Skip Counting by Fives – Elementary Math

Purpose

To skip count by fives fluently.

Materials

hundreds chart (optional)

Overview

number line hotel

Children first practice counting by ones, emphasizing all of the multiples of five as they count, as a way to prepare for skip counting by fives. Then children skip count aloud by fives, first starting at 0, then eventually starting a different multiple of 5 (such as 20 or 35).

(Optional: As children count, move your finger in jumps of 5 on the hundreds chart or number line).

About the sequence

Part 1 begins counting by ones, having children emphasize multiples of five. Part 2 moves to counting fluently by fives, starting at 0. The extension practices skip counting by fives starting from a larger multiple of 5 (e.g., 55).

Part 1

Let’s count together like this: 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10… Ready?

Part 2

Let’s skip count by fives starting at 0 and ending at _____ (50).

Extension

Let’s skip count by fives starting at _____ (a multiple of five, such as 55).

Examples:

55, 60, 65, 70…
35, 40, 45, 50…
75, 80, 85, 90…