Skip counting

Skip counting

Pencil and paper
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This task is about skip counting.
a)
 
Fill in the boxes along the track below by adding the number 2 each time.
 
diagram for skip counting starting at 2, then 4
 
b)
Fill in the boxes below by adding the number 10 each time.
 
diagram for skip counting starting at 200
 
c)
Fill in the boxes below by adding the number 20 each time.
 
diagram for skip counting starting at 400
 
Task administration: 
This task is completed with pencil and paper only.
Level:
2
Description of task: 
Students explore multiples of 2, 10, and 20 using repeated addition on a given starting number.
Answers/responses: 
   
Y5 (05/1998)
a) 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20, 22 very easy
b) 210, 220, 230, 240, 250, 260 easy
c) 420, 440, 460, 480, 500, 520 moderate