Summary
A quick song that skip-counts by fives — 5, 10, 15, 20 — a pattern that shows up on clocks, in nickels, and in tally marks. Handy anytime kids need to count a group faster than by ones.
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Teaching resources
Discussion questions
Discussion
Counting by fives is a fast way to count.
- Where have you seen counting by fives before, like on a clock?
- What number comes after 25 when counting by fives?
- How is counting by fives faster than counting by ones?
Quick work-a-long
Vocabulary: skip count, by fives, clock, nickel
Try it: Count by fives to 50. Count a group of tally marks by fives.