SKIP COUNTING What Is Skip Counting? You can skip count by large numbers such as 25, 50 or 100. Skip counting allows you to count by large numbers following a pattern. How to count by 25s, 50s, and 100s. • Counting by 25s with numbers You begin at 0 and add 25. Continue by adding 25 to create a pattern. 25, 50, 75, 100, 125, 150, 175 Twenty-five, fifty, seventy-five, one hundred…………….. When you count, the numbers create a pattern. You begin counting with 25, 50, 75, then 100. Once you reach a hundred, you begin the pattern again simply adding a number to the hundreds place. (125, 150, 175, 200, 225, 250, etc.) • Counting by 50s with numbers • You begin at 0 and add 50. Continue by adding 50 to create a pattern. 50, 100, 150, 200, 250 fifty, one hundred, one hundred fifty, two hundred ……………….. When you count, the numbers create a pattern. You begin counting with 50, 100. Once you reach a hundred, you begin the pattern again, simply adding a number to the hundreds place. (150, 200, 250, 300, etc.) © Copyright NewPath Learning. All Rights Reserved. Permission is granted for the purchaser to print copies for non-commercial educational purposes only. Visit us at www.NewPathLearning.com.
• Counting by 100s with numbers You begin at 0 and add 100. Continue by adding 100 to create a pattern. 100, 200, 300, 400 one hundred, two hundred, three hundred ………………. When you count, the numbers create a pattern. You begin counting with 0, 100, 200, increasing the hundreds position by 1. Try This! What number comes next? 25, 50, 75, 100, _____ Fill in the missing number. 100, 200, 300, ______, 500 Max has 5 quarters. How many cents does he have? © Copyright NewPath Learning. All Rights Reserved. Permission is granted for the purchaser to print copies for non-commercial educational purposes only. Visit us at www.NewPathLearning.com.