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Printable Skip Counting Worksheets

Printable skip counting worksheets for 2nd through 4th grade, with an answer key on every sheet. The sets below cover 14 different skills, so you can start where your child actually is. Available as speed drills, number chart even, number chart odd, and number chart.

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About Skip Counting

What this skill is

Skip counting involves counting forward by equal numerical intervals (2s, 5s, 10s, or 3s) rather than by ones, building pattern recognition and multiplication readiness.

When children learn it

Skip counting by 2s, 5s, and 10s is taught in 1st and 2nd grade, aligned to Common Core standard 2.NBT.A.2.

Teaching Tips

  • Chant skip counting patterns rhythmically (5, 10, 15, 20!).
  • Use nickel and dime coins to practice skip counting by 5s and 10s.

Common Mistakes

  • Switching back to counting by ones mid-sequence.
  • Errors in skip counting by 5s across hundred boundaries.

More Counting Concepts

Counting to 10Counting ObjectsCounting to 20Counting BackwardNumber ChartsNumbers on a Number Line
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