Skip Counting Word Problems Worksheets for 2nd Grade

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

Skill: Using skip counting by 2s, 5s and 10s to find a total of equal groups

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Good for second graders who count by 2s, 5s and 10s smoothly and are ready to use those counts for a purpose. Tallying one mark per group while counting keeps children from adding an extra jump at the end. Coin values come up again in Counting Coins, and rows of equal groups are in Arrays and Repeated Addition.

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

Skip counting is not just a chant. It is a fast way to count things that come in groups, like socks in pairs, fingers on hands, or crayons in boxes of ten. Second graders practice skip counting by 5s, 10s and 100s, and this second grade worksheet shows children how to use counts by 2s, 5s and 10s to answer real questions.

The page has eight short problems. Two problems use groups of 2, such as wheels on bikes, three use groups of 5, such as nickels and star points, and three use groups of 10, such as dimes and packs of pencils. Each problem tells how many are in one group and asks for the total in 2 to 12 groups. Children can draw the groups, tap a finger for each group while counting, or write the skip count in the box. The problems are mixed, so children must find the group size in each one. Each of the ten versions has new numbers and its own answer key.

How to use it: read each problem together and ask, "How many are in one group, and how many groups are there?" Then count by the group size, holding up one finger for each group, and stop when the right number of fingers is up. For 11 or 12 groups, show how to keep going past ten.

The answer key shows every total with its unit. For more counting by 2s, 5s and 10s, try our Skip Counting by 2s, 5s and 10s worksheet. For money practice, try our Counting Coins worksheet. For equal groups drawn as rows, try our Arrays and Repeated Addition worksheet.