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Count by Fives (Skip Counting Songs)

From The Singing Walrus · 2016

Count by Fives (Skip Counting Songs)
2 min1st2ndMath
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Summary

A second count-by-fives song with a fresh melody, taking the pattern up toward one hundred. More reps for a skill kids use for telling time and counting money.

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All ages

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Teaching resources

Discussion questions

Discussion

Counting by fives can go all the way to 100.

  1. What are the last two numbers you say counting by fives to 100?
  2. Do the numbers you say always end in 5 or 0?
  3. How could fives help you count minutes on a clock?

Quick work-a-long

Vocabulary: skip count, fives, ends in 5 or 0

Try it: Count by fives to 100. Read the minutes on a clock face by fives.