Skip Counting: Counting Groups of Objects

The video tutorial teaches skip counting, a method to count groups of objects efficiently by counting in increments other than one. It covers skip counting by twos, fives, tens, and hundreds, using examples like bows, unifix cubes, cookies, and balls. The lesson highlights patterns in numbers and demonstrates how to apply skip counting to find totals quickly. By the end, viewers understand how to use skip counting to simplify counting tasks.

What is skip counting?

• Counting by tens only

• Counting backwards

• Counting by any number other than one

• Counting by ones

If you start with 10 and skip count by fives, what number comes after 15?

• 20

• 18

• 30

• 25

What is the pattern in the ones place when skip counting by fives?

• Always 0

• Alternates between 5 and 0

• Always 5

• Alternates between 2 and 7

When skip counting by tens, what happens to the digits in the tens place?

• They decrease

• They stay the same

• They alternate

• They increase

How many balls does Mark have if he skip counts by hundreds up to 700?

• 800

• 700

• 600

• 500