Counting in 6s
Count in multiples of 6, 7, 9, 25, and 1000
What a learner can do afterwards
- Recite the multiples of 6 from 0 to at least 72
- Recite the multiples of 7 from 0 to at least 84
- Count in steps of 25 from 0 to 1000 and in steps of 1000 up to 10,000
1 · Read
You already know how to skip count: jump the same amount every time. Now you will use that same skill with bigger jumps: 6, 7, 25, and 1000.
Mia packs eggs into cartons. Each carton holds 7 eggs. She counts the cartons by 7s: 7, 14, 21, 28.
Numbers in steps of 25 always end in 25, 50, 75, or 00. Numbers in steps of 1000 just grow one more thousand each time, like 1000, 2000, 3000.
Skip counting means jumping by the same number every time, whether that jump is 6, 7, 25, or 1000.
More to read
Multiples of a number
Multiples of 6 grow by 6 each step: 6, 12, 18, 24, 30 and on to 72. Saying them aloud builds the rhythm.
Each multiple is 6 times a counting number. The 7th multiple is 7 x 6 = 42 and the 12th is 12 x 6 = 72.
1.1: Whole Numbers
Whole numbers line up for skip counting. Counting by 7s goes 7, 14, 21, 28 up to 84. Counting by 25s goes 25, 50, 75 up to 1000.
Big jumps work the same way: 1000, 2000, 3000 climbs to 10000. The step stays constant every time.
1.1 Introduction to Whole Numbers
Whole numbers start at 0 and climb without end. Skip counting hops over the numbers between landings.
Landing on 54 means 9 hops of 6, because 9 x 6 = 54. Multiplication and skip counting are the same trip.
5 Ways to Teach the Multiplication Tables to Your Child
Learning tables sticks best in small daily chunks. Chant one row, like the 6s, until it flows without pauses.
Link each fact to a picture: 6 egg boxes of 6 eggs show 36. Patterns plus pictures beat plain drill.
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