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Contributor: Joanna D'Orazio Mignella. Lesson ID: 14144
Master multiplication with the magic of skip counting! Learn how number patterns can make solving problems faster and easier, and boost your skills in a fun and exciting way!
Patterns are everywhere! You can find them in nature, on your clothes, or even in the way things are arranged. They’re really cool to spot, and they help you understand the world around you.
The stripes on a zebra create a beautiful pattern. Here's a fun fact: no two zebras have the same stripe pattern on their body!
And these patterns can help you solve problems—especially when it comes to multiplying. Learning how to find these patterns makes solving multiplication problems easier and faster.
Jump in and see how!
Numbers have special patterns, and skip counting is one of them!
Skip counting is a helpful way to solve multiplication problems quickly.
When you skip count, you hop along a number line, jumping over some numbers to reach the answer faster. It's like speeding up your math superpowers!
That's right! You count your socks in pairs or by twos.
Skip counting by twos can help you solve multiplication facts more easily.
Take a look!
You can skip count by twos to find the answer!
2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12
The answer is 12! You skip counted by twos six times to get to 12.
Imagine you are at a basketball game!
The team you are cheering for scored six three-point shots.
Skip count by threes!
3, 6, 9, 12, 15, 18
That's 18 points!
Great job. Now, solve another multiplication fact by skip counting.
3, 6, 9, 12, 15, 18, 21, 24
The answer is 24!
Fantastic work!
Check out this skip-counting song to help you remember the patterns.
Music makes everything more fun, even math!
Grab your dancing shoes and groove to the skip-counting beat in the video below!
That was a lot of fun!
Now, use your dance moves to help you solve these multiplication facts.
Fantastic!
It's time to swap out your dance shoes with your exercise shoes!
In the video below, exercise to the beat and practice skip counting by fives. You’ll be a multiplication master in no time!
See if you can solve this multiplication fact.
Nice work!
Imagine you saw eight pretty ladybugs climbing up a leaf.
Skip count by sixes to find out.
6, 12, 18, 24, 30, 36, 42, 48
Wow, that's 48 legs!
Counting by sixes can be tricky, but this video will help keep the pattern in your brain.
Great job! You’re on your way to being a multiplication expert.
Now, head to the Got It? section to put your skip-counting brain to work!
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