Skip Counting Backward by 5s, 10s, 100s Worksheets for 2nd Grade

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

Skill: Skip counting backward by 5s, 10s and 100s within 1,000

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Ready for second graders who skip count forward by 5s, 10s and 100s, as in Skip Counting by 5s, 10s and 100s. Counting down by 10s from a three-digit house number or page number is a handy car or bedtime game. Use the same skill for mental math in Adding and Subtracting 10 and 100, or fill gaps in a longer list with Counting Within 1,000: Missing Numbers.

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

Second graders learn to skip count by 5s, 10s and 100s within 1,000. Counting backward with the same steps is the other half of the skill, and it builds the mental subtraction children need for problems like 640 minus 30. This second-grade worksheet gives twelve rows of backward skip counting.

The page has three sections with four rows each: count back by 5s, count back by 10s, and count back by 100s. Each row shows seven numbers, and three of them are missing. When counting by 5s, every number ends in 0 or 5. When counting by 10s and 100s, the starting numbers can be any number, such as 473, so children must notice which digit changes and which digits stay the same. A row may also cross a hundred, such as 520, 510, 500, 490. Each of the ten versions has new rows and its own answer key.

How to use it: before starting, count back by 10s together from a number like 85, and listen to the ones digit stay the same. Then try counting back by 100s from 734. Ask your child which place changes each time. For the rows that cross a hundred, a quick sketch of base-ten blocks can help show why 500 minus 10 is 490. If your child is unsure about a blank, they can check by counting forward from the number after it.

The answer key shows every missing number. For counting forward with the same steps, try our Skip Counting by 5s, 10s and 100s worksheet. For more practice with 10 and 100 less, try our Adding and Subtracting 10 and 100 worksheet.