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2.NBT.A.2

Skip Counting Worksheets for 2nd Grade

Skip-counting practice by 2s, 5s, and 10s on number-line subway routes, including routes that cross a hundreds boundary.

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Skill Focus

What this worksheet practices

Skip counting is more than saying a chant. In Grade 2 it supports number-chart patterns, place value, money, time, and early array thinking. This worksheet asks students to fill missing terms so they must track the rule instead of reciting from the beginning every time.

The subway route metaphor helps students see skip counting as equal jumps on a number line: each train moves by the same step, and missing stations can be found by adding that step from the previous stop. Routes near 100 and beyond are included so students practice carrying the pattern across a new hundred instead of restarting the count.

If a child loses the pattern, have them underline the step size and say each jump aloud: plus 5, plus 5, plus 5. A number line or hundred chart can help, but the goal is for students to see the repeated change between neighboring terms.

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Worked Examples

How to approach this skill

Skip counting practice is easier to review when the student can explain the steps, not just the answer.

01

12, 17, __, 27, __, 37

  1. The step is +5.
  2. 12 + 5 = 17, and 17 + 5 = 22.
  3. The missing numbers are 22 and 32.
02

34, __, 38, __, 42

  1. The numbers count by 2s.
  2. 34, 36, 38, 40, 42.
  3. The missing numbers are 36 and 40.
03

120, 130, __, 150

  1. The pattern adds 10 each time.
  2. 130 + 10 = 140.
  3. The missing number is 140.
Problem Mix

What appears on the page

These sample prompts come from this worksheet set's structured item data.

1 Skip counting

12, 17, ____, 27, ____, 37

2 Skip counting

34, ____, 38, ____, 42

3 Skip counting

120, 130, ____, 150, 160, ____

4 Skip counting

7, ____, 17, 22, ____, 32

5 Skip counting

48, 50, ____, 54, 56, ____

6 Skip counting

260, ____, 280, ____, 300

7 Skip counting

15, 20, 25, ____, ____, 40

8 Skip counting

82, 84, ____, 88, ____

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FAQ

Skip counting questions

Which skip-counting patterns are included?

The worksheet includes patterns by 2s, 5s, and 10s.

Why include routes that cross 100?

Crossing a hundreds boundary checks whether students understand the skip-counting step and place value pattern, not just a memorized chant below 100.

Why are some starting numbers not 0?

Starting in the middle checks whether the child understands the step, not just the memorized chant.

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