K-5 friendly lesson
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Count forward and backward by fives and tens
Skip counting is fast counting. Jump by 5s and 10s forward and backward like a number ninja.
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Lesson 6 of 186
Concept
Skip count by 10s: 10, 20, 30, 40, ...
Skip count by 5s: 5, 10, 15, 20, ...
Backward counting means subtracting each jump: 60, 50, 40, 30 ... 45, 40, 35, 30 ...
Patterns: - By 10s, ones digit stays the same. - By 5s, ones digit alternates between 5 and 0.
Try it
Complete each sequence: 1. 25, 30, 35, __, __ 2. 80, 70, 60, __, __ 3. 40, 50, 60, __, __ 4. 55, 50, 45, __, __ 5. Start at 15 and count forward by fives to 60.