{"id":15,"date":"2022-04-11T14:10:36","date_gmt":"2022-04-11T14:10:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/3rdclass.deltapublications.in\/?page_id=15"},"modified":"2025-08-19T06:31:33","modified_gmt":"2025-08-19T06:31:33","slug":"a-3-skip-counting-puzzles","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/3rdclass.deltapublications.in\/index.php\/a-3-skip-counting-puzzles\/","title":{"rendered":"A.3 Skip-counting puzzles"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-text-color\" style=\"color:#00056d;text-transform:uppercase\"><strong>Skip-counting puzzles<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:100%\">\n<div style=\"position: relative; width: 100%; height: 0; padding-top: 56.2500%;\n padding-bottom: 0; box-shadow: 0 2px 8px 0 rgba(63,69,81,0.16); margin-top: 1.6em; margin-bottom: 0.9em; overflow: hidden;\n border-radius: 8px; will-change: transform;\">\n  <iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"position: absolute; width: 100%; height: 100%; top: 0; left: 0; border: none; padding: 0;margin: 0;\"\n    src=\"https:\/\/www.canva.com\/design\/DAGv83wKoQE\/RZzZY2DSrnckEC4HH-6cxg\/watch?embed\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" allow=\"fullscreen\">\n  <\/iframe>\n<\/div>\n<a href=\"https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.canva.com&#x2F;design&#x2F;DAGv83wKoQE&#x2F;RZzZY2DSrnckEC4HH-6cxg&#x2F;watch?utm_content=DAGv83wKoQE&amp;utm_campaign=designshare&amp;utm_medium=embeds&amp;utm_source=link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">3 rd class math Skip-counting puzzles<\/a> by Delta publications\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-link-color has-huge-font-size wp-elements-28d136ae4331e7eb05ec8e1cb71ebcde\" style=\"color:#74008b\">key notes :<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-text-color has-link-color has-fixed-layout\" style=\"color:#000020\"><tbody><tr><td>\ud83d\udd37<strong>What is Skip Counting?<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/3rdclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/skip-10-2.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5893\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1.3409090909090908;width:524px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/3rdclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/skip-10-2.webp 600w, https:\/\/3rdclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/skip-10-2-300x225.webp 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-normal-font-size\"><strong>Skip counting<\/strong> means <strong>counting forward or backward by a number other than 1<\/strong>.<br>Instead of saying 1, 2, 3&#8230; we jump in steps:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>2, 4, 6, 8&#8230; (by 2s)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>5, 10, 15, 20&#8230; (by 5s)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>10, 20, 30&#8230; (by 10s)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Skip counting helps us:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-text-color has-link-color has-fixed-layout\" style=\"color:#000020\"><tbody><tr><td>\ud83d\udd22 <strong>Common Skip-Counting Patterns<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><thead><tr><th>Skip by<\/th><th>Pattern<\/th><th>Real-Life Use<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>2<\/td><td>2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12&#8230;<\/td><td>Counting pairs (shoes, eyes)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>3<\/td><td>3, 6, 9, 12, 15, 18&#8230;<\/td><td>Triangle sides, stools<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>4<\/td><td>4, 8, 12, 16, 20&#8230;<\/td><td>Car wheels, legs of animals<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>5<\/td><td>5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30&#8230;<\/td><td>Fingers, coins (\u20b95)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>10<\/td><td>10, 20, 30, 40, 50&#8230;<\/td><td>\u20b910 notes, minutes on a clock<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-text-color has-link-color has-fixed-layout\" style=\"color:#000020\"><tbody><tr><td>\ud83e\udde9 <strong>What Are Skip-Counting Puzzles?<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-foreground-color has-text-color has-link-color has-normal-font-size wp-elements-956a3c39382dcdd2da1a8387f72a1a84\">Skip-counting puzzles are <strong>math problems<\/strong> where some numbers in the skip-counting pattern are missing, and you have to <strong>figure them out<\/strong>.<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-text-color has-link-color has-fixed-layout\" style=\"color:#000020\"><tbody><tr><td>\ud83e\udde0 <strong>Examples of Skip-Counting Puzzles<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-foreground-color has-text-color has-link-color has-normal-font-size wp-elements-833140e16210657be6afad120b124914\">\ud83d\udd38 Puzzle 1: Fill in the Blanks<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>\ud83d\udfe8 3, __, 9, __, 15<br>\ud83d\udc49 Count by 3s<br>\u2705 Answer: 3, <strong>6<\/strong>, 9, <strong>12<\/strong>, 15<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-foreground-color has-text-color has-link-color has-normal-font-size wp-elements-2091e8a8023424a30a8c9ac3ea44f552\">\ud83d\udd38 Puzzle 2: What Comes Next?<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>\ud83d\udfe8 10, 20, 30, ___, ___<br>\ud83d\udc49 Count by 10s<br>\u2705 Answer: 40, 50<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-foreground-color has-text-color has-link-color has-normal-font-size wp-elements-bbf5c4d4d3ba3c4002a230dabcd3ab5d\">\ud83d\udd38 Puzzle 3: Missing Middle Number<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>\ud83d\udfe8 4, ___, 12<br>\ud83d\udc49 Count by 4s<br>\u2705 Answer: 8<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-foreground-color has-text-color has-link-color has-normal-font-size wp-elements-2687085755db8ffb3b2302302c721203\">\ud83d\udd38 Puzzle 4: Find the Pattern<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>\ud83d\udfe8 5, 10, 15, __, 25, __<br>\u2705 Answer: 20, 30<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-text-color has-link-color has-fixed-layout\" style=\"color:#000020\"><tbody><tr><td><strong>\ud83c\udfa8 Visual Example: Skip Counting on a Number Line<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-preformatted\">plaintextCopyEdit<code>Count by 5s:\n0 ---5---10---15---20---25---30\n<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p>Each jump = 5 units<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-text-color has-link-color has-fixed-layout\" style=\"color:#000020\"><tbody><tr><td><strong>\u2728 Fun Activities<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>\ud83d\udd22 <strong>Color the Pattern<\/strong>: Color every 3rd number on a number chart<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\ud83c\udfb2 <strong>Clap &amp; Count<\/strong>: Clap on each skip count by 4<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\ud83e\udde9 <strong>Skip-Count Maze<\/strong>: Only follow the numbers in 5s to reach the treasure!<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\ud83e\ude9c <strong>Step Jump<\/strong>: Walk up stairs while skip counting by 2s or 10s<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-text-color has-link-color has-fixed-layout\" style=\"color:#000020\"><tbody><tr><td><strong>\ud83d\udcdd Practice Time<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-foreground-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-b5e1f4119966fd3d71439d626f2d6327\">\u2714 Fill in the blanks:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>6, __, 18, __, 30 \u2192 (By 6)<br>\u2705 Answer: 12, 24<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>__, 35, 40, __, 50 \u2192 (By 5)<br>\u2705 Answer: 30, 45<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2714 What skip counting pattern is this?<br>\ud83d\udc49 8, 12, 16, 20<br>\u2705 Skip by <strong>4s<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td><strong>\ud83c\udfe0 Home Activity<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>\ud83d\udd0d Look around your home and make skip-count lists:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Count pencils in 2s<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-normal-font-size\">Count books in 5s<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Count tiles in 4s<br>Write the skip-counting pattern in your notebook!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-text-color has-link-color has-fixed-layout\" style=\"color:#000020\"><tbody><tr><td><strong>\ud83e\udde0 Memory Tip:<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-normal-font-size\">\u201cSkip count like a frog!<br>Jump, land, jump again \u2013 don\u2019t hop one by one!\u201d \ud83d\udc38<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"652\" src=\"https:\/\/3rdclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Numbers-and-comparing-1414-\u00d7-900px-1024x652.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2666\" srcset=\"https:\/\/3rdclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Numbers-and-comparing-1414-\u00d7-900px-1024x652.png 1024w, https:\/\/3rdclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Numbers-and-comparing-1414-\u00d7-900px-300x191.png 300w, https:\/\/3rdclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Numbers-and-comparing-1414-\u00d7-900px-768x489.png 768w, https:\/\/3rdclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Numbers-and-comparing-1414-\u00d7-900px.png 1414w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color has-large-font-size wp-elements-aea3cd427078d4359d1d7aa865ca4b82\" style=\"color:#105000\">\ud83d\udd34<strong>Learn with an example<\/strong>\ud83d\udd34<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-background has-large-font-size\" style=\"background-color:#b8d2f9\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p class=\"has-background-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-71850512a4a01b57a78732bbff18eaf5\" style=\"color:#b00012\"><strong>Bernie started at 30. He skip-counted by tens. Could he have said the number 100?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We know that Bernie started at 30 and skip-counted by tens. We want to find out if he could have said the number 100. Try counting like Bernie. Start at 30 and count by tens until you say 100 or go past it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>30 \u27a1\ufe0f 40 \u27a1\ufe0f 50 \u27a1\ufe0f 60 \u27a1\ufe0f 70 \u27a1\ufe0f 80 \u27a1\ufe0f 90 \u27a1\ufe0f 100<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Yes, you say 100. Bernie could have said 100.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-background has-large-font-size\" style=\"background-color:#d5efbb\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p class=\"has-background-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-62f2c1ff8885c288844378fc940c9a5c\" style=\"color:#b00012\"><strong>Levi began at 10. He skip-counted until he reached 20. Could he have been counting by tens?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We know that Levi started at 10 and skip-counted until he got to 20. We want to find out if he could have been counting by tens. Try counting like Levi. Start at 10 and count by tens until you say 20 or go past it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>10, 20<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Yes, you say 20. Levi could have been counting by tens.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-background has-large-font-size\" style=\"background-color:#f6f5ae\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p class=\"has-background-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-2a232ea8b30d94ab8a1b9b9dbccf21f3\" style=\"color:#b00012\"><strong>Marshall started at 15. He skip-counted by fives. Could he have said the number 45?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We know that Marshall started at 15 and skip-counted by fives. We want to find out if he could have said the number 45. Try counting like Marshall. Start at 15 and count by fives until you say 45 or go past it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, 45<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Yes, you say 45. Marshall could have said 45.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-large-font-size\" style=\"color:#d90000\">Let&#8217;s practice!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wordwall.net\/play\/95224\/384\/744\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/3rdclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Worksheet-1-2-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8057\" srcset=\"https:\/\/3rdclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Worksheet-1-2-1.png 500w, https:\/\/3rdclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Worksheet-1-2-1-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/3rdclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Worksheet-1-2-1-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/3rdclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Worksheet-1-2-1-400x400.png 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wordwall.net\/play\/75614\/113\/272\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/3rdclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Worksheet-1-1-1-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8058\" srcset=\"https:\/\/3rdclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Worksheet-1-1-1-1.png 500w, https:\/\/3rdclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Worksheet-1-1-1-1-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/3rdclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Worksheet-1-1-1-1-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/3rdclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Worksheet-1-1-1-1-400x400.png 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Skip-counting puzzles 3 rd class math Skip-counting puzzles by Delta publications key notes : \ud83d\udd37What is Skip Counting? 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