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Skip counting – Grade 2 math lesson

Lesson 6 of 16 in the Grade 2 math course

US version. US grades, US spelling and dollars ($). · UK Maths Department

A complete 45-minute lesson for grade 2 (ages 7–8) that runs on this page – at school or at home. Every answer is graded right away, with a worked explanation.

Time
45 minutes + 15 min homework
Grade
Grade 2 (ages 7–8)
You need
Paper, a pencil and this page
Graded
Instantly, with explanations

For parents: how to use this lesson

You don't need to know this topic yourself. The lesson explains each step on screen, one tidy step at a time. Every answer is graded straight away with a worked explanation, so you never have to grade anything.

  1. Read what your child will learn and the big ideas together.
  2. Press Start the lesson below and sit with your child for the teaching and the worked examples (about 19 minutes).
  3. Let them do the practice on their own. They choose Getting started, On track or Challenge – start on On track and move up after a few right in a row.
  4. Finish with the exit ticket and the talk question: “Why do all the numbers end in 0 or 5 when we count in 5s from 0?”
  5. Later that day or the next day: the homework (15 minutes), then a practice test.

Watch out for

  • Counting in 1s when the step is 2, 5 or 10. Say the step out loud before each jump: "add 5".
  • Losing count when crossing 100. Write the numbers on a number line and point as you go.

Tip for home: Count pairs of shoes in 2s and coins in 5s or 10s together.

What your child will learn

Learning goal: count forwards and backwards in steps of 1, 2, 5 and 10 from any number.

Success looks like

  • I can count in 2s, 5s and 10s.
  • I can count backwards in steps.
  • I can find the missing number in a pattern.

Key words

step
the amount added or taken away each time
pattern
numbers that follow a rule
forwards
getting bigger
backwards
getting smaller

What to have ready

  • Paper and a pencil
  • This page on a computer, tablet or phone
  • For the hands-on part: Make jumps along a number line with a toy or a finger. Count in 2s with pairs of socks, in 5s with fingers on hands, and in 10s with bundles of straws. No number lines? Draw a number line from 0 to 50 on paper.

The big ideas (for the adult)

Counting in steps means adding the same amount each time: 2, 4, 6, 8 is counting in 2s.

Counting backwards means taking away the same amount each time: 50, 40, 30.

To find a missing number in a pattern, work out the step between the numbers you can see.

The lesson, step by step

45 minutes in 5 parts
PartTimeHow it is checked
Starter: quick recall5 minGraded by Classfern
Teaching input10 minNot assessed, self-checked
Worked examples and guided practice9 minNot assessed, graded by Classfern
Independent practice15 minGraded by Classfern
Closure and exit ticket6 minGraded by Classfern, self-checked

Starter, "your turn", practice and exit ticket are graded by Classfern. Worked examples and teaching are not assessed. The hands-on task and the reflection are self-assessed. Explanations in talk are judged by the parent and not recorded.

The lesson

It runs here on the page. No sign-up and no names – progress is kept only in this browser.

Homework and practice at home

15 minutes: 8 practice questions, 3 multiple-choice questions and 2 to remember from earlier work, then a short reflection. New questions every time, all graded instantly.

More practice

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Curriculum

Common Core State Standards 2.NBT.A.2: “Count within 1000; skip-count by 5s, 10s, and 100s.”

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