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Skip-Count Caterpillar
Fill each caterpillar segment by counting in twos, fives and tens.
- Grades
- K–3
- Time
- about 15 minutes
- Topic
- Math and science
- Kids practice
- skip counting, number patterns, early multiplication
What kids do
“Help the caterpillars grow by skip counting!”
- Count by 2s
- Count by 5s
- Count by 10s
How to run it
- Write the numbers in the segments and draw a face on the first one.
- Say the numbers aloud as you go.
- Older kids can try 3s and 4s.
Talk about it
- What pattern do the 5s make?
- Which is fastest to count?
- Where do you see counting by tens?
Take it further
Make a 3s caterpillar.
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