Skip Counting by 2s, 5s and 10s Worksheets for 2nd Grade

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Grade 2MathCounting & Number SenseCCSS 2.NBT.A.2

Skill: Skip counting by 2s, 5s and 10s from different starting numbers within 1,000

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Best for second graders who already count by ones past 100 and know their even numbers. Saying a row aloud while tapping each box helps children hear when the rhythm breaks. More counts by 5s, 10s and 100s are in Skip Counting by 5s, 10s and 100s, and counting by 3s and 4s is in Skip Counting by 2s, 3s and 4s.

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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Skip counting by 2s, 5s and 10s is a quick way to count large groups, and it is also the first step toward multiplication. Second graders are expected to count within 1,000 and to skip count by 5s, 10s and 100s, and counting by 2s helps with even numbers and with counting pairs of things. This second grade worksheet puts the three most useful counts side by side.

The page has twelve rows of seven boxes, with four rows for each count. The 2s rows start at an even number up to 188, the 5s rows start at a multiple of 5 up to 470, and the 10s rows start at a multiple of 10 up to 940. The first number in each row is filled in, and three of the other boxes are empty. Because the starting numbers change, children have to think about the pattern instead of reciting from zero. Each of the ten versions has new starting numbers and its own answer key.

How to use it: before each group of rows, ask your child what the ones digit does when you count by that number. Counting by 10s keeps the ones digit the same, counting by 5s switches between 0 and 5, and counting by 2s moves through even digits. Watch the rows that cross a new hundred, such as 190 to 200, since that is where most mistakes happen.

The answer key shows every missing number. For counts by 5s, 10s and 100s, try our Skip Counting by 5s, 10s and 100s worksheet. For counts by 2s, 3s and 4s, try our Skip Counting by 2s, 3s and 4s worksheet.