Leap Like a Frog: Skip Counting by 25s!

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Lesson Description

Learn to skip count by 25s with a fun song and practice counting quarters!

Video Resource

Skip Count By 25 (Canadian Version)

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Duration: 1:02
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Key Concepts

  • Skip counting
  • Repeated addition
  • Number patterns

Learning Objectives

  • Students will be able to skip count by 25s up to 300.
  • Students will be able to identify the pattern when skip counting by 25s.
  • Students will relate skip counting by 25s to counting quarters (money).

Educator Instructions

  • Introduction (5 mins)
    Begin by asking students if they know what skip counting is. Briefly explain that skip counting is counting by numbers other than 1 (e.g., counting by 2s, 5s, or 10s). Show them some examples on the board. Explain we are going to learn skip counting by 25 today!
  • Video Time (5 mins)
    Play the "Skip Count By 25 (Canadian Version)" video. Encourage students to sing along and clap or tap their feet to the rhythm.
  • Practice & Discussion (10 mins)
    After the video, write the skip counting sequence (25, 50, 75, 100, 125, 150, 175, 200, 225, 250, 275, 300) on the board. Ask students to identify the pattern. Discuss real-world applications, such as counting quarters.
  • Hands-on Activity: Quarter Counting (10 mins)
    Provide each student (or pair of students) with 12 quarters. Guide them to count the quarters by 25s. Explain that 4 quarters make $1.00, 8 quarters make $2.00, and so on.
  • Wrap Up (5 mins)
    Review the skip counting sequence one last time. Ask students to share what they learned about counting by 25s. Mention that understanding skip counting by 25 will help them with multiplication later on.

Interactive Exercises

  • Number Line Hop
    Create a number line on the floor with chalk or tape, marking numbers from 0 to 300 in increments of 25. Have students hop along the number line, saying each number aloud as they land on it.
  • Quarter Matching Game
    Create cards with amounts like 25 cents, 50 cents, 75 cents, $1.00, etc. Also, create cards with the corresponding number of quarters (1 quarter, 2 quarters, 3 quarters, 4 quarters, etc.). Students match the amount of money to the correct number of quarters.

Discussion Questions

  • What is skip counting?
  • Where can you see skip counting by 25 used in real life?

Skills Developed

  • Skip counting
  • Pattern recognition
  • Financial literacy (counting money)

Multiple Choice Questions

Question 1:

What comes after 50 when we count by 25s?

Correct Answer: 75

Question 2:

How many quarters make 50 cents?

Correct Answer: 2 quarters

Question 3:

If you have 3 quarters, how much money do you have?

Correct Answer: 75 cents

Question 4:

What number do we say when we skip count four times by 25s, starting at 25?

Correct Answer: 100

Question 5:

Which of these is NOT a number we say when counting by 25s?

Correct Answer: 10

Question 6:

What number comes before 250 when counting by 25s?

Correct Answer: 225

Question 7:

How many quarters do you need to have 100 cents?

Correct Answer: four

Question 8:

If you skip count by 25 five times, what number will you say?

Correct Answer: 125

Question 9:

Which of these is the smallest number?

Correct Answer: 25

Question 10:

Which of these numbers is the largest?

Correct Answer: 150

Fill in the Blank Questions

Question 1:

When we count by 25s, the first number we say is ____.

Correct Answer: 25

Question 2:

Two quarters make ____ cents.

Correct Answer: 50

Question 3:

25, 50, ____, 100. What number is missing?

Correct Answer: 75

Question 4:

Four quarters makes _____ cents

Correct Answer: 100

Question 5:

When you skip count by 25, you are adding ____ each time.

Correct Answer: 25

Question 6:

175 comes after 150 and before ____ when skip counting by 25s.

Correct Answer: 200

Question 7:

If you have 6 quarters, you have ____ cents.

Correct Answer: 150

Question 8:

225, 250, ____. What number comes next when counting by 25s?

Correct Answer: 275

Question 9:

Counting by 25s is a type of ____ counting.

Correct Answer: skip

Question 10:

If I have 12 quarters I have ____ cents.

Correct Answer: 300

Educational Standards

CCSS.Math.Content.1.NBT.A.1:Count to 120, starting at any number less than 120. In this range, read and write numerals and represent a number of objects with a written numeral. CCSS.Math.Content.1.OA.C.5:Relate counting to addition and subtraction (e.g., by counting on 2 to add 2). CCSS.Math.Content.1.NBT.C.4:Add within 100, including adding a two-digit number and a one-digit number, and adding a two-digit number and a multiple of 10, using concrete models or drawings and strategies based on place value, properties of operations, and/or the relationship between addition and subtraction; relate the strategy to a written method and explain the reasoning used. Understand that in adding two-digit numbers, one adds tens and tens, ones and ones; and sometimes it is necessary to compose a ten.

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