Skip Counting Fun With Four!

Lesson Plan - Get It!

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Jump into the world of skip counting!

• Have you ever played hopscotch?

Imagine that instead of hopping from 1 to 2, you skip straight from 1 to 4!

Then you hop from 4 to 8 and from 8 to 12.

That’s exactly what skip counting by 4s looks like! You jump from 4 to 8, then to 12, 16, 20, 24, and keep going!

Check out this fun sing-along about skip counting by 4s.

Now, look at this hundreds chart below.

• Can you see what number to hop to after 4?

That's right! It's 8.

Try skip counting by 4 to the next number after 8.

• Did you find it?

It's 12! Great work!

Keep practicing!

Skip count by 4 to the next number, and then the next. See how far you can go!

Discover How Skip Counting Connects to Multiplication!

Remember, skip counting and multiplication are best friends!

• So, what is multiplication?

Multiplication is a super fast way to add the same number again and again.

When you skip count by 4s, it's just like multiplying by 4!

Here’s how it works.

When you skip count to 4, it’s like saying 4 x 1.

When you hop to 8, it’s 4 x 2.

Jump to 12, and you’ve got 4 x 3.

Land on 16, and that’s 4 x 4.

So cool!

Look at the multiplication chart below.

• Can you see why skip counting and multiplication are best friends?

Skip counting by 4 is just like multiplying by 4.

Now, keep the fun going! Sing along with this catchy multiplication song.

Way to go, math adventurer!

Now, hop over to the Got It? section for even more math fun!