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The ideas in this place value lesson are taken from the place value ebook that I sell at MathMammoth.com. Only a few examples of each problem type are shown; you should make more problems of each kind for the student.

Skip-counting practice
Free lesson plan from Homeschoolmath.net

1. Fill the chart. Then color yellow
every second number on the number chart
starting at 0. What pattern do you notice?

0	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9
10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19
20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29
30	31							38	39
40	41							48	49
50	51							58	59
60	61							68	69
70	71							78	79
80	81	82	83	84	85	86	87	88	89
90	91	92	93	94	95	96	97	98	99

3. Count by twos.

0, 2, 4, ___, ___, ___, ___, ___, ___, ___, ___, ___, ___

___, ___, ___, ___, ___ , ___, 86, 88,___, ___, ___, ___

___, ___, ___, ___, 35, 37, ___, ___ , ___, ___, ___, ___

4. Fill the chart. Then color yellow
every fourth number on the number chart
starting at 0. It should create a pretty pattern.

0				4

5. Count by fours.

0, 4, ___, ___, ___, ___, ___, ___, ___, ___, ___, ___, ___

52, 56, ___, ___, ___, ___, ___, ___, ___, ___, ___, ___

1, 5, ___, ___, ___, ___, ___, ___, ___, ___, ___, ___

7. Count by tens. What kind of coloring patterns would these create on a number chart?

0, 10, __, ___, ___, ___, ___

___, ___, ___, 65, 75, ___, ___

27, 37, ___, ___, ___, ___, ___

___, 12, ___, 32, ___, ___, ___

8. Count by fives. Use the number chart if you need to. Notice the patterns again!

0, 5, 10, ___, ___, ___, ___, ___, ___, ___, ___, ___

2, 7, 12, ___, ___, ___, ___, ___, ___, ___, ___, ___

51, 56, 51, ___, ___, ___, ___, ___, ___, ___, ___, ___

40, 45, 50, ___, ___, ___, ___, ___, ___, ___, ___, ___

53, 58, 63, ___, ___, ___, ___, ___, ___, ___, ___, ___

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New! Times Tales is now on DVD!

The fast, FUN, and easy way to learn multiplication. Learn the upper times tales in two sittings using mnemonic stories.

Skip-counting practice Free lesson plan from Homeschoolmath.net

Skip-counting practice
Free lesson plan from Homeschoolmath.net