1st Grade 1st Grade Skip Counting by 2s, 5s, and 10s
Fill in the missing numbers. Each row counts by 2s, 5s, or 10s.
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- Centers
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- Grade
- 1st Grade
- Subject
- Math
- Skill
- Skip Counting
- Topic
- skip counting by 2s, 5s, and 10s
- Difficulty
- Easy
- Time
- 12 minutes
- Pages
- 2 (incl. answer key)
- Format
- Printable PDF (US Letter)
- Answer key
- Included
- Best for
- homework, centers, review, morning work
Worksheet details
What This Worksheet Practices
Students will skip count by 2s, 5s, and 10s and fill in missing numbers in a sequence.
- Counting by 2s, 5s, and 10s
- Finding the missing number in a pattern
- Building toward multiplication
Inside This Printable
Student directions: Fill in the missing numbers in each row. The first word tells you how to count.
Worked example
Count by 5s: 5, 10, ___, 20 -> 15.
Sample questions
- By 2s: 2, 4, 6, ___, 10
- By 2s: 10, 12, ___, 16, ___
- By 5s: 5, 10, 15, ___, 25
The PDF contains 8 practice questions plus 2 challenge questions.
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Counting in jumps
Skip counting means counting in equal jumps — by 2s, 5s, or 10s — instead of one at a time. It builds number sense and is the first step toward multiplication (counting by 5s is just the 5 times table).
How to use it
Say each sequence out loud, clapping on every number — the rhythm makes the pattern stick. Point out that counting by 10s only changes the tens digit. Leads to skip counting by 2s, 5s, 10s in 2nd grade.
👩🏫 Teacher note
Skip counting is early multiplication. Have students say each sequence aloud — the rhythm helps the pattern stick. Point out that counting by 10s only changes the tens digit.
🏠 Parent note
Say the counts out loud together, clapping on each number — by 2s, by 5s, by 10s.
Common Mistakes to Watch For
- Switching the counting pattern partway through
- Adding the wrong step (counting by 2s but adding 5)
Answer Key
The completed sequences are given.
⬇ Download Answer Key (PDF)Learn this skill first
Take the free lesson on skip counting — worked examples and practice exercises, then come back to this worksheet.
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