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Skip Counting Multiplication

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Skip Counting Multiplication

Skip Counting Multiplication

Skip counting illustration with groups of objects

🔢 Part 1: Visual Grouping - Count and Write

1. Count the groups of stars by 2s. Write the multiplication sentence.

⭐⭐ ⭐⭐ ⭐⭐ ⭐⭐

Skip counting: 2, ____, ____, ____

Multiplication sentence: ____ groups of 2 = ____ × 2 = ____

2. Count the groups of apples by 5s. Write the multiplication sentence.

🍎🍎🍎🍎🍎 🍎🍎🍎🍎🍎 🍎🍎🍎🍎🍎

Skip counting: 5, ____, ____

Multiplication sentence: ____ groups of 5 = ____ × 5 = ____

3. Count the groups of fingers by 10s. Write the multiplication sentence.

✋✋ ✋✋

Skip counting: 10, ____

Multiplication sentence: ____ groups of 10 = ____ × 10 = ____

📏 Part 2: Number Line Skip Counting

4. Draw jumps on the number line to show skip counting by 2s. Start at 0 and make 4 jumps.

0 __ 2 __ 4 __ 6 __ 8 __ 10

Multiplication sentence: 4 × 2 = ____

5. Draw jumps on the number line to show skip counting by 5s. Start at 0 and make 3 jumps.

0 __ 5 __ 10 __ 15 __ 20

Multiplication sentence: 3 × 5 = ____

6. Draw jumps on the number line to show skip counting by 10s. Start at 0 and make 2 jumps.

0 __ 10 __ 20 __ 30

Multiplication sentence: 2 × 10 = ____

💡 Part 3: Understanding Skip Counting

7. Complete the sentences to show how skip counting connects to multiplication:

Skip counting by 2s means adding ____ each time.

2 + 2 + 2 = 6 is the same as ____ × 2 = 6

8. Circle the correct answer - Which shows skip counting by 5s?

5, 10, 12, 17, 22

5, 10, 15, 20, 25

2, 4, 6, 8, 10

9. Fill in the missing numbers for skip counting by 10s:

10, ____, 30, ____, 50, ____

🌟 Part 4: Challenge - Skip Counting Backwards

10. Skip count backwards by 2s from 10:

10, ____, ____, ____, ____

This shows: 5 × 2 = 10

11. Use the sentence starters to complete these problems:

3 groups of 5 is ____________

4 groups of 2 is ____________

2 groups of 10 is ____________

12. Draw your own groups and write a multiplication sentence:

My multiplication sentence: ________________

📝 Part 5: Reflection

13. Explain how skip counting helps you with multiplication:
14. Which skip counting pattern do you find easiest? Circle one and explain why:

Skip counting by 2s

Skip counting by 5s

Skip counting by 10s

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