Skip-Counting by Fives from Multiples of Five

Purpose

To skip-count by fives from multiples of five.

Overview

Explain to children that you will skip-count by fives to a number and then stop. At this time, children should count on without you by fives. Begin by skip-counting by fives from 0 to 15. Have children count on by fives from 15. Continue to practice skip-counting by fives in this way. Now, have children count on from any multiple of five, such as 35 or 60.

About the sequence

Part 1 begins with children counting on from 15. Part 2 moves to counting on from any multiple of five, from 15 to 80. The extension moves to skip-counting by fives starting at a number > 80, likely counting past 100.

Part 1

We’ll begin by skip-counting by fives from 0 to 15. Then you keep going…

Number sequence:

0, 5, 10, 15, 20, 25…

While children are enjoying their building of mastery, feel free to repeat. When children are eager for more, try Part 2.

Part 2

This time we’ll skip-count by fives starting from any number, such as from 15 to 80.

Number sequence:

15, 20, 25, 30…
50, 55, 60, 65…
35, 40, 45, 50…
75, 80, 85, 90…

As always, when children seem excited for a new challenge, move on.

Extension

This time we’ll skip-count by fives starting from any number > 80.

Number sequence:

80, 85, 90, 95, 100…
95, 100, 105, 110…
105, 110, 115, 120…
125, 130, 135, 140…