Counting in 2s
Count in multiples of 2, 5, and 10 (skip counting)
Typical age: 5–7 years
“If your child is counting socks being paired up, can they skip-count in twos — 2, 4, 6, 8 — all the way to 20? Can they also count up in fives when counting coins, or in tens on a number line?”
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- Odd and even numbers
Even numbers connect to counting in 2s
- Counting forwards and backwardsREQUIRED
Skip counting in 3s builds on the concept of skip counting already established in 2s, 5s, and 10s
- Times tablesREQUIRED
Times tables for 2, 5, 10 build on skip counting in 2s, 5s, 10s
- Odd or EvenREQUIRED
Odd/even requires counting by 2s (skip counting)
- Telling Time: Minutes
Reading 5-minute intervals benefits from skip counting in 5s
- Skip Counting (4s, 8s, 50s, 100s)REQUIRED
Counting in 4s and 8s extends prior skip counting in 2s, 5s, 10s
- Counting Within 1,000REQUIRED
Counting to 1000 by 5s/10s/100s extends skip counting from Year 2
- Counting forwards and backwards (age 6+)REQUIRED
Counting in tens from any number builds on skip counting in tens from 0
- Multiplication as repeated addition
Skip counting supports understanding equal groups (2s, 5s, 10s)
- Finding efficient methods
Skip counting exercises recognising repeating calculation patterns
- Patterns & Sequences
Skip counting patterns support general pattern recognition
- Tenths
Skip counting supports counting in tenths
- The multiples of 10
Skip counting in tens supports recognising decade numbers