Workout and Count: Skip Counting Fun!

Math Grades 1st Grade 4:04 Video
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Lesson Description

Get your bodies moving while learning to skip count by 2s, 5s, 10s, and odd numbers! We'll also practice counting backwards!

Video Resource

Workout & Count | Skip Count by 2's, 5's and 10's | Count Backwards | Jack Hartmann

Jack Hartmann Kids Music Channel

Duration: 4:04
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Key Concepts

  • Skip counting by 2s, 5s, and 10s
  • Counting backwards
  • Odd numbers

Learning Objectives

  • Students will be able to skip count forward by 2s, 5s, and 10s.
  • Students will be able to count backward from a given number.
  • Students will be able to identify odd numbers.

Educator Instructions

  • Introduction (5 mins)
    Begin by asking students what they already know about counting. Ask them if they have ever tried skip counting. Explain that skip counting is counting by a number other than 1 (like counting by 2s). Tell them they will be learning through a fun workout video!
  • Video Time! (10 mins)
    Play the Jack Hartmann "Workout & Count" video. Encourage students to participate in the exercises and sing along while counting.
  • Practice Skip Counting by 5s (10 mins)
    Lead the class in skip counting by 5s, starting from 5. Write the numbers on the board (5, 10, 15, 20...). Then, start at 55 and count by 5s again, writing them down. Do jumping jacks while counting!
  • Practice Skip Counting by 2s (10 mins)
    Lead the class in skip counting by 2s, starting from 2. Write the numbers on the board (2, 4, 6, 8...). Then, start at 52 and count by 2s again, writing them down. Do cha-cha-cha steps or scissors motion while counting!
  • Practice Counting by 10s (10 mins)
    Lead the class in skip counting by 10s, starting from 10. Write the numbers on the board (10, 20, 30, 40...). Then, count backwards by 10s starting from 100 (100, 90, 80...). Do arm circles while counting!
  • Identifying Odd Numbers (10 mins)
    Explain that odd numbers cannot be divided evenly into groups of two. Write a few single-digit odd numbers on the board (1, 3, 5, 7, 9). Then, count together as a class from 1 to 19, only saying the odd numbers out loud. Do washing machine motions while counting!
  • Counting Backwards (5 mins)
    Practice counting backwards from 49 to 40, just like in the video. Ask students to suggest other numbers to start from and count back from. Do arm curls while counting backwards!

Interactive Exercises

  • Number Line Hop
    Create a number line on the floor (using tape or chalk). Call out a skip counting sequence (e.g., count by 5s) and have students hop along the number line to each number.
  • Clap and Count
    The teacher claps a certain number of times (e.g., 3 claps). Students then continue counting by 2s or 5s, starting from the teacher's number.

Discussion Questions

  • What is your favorite number to count by?
  • Why is it helpful to know how to skip count?
  • Can you think of real-life situations where you might use skip counting or counting backwards?

Skills Developed

  • Number sense
  • Skip counting
  • Auditory processing
  • Gross motor skills

Multiple Choice Questions

Question 1:

What comes next when counting by 5s: 5, 10, 15, ____?

Correct Answer: 20

Question 2:

What comes next when counting by 2s: 2, 4, 6, ____?

Correct Answer: 8

Question 3:

What comes next when counting by 10s: 10, 20, 30, ____?

Correct Answer: 40

Question 4:

Which of these is an odd number?

Correct Answer: 3

Question 5:

If you count backwards from 10, what number comes after 9?

Correct Answer: 8

Question 6:

Which number do we say when counting by 5's?

Correct Answer: Ten

Question 7:

Which number is an odd number?

Correct Answer: Nine

Question 8:

What number comes right after 1 when counting by 2s?

Correct Answer: 3

Question 9:

What number comes right after 25 when counting by 5s?

Correct Answer: 30

Question 10:

Which shows counting backwards?

Correct Answer: 10, 9, 8

Fill in the Blank Questions

Question 1:

When we count by 2s, we _____ numbers.

Correct Answer: skip

Question 2:

1, 3, 5, 7, and 9 are examples of _____ numbers.

Correct Answer: odd

Question 3:

Counting by 10s helps us understand _____ _____.

Correct Answer: place value

Question 4:

45, 40, 35, 30 is an example of counting _____.

Correct Answer: backwards

Question 5:

The number after 10 when counting by 5s is _____.

Correct Answer: 15

Question 6:

When counting by 2s the number right after 12 is _____

Correct Answer: 14

Question 7:

The odd number that is smaller than 5 but bigger than 1 is _____

Correct Answer: 3

Question 8:

When counting backwards, the number that comes right before 7 is _____

Correct Answer: 8

Question 9:

The number right after 65 when counting by 5's is _____

Correct Answer: 70

Question 10:

The number right before 31 is _____ when counting backwards by ones.

Correct Answer: 32

Educational Standards

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.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.NBT.B.2.C:The numbers 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80, 90 refer to one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, or nine tens (and 0 ones).

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