Leap Like a Frog: Skip Counting by 5s!

Math Grades 1st Grade 2:04 Video
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Lesson Description

Learn to skip count by 5s starting from any number. Let's hop our way through math!

Video Resource

Skip counting by 5 example | Addition and subtraction within 100 | Early Math | Khan Academy

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Duration: 2:04
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Key Concepts

  • Skip counting
  • Adding 5 repeatedly
  • Number patterns

Learning Objectives

  • Students will be able to skip count by 5s starting from any given number.
  • Students will be able to identify number patterns when skip counting by 5s.
  • Students will be able to add 5 to a number within 20.

Educator Instructions

  • Introduction (5 mins)
    Begin by asking students if they know how to count by 5s. Have them count as a class from 5 to 50. Then, explain that today, they will learn to skip count by 5s starting from different numbers, just like in the video!
  • Video Viewing (7 mins)
    Play the Khan Academy video 'Skip counting by 5 example | Addition and subtraction within 100 | Early Math | Khan Academy'. Encourage students to pay attention to how the person in the video adds 5 and finds the next number.
  • Guided Practice (10 mins)
    After watching the video, write a number like 22 on the board. Ask students, 'What number comes next if we skip count by 5?' Guide them through the process of adding 5 to 22 (22 + 5 = 27). Repeat this with numbers like 31, 48 and 63.
  • Independent Practice (8 mins)
    Give each student a worksheet with different starting numbers. Ask them to write the next four numbers when skip counting by 5. For example, if the starting number is 12, they should write 17, 22, 27, 32.

Interactive Exercises

  • Number Line Hop
    Draw a number line on the board or floor. Start at a number like 18. Have students physically hop along the number line, adding 5 with each hop. Call out the numbers as they land on them (23, 28, 33, etc.).
  • Counting Jar
    Fill a jar with small objects (e.g., beans, buttons). Have students estimate how many objects are in the jar. Then, have them work in groups to count the objects by skip counting by 5s.

Discussion Questions

  • What happens to the last number (ones place) when we skip count by 5?
  • Is it easier to skip count by 5s when we start at a number that ends in 0 or 5?
  • Can you think of real-life situations where skip counting by 5s might be helpful?

Skills Developed

  • Skip counting
  • Addition
  • Pattern recognition

Multiple Choice Questions

Question 1:

What number comes after 10 when skip counting by 5s?

Correct Answer: 15

Question 2:

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

Correct Answer: 30

Question 3:

If you start at 3, what's the next number when you skip count by 5?

Correct Answer: 8

Question 4:

Which of these is NOT a number you say when skip counting by 5s?

Correct Answer: 12

Question 5:

What's 5 more than 40?

Correct Answer: 45

Question 6:

If you start at 11, what's the next number when skip counting by 5?

Correct Answer: 16

Question 7:

Which number completes the pattern: 5, 10, __, 20

Correct Answer: 15

Question 8:

What number comes after 55 when you count by 5s?

Correct Answer: 60

Question 9:

You have 20 blocks, and you get 5 more. How many blocks do you have?

Correct Answer: 25

Question 10:

What number is 5 more than 80?

Correct Answer: 85

Fill in the Blank Questions

Question 1:

5, 10, 15, ____, 25

Correct Answer: 20

Question 2:

35, 40, ____, 50

Correct Answer: 45

Question 3:

Start at 2. Skip count by 5. The next number is ____.

Correct Answer: 7

Question 4:

Start at 12. Skip count by 5. The next number is ____.

Correct Answer: 17

Question 5:

20 + 5 = ____

Correct Answer: 25

Question 6:

When we skip count by 5, we add ____ each time.

Correct Answer: 5

Question 7:

If you have 45 stickers, and you get 5 more, you will have ____ stickers.

Correct Answer: 50

Question 8:

The number after 60 when skip counting by 5s is ____.

Correct Answer: 65

Question 9:

I have 70 crayons and give 5 away, how many do I have remaining? ____

Correct Answer: 65

Question 10:

When skip counting from 80, the next number would be ____

Correct Answer: 85

Educational Standards

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. 1.OA.C.5:Relate counting to addition and subtraction (e.g., by counting on 2 to add 2). 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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