Skip counting means counting forward by the same amount each time: by 5s the numbers are 5, 10, 15, 20, and by 100s they are 100, 200, 300. It is the first step toward multiplication, because counting by 4s five times lands on 4 times 5. On this worksheet each row has six numbers that count by the same step, with one number missing, and your child writes the missing number.
Building Confidence counts by 2s, 3s, 4s, 5s and 10s, On Level adds 6s, 25s, 50s and 100s, and Challenge Me counts by 6s through 9s and starts from numbers that are not on the usual count. Ask your child to say the numbers aloud and to find how much each number grows from the one before.
What your child will learn
Count forward by the same step
Find a missing number in a counting pattern
Connect skip counting to multiplication facts
Common Core standard: 3.OA.D.9, 2.NBT.A.2
Worked example
In 3, 6, ?, 12, 15, 18, each number is 3 more than the one before, so the missing number is 9.
Common mistake
Looking only at the next number instead of checking how much each step adds.
Helpful hint
Find how much each number grows by, then use it for the missing one.