Math · Stage 1
Count by 5
Skip-counting in hops of five: 5, 10, 15, 20 … all the way to 50.
✦ Math📘 Stage 1 · S1⏱ ~9 min🧒 Ages 5–6★ Free to start
count forward by 5s to 50, and spot that every count-by-5 number ends in 5 or 0.
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Kavi's High-Five Party! ✋
Kavi is throwing a high-five party — and every friend raises one hand: 5 fingers! ✋ "If I count every finger one by one, we'll be here all night," says Kavi. "But I can count whole hands — by 5s — super fast!"
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What your child will learn
1One hand, then twoOne hand has 5 fingers ✋. Press Add 5 to fill one row of the ten-frame — that's one hand!
2Hop in fivesStart at 0. Each hop is +5. Watch Kavi land on 5, 10, 15, 20!
3Now go all the way to 50The bright numbers are the ones you say when you count by 5. Say them out loud: 5, 10, 15 … 50.
4Start anywhere!You don't have to start at 0! Pick any count-by-5 number and keep hopping by 5 — try starting at 20.
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A peek inside
Kavi counts the fingers on 4 hands ✋. How many fingers altogether?
5 → 10 → 15 → 20
Try this at home: Fill the missing numbers: 5, 10, __, 20, __
Ready to play and learn?
Start the free interactive lesson, or print the handout for screen-free play.
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