teaching resource

Skip Counting by 1, 2, 5 and 10 Sorting Activity

Updated: 09 Aug 2023

Set up this sorting activity as a small group or rotation task for your students to practise thier skip counting skills.

Editable: Google Slides
Non-Editable: PDF
Pages: 1 Page
Years: 1 - 2

Curriculum

VC2M1A01

Recognise, continue and create pattern sequences, with numbers, symbols, shapes and objects including Australian coins, formed by skip counting, initially by twos, fives and tens
VC2M2A01

Recognise, describe and create additive patterns that increase or decrease by a constant amount, using numbers, shapes and objects, and identify missing elements in the pattern

teaching resource

Skip Counting by 1, 2, 5 and 10 Sorting Activity

Updated: 09 Aug 2023

Set up this sorting activity as a small group or rotation task for your students to practise thier skip counting skills.

Editable: Google Slides
Non-Editable: PDF
Pages: 1 Page
Years: 1 - 2

Set up this sorting activity as a small group or rotation task for your students to practise thier skip counting skills.

Skip Counting (Multiplication Strategy) Sorting Activity

Students will love practising their skip counting and multiplying skills while playing this fun sorting card game.

Use this set as a Maths rotation or other small group activity, or add it to your collection of games for free-choice activities or wet weather lunches.

Included in this download is:

an instruction sheet
sorting game boards for 2 players or 2 teams (green and pink)
16 number sequence cards
an answer key

How to Play this Skip Counting Sorting Activity

Begin by placing the larger cards side by side in order: 1s, 2s, 5s, 10s. You will be sorting the cards based on how they are counted.
Player 1 is pink background; Player 2 is green background
Player 1 draws a card
Player 1 determines what the card is counting by: 1s, 2s, 5s, or 10s
If Player 1 is correct, they put the card in the correct column on THEIR colour cards
If Player 1 is incorrect, they put the card back into the deck.
Player 2 draws a card and repeats steps 3-6
Play continues until one of the players’ boards is full with 4 cards each.

Easily Prepare This Skip Counting Activity

Use the dropdown icon on the Download button to choose between the PDF or Google Slides version of this resource. An answer key is also included with this download.

Print on cardboard for added durability and longevity. Place all pieces in a folder or large envelope for easy access.

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Curriculum

VC2M1A01

Recognise, continue and create pattern sequences, with numbers, symbols, shapes and objects including Australian coins, formed by skip counting, initially by twos, fives and tens
VC2M2A01

Recognise, describe and create additive patterns that increase or decrease by a constant amount, using numbers, shapes and objects, and identify missing elements in the pattern

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