Skip-counting by 5s means adding 5 each time as you count forward. Instead of saying every number one by one, you count by 5s: 0, 5, 10, 15, and so on.
Skip-counting helps you count faster and prepares you for learning multiplication and division.
You can tell numbers are being skip-counted by 5s when each number is exactly 5 more than the one before it.
Look at the ones place: when you skip-count by 5s, the digits end in 0 or 5.
Skip-counting by 5s is a quick way to count groups of objects, like fingers, nickels, or minutes on a clock.
Skip-counting is also the foundation for learning the 5 times multiplication table.
You can use skip-counting to solve problems with addition, multiplication, and patterns.
Skip-counting helps you see patterns in numbers and connect addition to multiplication.