Counting by 2s to 100 Worksheets for 2nd Grade

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Grade 2MathCounting & Number SenseCCSS 2.OA.C.3CCSS 2.NBT.A.2

Skill: Skip counting by 2s within 100 from even and odd starting numbers

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Fits second graders who count by 5s and 10s and are learning about even and odd numbers. Lining up pairs of shoes or socks and counting them by twos gives the pattern a real meaning. Follow up with Skip Counting by 5s, 10s and 100s for bigger steps, or check the even and odd idea at 2.OA.C.3.

10 versions, each with its own answer key

Same skill and layout, a fresh set of problems in every version, so children can keep practicing without repeating a page. Problems are not repeated between versions unless a skill has only a small number of possible problems (for example, the addition facts within 10).

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About this worksheet

Counting by twos is one of the first skip counting patterns children learn, and it leads straight into even and odd numbers. Second graders are expected to tell whether a group has an odd or even number of objects, and counting by 2s from 0 shows that the even numbers always end in 0, 2, 4, 6 or 8. This second-grade worksheet practices counting by 2s all the way up to 100.

The page has ten rows of six boxes. Seven rows start at an even number, such as 34 or 76, and three start at an odd number, such as 41, so children see that counting by 2s from an odd number lands only on odd numbers. Two boxes in each row are empty, and the first box is always filled in. Every row stays within 100, and the starting numbers are different on each row. Each of the ten versions has new rows and its own answer key.

How to use it: before starting, count by 2s together while clapping on every number, or count pairs of socks or shoes. Show your child that the ones digit follows a pattern, 0, 2, 4, 6, 8, and then starts again while the tens digit goes up. For the odd rows, the pattern is 1, 3, 5, 7, 9. If your child gets stuck, have them count by ones in a whisper and say every other number out loud.

The answer key shows every missing number. For more steps, try our Skip Counting by 2s, 3s and 4s worksheet. To use pairs, try our Even or Odd? Pair the Dots worksheet.