Patterns With 2s, 5s, and 10s

Lesson Plan - Get It!

Audio:

2, 4, 6, 8! Who do you appreciate? Skip counting! Skip counting!

Do you know that cheer? Do you appreciate skip counting? You should because it helps you count more quickly and will help you with multiplication when you are older. 2, 4, 6, 8 . . . Do you know which skip counting pattern those numbers make?

 

Skip counting is counting by a number that is not 1.

Draw out a simple number line to see what skip counting looks like.

1. First, write the numbers 1-8 on paper.

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8.

2. Circle the 2, then the 4, then the 6, then the 8.

• Do you see a pattern now?

You circled every second number. That means you were counting by 2s!

Learn more about counting by 2s with the video below!

• Did you learn a lot about skip counting?
• Do you remember what comes after 2 when you count by 2s?

It's 4!

• What comes after 4?

It's 6!

• What comes after 6?

It's 8!

Wow! Great work.

Now listen to the song below for help remembering how to count by 2s!

Continue to the Got It? section to skip some bigger numbers!