Skip counting worksheets
Aligned with Common Core 2.NBT.A.2
Printable second-grade skip counting worksheets: count by 5s, 10s and 100s, count on by 1s past a hundred, and fill in skip counting number lines up to 1,000.
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Skip Counting Chart
Count by 5s to 100, by 10s to 200 and by 100s to 1,000, plus 2s, 3s and 4s to get ready for 3rd grade.
Count by 5s, 10s and 100s
Rows of skip counting by 5s, 10s and 100s, up to 1,000.
Count On Past a Hundred
Count by 1s across a hundred, like 397, 398, 399, 400, 401.
Skip Counting Number Lines
Number lines with equal jumps of 5, 10 or 100 and missing numbers to fill in.
Count by 2s, 3s and 4s
Getting ready for 3rd grade: number lines and rows counting by 2s, 3s and 4s, the start of the times tables.
Hundred Chart Patterns
Color the skip counting numbers on a hundred chart and describe the pattern they make.
Skip Counting Maze
Find the path through a number maze by stepping only on the numbers in the count.
Skip Counting Dot-to-Dot
Connect the dots by 2s, 3s, 4s, 5s or 10s to draw a picture.
Count the Groups
Skip count real things that come in groups, like pairs of socks, starfish arms, nickels and ten frames.
Count Backward
Rows of counting backward by 2s, 5s, 10s and 100s.
What's the Rule?
Number patterns that count up or down. Find the rule and fill in the missing numbers.
Cut and Order Number Cards
Cut out mixed-up skip counting cards and glue them in order. A hands-on sheet for scissors and glue.
Print the whole packet
One copy of every sheet above, in order. Tap + for more copies (up to 10).
For the parent or teacher
What it is
Skip counting means counting by the same amount each time, like 5, 10, 15, 20. Second graders count by 5s, 10s and 100s, and count by 1s all the way to 1,000. Skip counting is the start of multiplication and makes counting money and time much faster.
What comes next
Equal groups and arrays, where skip counting becomes the start of multiplication.
How to teach it
- Count out loud together first, clapping on each number.
- Point out the patterns. Counting by 5s ends in 5 or 0. Counting by 10s only changes the tens.
- Count by 10s and 100s from numbers that don't end in 0, like 237, 247, 257.
- Practice counting past a hundred, like 398, 399, 400, 401.
Common mistakes
- Going from 199 to 1100 or 2000 instead of 200.
- Counting by 10s from 237 and writing 240 instead of 247.
- Losing the pattern in the middle of a long row.