Skip Coloring

1. Overview

“Skip Coloring” practices skip counting by two, five, and ten. Skip counting is a fundamental skill that helps children count groups of objects quickly and learn addition.

“Skip count and color by two!”

2. Materials

3. Activity

Print out the Skip Coloring Board, get a colored pencil, and give it to your child. Color in each multiple of two (2, 4, 6, 8, 10, etc.).

Adult: Color in two.
Child: [Colors in two]
Adult: Now count two more and then color that number.
Child: Three…Four [Colors in four]
Adult: Count two more and color that number in.
Child: Five…Six [Colors in six]
Adult: Keep going.

After the whole board has been colored, tell your child to recite all the numbers she colored.

Adult: Now recite all the colored in numbers!
Child: Two, Four, Six, Eight, Ten, Twelve…Thirty

Once your child masters counting by twos, then print out another board and color in each multiple of five (5, 10, 15, 20, etc.). When the whole board is colored, tell your child to recite all the numbers she colored.

4. Extensions

Once your child has mastered the game, try the following extensions:

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