Base Ten Operations
GradesGrade 2Base Ten OperationsSkip Counting by 5s, 10s, and 100s

Skip Counting by 5s, 10s, and 100s

🔟 Base Ten Operations
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Skip Counting by 5s, 10s, and 100s

Jump by 5, 10, or 100 — skip counting reveals powerful number patterns!

SKIP COUNTING means jumping over numbers in equal steps. Counting by 5s, 10s, and 100s is especially useful because our number system is based on ten. These patterns appear on clocks, money, and hundreds charts — they're everywhere!

Skip counting by 5s (starting at 0):

0, 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, 45, 50
55, 60, 65, 70, 75, 80, 85, 90, 95, 100
3Pattern: the ones digit alternates between 5 and 0!

Skip counting by 10s (starting at 0):

0, 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80, 90, 100
2Pattern: only the TENS digit changes, ones stay at 0!

Skip counting by 100s (starting at 0):

0, 100, 200, 300, 400, 500, 600, 700, 800, 900, 1,000
2Pattern: only the HUNDREDS digit changes!

Hop by 100s across the number line:

0→100→200→300→400→500→600→700→800→900→1000

Ten hops of 100 reach 1,000. Each hop adds 1 to the hundreds place!

✏️ Try It!

Skip counting by 5s: 45, 50, 55, __, 65. What is the missing number?

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Remember This!

Use a number line or a 100-chart and circle every 5th number (or 10th). You'll see the skip-count pattern light up like a path!

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