practice · Quiz

Check your understanding

A quick self-check with instant feedback, drawn from this lesson’s key terms.

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Practice · Worksheet

Printable worksheet

A print-and-go review sheet with a built-in answer key. Tap “Show answer key” to reveal answers, or print the clean version for students.

🖨️ Skip CountingPrint
Name: ________________________
Date: ____________

Part A · Write the word that matches each meaning

Word bank: by fives, by tens, by twos, count on, hundred chart, next, pattern, skip count
  1. adding 10 each time
  2. adding 2 each time
  3. count by 2s, 5s, 10s, etc.
  4. a chart of numbers 1–100
  5. a repeating rule
  6. the number that comes after
  7. keep counting forward
  8. adding 5 each time

Part B · Show what you learned

  1. Skip count by 5: 5, 10, 15, 20, ___?
  2. When you skip count by 10s, how much do you add each time?
  3. Skip count by 2: 2, 4, 6, ___?
Answer key — Part A: 1) by tens · 2) by twos · 3) skip count · 4) hundred chart · 5) pattern · 6) next · 7) count on · 8) by fives
Part B: 1) 25. 2) 10. 3) 8.