Classroom · Skip counting · 1st and 2nd grade

Skip counting by 2s worksheets

A free five-page pack for 1st and 2nd grade: learn to count by 2s, with a worked example, practice pages, word problems and an answer key.

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Watch it solved

53 sec · with voice and captions

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 2s, step by step.
0:04 Start at 0, and jump 2 each time: 2, 4, 6, 8, 10. Skip a number, say a number.
0:11 Count by 2s, and fill in the missing numbers: 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16.
0:19 On the hundreds chart, color every number you say: 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, and keep going. They make stripes: every other column.
0:31 Count the socks by 2s: 2, 4, 6, 8. That's 8 socks.
0:38 Word problems. There are 6 pairs of socks. Each pair has 2 socks. How many socks are there? The answer is 12 socks.
0:47 Great job! Now print the free worksheet, and finish the rest on your own.

How to do it

Start at 0 and jump 2 each time: 2, 4, 6, 8, 10. Skip a number, say a number. The ones digit keeps going 2, 4, 6, 8, 0.

Teaching tip

Count pairs: socks, shoes, eyes, wheels on a bike. Whisper the odd numbers and say the even ones out loud.

Try some

2, 4, 6, 8, ...Tap to check10, 12, 14
12, 14, 16, 18, ...Tap to check20, 22, 24
2, 4, 6, 8, ...Tap to check10, 12, 14
4, 6, 8, 10, ...Tap to check12, 14, 16
12, 14, 16, 18, ...Tap to check20, 22, 24
12, 14, 16, 18, ...Tap to check20, 22, 24

Word problems

There are 6 pairs of socks. Each pair has 2 socks. How many socks are there?Show answer

12 socks (count by 2s: 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12)

Leo counts by 2s: 10, 12, 14. What are the next three numbers?Show answer

16, 18, 20

A kangaroo jumps 2 spaces each hop. It starts at 0. Where is it after 5 hops?Show answer

Hana counted by 2s and said 8, 10, 14. Which number is wrong, and what should it be?Show answer

14 should be 12

What the worksheets look like

Skip counting by 2s 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 2s 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 2s?

Start at 0 and jump 2 each time: 2, 4, 6, 8, 10. Skip a number, say a number. The ones digit keeps going 2, 4, 6, 8, 0. Count pairs: socks, shoes, eyes, wheels on a bike. Whisper the odd numbers and say the even ones out loud.

What grade learns skip counting by 2s?

Usually 1st and 2nd grade. In the Common Core it is part of 2.NBT.A.2, 2.OA.C.3.

Is there an answer key?

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