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Grade 2, Number sense

Skip count by 2, 5 and 10

Count by 2s, 5s and 10s from different starting points, forward and backward.

Three levels

One skill, rising difficulty

Each sheet carries one level. The three are the same skill at rising difficulty, each named for what it practises.

Level 1: Forward
Find the pattern. Write the missing numbers.
Level 2: From any number
Find the pattern. Write the missing numbers.
Level 3: Backward
Find the pattern. Write the missing numbers.

Worked example

How the sheet explains it

The helper printed at the top of each sheet: one solved example and the steps a student follows, before the first question. Every number sentence in it is proven by the same checker as the answer key.

Level 1: Forward

20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70

  1. Look at two numbers side by side: 30 − 20 = 10.
  2. The numbers go up by 10. Add 10 each time.
  3. 40 + 10 = 50, 60 + 10 = 70.

Level 2: From any number

7, 17, 27, 37, 47, 57

  1. Look at two numbers side by side: 17 − 7 = 10.
  2. The numbers go up by 10. Add 10 each time.
  3. 17 + 10 = 27, 27 + 10 = 37, 47 + 10 = 57.

Level 3: Backward

60, 55, 50, 45, 40, 35

  1. Look at two numbers side by side: 60 − 55 = 5.
  2. The numbers go down by 5. Take away 5 each time.
  3. 55 − 5 = 50, 45 − 5 = 40, 40 − 5 = 35.

Goes with

Reference sheets

One-page helpers a student keeps beside this sheet:

  • Hundred chart and skip counting
  • Patterns and rules

Every reference, facts and support sheet is listed in the worksheet catalogue.

In the BC curriculum

Content standards

The British Columbia content standard this skill is written for, by the codes used across this site:

  • bc.math.2.c.1

The wording of each standard is on the Province's mathematics curriculum page.

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