Skip Counting by 6s, 7s and 8s Worksheets for 3rd Grade

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Grade 3MathCounting & Number SenseCCSS 3.OA.C.7

Skill: Skip counting by 6s, 7s and 8s within 100

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Meant for third graders who count by 2s, 5s and 10s easily and are learning the harder times tables. Counting a row aloud while tapping fingers shows how many jumps were made, which is the multiplication fact. Earlier patterns are in Skip Counting by 2s, 3s and 4s; turn the counts into facts with Multiplication Facts 6-9.

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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The times tables for 6, 7, and 8 are the ones third graders usually find hardest. Skip counting by these numbers builds the patterns that make those facts easier to remember. This third-grade worksheet gives twelve number patterns: four rows that count by 6s, four by 7s, and four by 8s.

Each row has seven boxes. The first number is filled in, and three of the other six boxes are empty. Every row starts at a multiple of its counting number, such as 18 or 42 when counting by 6s, and all of the numbers stay at 100 or below. The rows on a page start at different numbers, and the empty boxes move around, so children must think about each row instead of copying. Each of the ten versions has new rows and its own answer key.

How to use it: before starting, count by 6s, 7s, and 8s together out loud, tapping a finger for each number. Afterward, point out that the fifth number in a row that starts at 0 is the same as 5 times the counting number. A hundred chart is a good helper: color the numbers you land on and look for patterns, such as how the 6s are all even numbers. When a row starts in the middle, have your child find the difference between two numbers that are next to each other to find the rule.

The answer key shows every missing number. For smaller steps, try our Skip Counting by 2s, 3s and 4s worksheet. For the facts themselves, try our Multiplication Facts 6-9 worksheet.