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Skip counting by 10s worksheets

A free five-page pack for Kindergarten and 1st grade: learn to count by 10s, with a worked example, practice pages, word problems and an answer key.

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A pencil works one example of each activity, so you can see how the worksheet goes before you print it. Tap a step to jump to it. The rest of the sheet is left for your child to finish.

Read what the video says

0:00 Let's practice skip counting by 10s, step by step.
0:04 Start at 0, and jump 10 each time: 10, 20, 30, 40, 50. Only the tens digit changes, and every number ends in 0.
0:15 Count by 10s, and fill in the missing numbers: 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80, 90.
0:22 On the hundreds chart, color every number you say: 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, and keep going. They make one column down the right side.
0:33 Count the crayons by 10s: 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80. That's 80 crayons.
0:42 Word problems. There are 6 boxes of crayons. Each box has 10 crayons. How many crayons are there? The answer is 60 crayons.
0:53 Great job! Now print the free worksheet, and finish the rest on your own.

How to do it

Start at 0 and jump 10 each time: 10, 20, 30, 40. Only the tens digit changes, and every number ends in 0.

Teaching tip

Bundle straws or craft sticks in tens with a rubber band. Count the bundles: 10, 20, 30.

Try some

20, 30, 40, 50, ...Tap to check60, 70, 80
30, 40, 50, 60, ...Tap to check70, 80, 90
20, 30, 40, 50, ...Tap to check60, 70, 80
20, 30, 40, 50, ...Tap to check60, 70, 80
0, 10, 20, 30, ...Tap to check40, 50, 60
20, 30, 40, 50, ...Tap to check60, 70, 80

Word problems

There are 6 boxes of crayons. Each box has 10 crayons. How many crayons are there?Show answer

60 crayons (count by 10s: 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60)

Noor counts by 10s: 40, 50, 60. What are the next three numbers?Show answer

70, 80, 90

A kangaroo jumps 10 spaces each hop. It starts at 0. Where is it after 5 hops?Show answer

Ben counted by 10s and said 40, 50, 70. Which number is wrong, and what should it be?Show answer

70 should be 60

What the worksheets look like

Skip counting by 10s worksheet: learn it with a number line, then a first practice — Page 1: learn it with a number line, then a first practice

Skip counting by 10s worksheet: color the pattern on a hundreds chart, or sort the numbers — Page 2: color the pattern on a hundreds chart, or sort the numbers

Skip counting chart

Counting by 2s to 10s, all on one page, to keep beside the worksheets.

Template(1 page, color)Ink saver (B&W)

Common questions

How do you teach skip counting by 10s?

Start at 0 and jump 10 each time: 10, 20, 30, 40. Only the tens digit changes, and every number ends in 0. Bundle straws or craft sticks in tens with a rubber band. Count the bundles: 10, 20, 30.

What grade learns skip counting by 10s?

Usually Kindergarten and 1st grade. In the Common Core it is part of K.CC.A.1, 1.NBT.C.5.

Is there an answer key?

Yes. Page 5 has every answer from the pack and a short teaching tip.