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Skip counting by 5s worksheets

A free five-page pack for Kindergarten to 2nd grade: learn to count by 5s, with a worked example, practice pages, word problems and an answer key.

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Watch it solved

55 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 5s, step by step.
0:04 Start at 0, and jump 5 each time: 5, 10, 15, 20, 25. The numbers always end in 5 or 0.
0:14 Count by 5s, and fill in the missing numbers: 25, 30, 35, 40, 45, 50, 55, 60.
0:23 On the hundreds chart, color every number you say: 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, and keep going. They make two columns, the 5s and the 10s.
0:34 Count the fingers by 5s: 5, 10. That's 10 fingers.
0:39 Word problems. There are 8 hands. Each hand has 5 fingers. How many fingers are there? The answer is 40 fingers.
0:48 Great job! Now print the free worksheet, and finish the rest on your own.

How to do it

Start at 0 and jump 5 each time: 5, 10, 15, 20. The numbers always end in 5 or 0.

Teaching tip

Count hands: hold up one hand at a time and say 5, 10, 15. A clock face is a great 5s chart too.

Try some

25, 30, 35, 40, ...Tap to check45, 50, 55
10, 15, 20, 25, ...Tap to check30, 35, 40
10, 15, 20, 25, ...Tap to check30, 35, 40
0, 5, 10, 15, ...Tap to check20, 25, 30
30, 35, 40, 45, ...Tap to check50, 55, 60
15, 20, 25, 30, ...Tap to check35, 40, 45

Word problems

There are 8 hands. Each hand has 5 fingers. How many fingers are there?Show answer

40 fingers (count by 5s: 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40)

Zara counts by 5s: 20, 25, 30. What are the next three numbers?Show answer

35, 40, 45

A kangaroo jumps 5 spaces each hop. It starts at 0. Where is it after 7 hops?Show answer

Ali counted by 5s and said 20, 25, 35. Which number is wrong, and what should it be?Show answer

35 should be 30

What the worksheets look like

Skip counting by 5s 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 5s 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 5s?

Start at 0 and jump 5 each time: 5, 10, 15, 20. The numbers always end in 5 or 0. Count hands: hold up one hand at a time and say 5, 10, 15. A clock face is a great 5s chart too.

What grade learns skip counting by 5s?

Usually Kindergarten to 2nd grade. In the Common Core it is part of 2.NBT.A.2.

Is there an answer key?

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