Skip Counting Worksheets
These free printable skip counting worksheets teach students to count by 2s, 5s, and 10s using patterns and mental shortcuts instead of counting one-by-one. Skip counting builds number sense and lays the direct groundwork for multiplication; once a student can skip count by 5s fluently, learning the 5-times table becomes much easier.
Ready to connect skip counting to multiplication facts? Try our 1-Digit Multiplication Worksheets or generate a custom Multiplication Worksheet.
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Mental Math - Skip Counting - #1
Skip Counting by 2s (0 - 20)
Skip Counting by 2s (0-20)
Skip Counting by 2s: Number Line
Skip Counting by 2s (Odd Numbers)
Skip Counting by 2s (1-19)
Skip Counting by 2s to 50 - #3
Skip Counting by 5s to 125 - #2
Skip Counting by 2s (Even Numbers)
Mental Math - Skip Counting to Multiply
Skip Counting by 10s
Skip Counting by 2s
Skip Counting by 5s
What is skip counting?
Skip counting means counting forward by a number other than 1, like 2, 4, 6, 8, or 5, 10, 15, 20. It's one of the earliest mental math patterns kids learn, and it directly previews multiplication (skip counting by 3s five times is the same as 3 × 5).
More counting and multiplication practice:
- Advanced Counting - skip counting by 2s, 5s, and 10s in a dedicated counting format
- Multiplication as Repeated Addition - the next step after skip counting
- 1-Digit Multiplication - practice times tables directly
- Number Patterns - more pattern-based number sense practice
