--- title: "Skip Counting (4s, 8s, 50s, 100s)" description: "Count from 0 in multiples of 4, 8, 50, and 100" canonical: https://lightmysky.com/learn/mathematics/skip-counting-4s-8s-50s-100s-mt_IzQvs7k_sE source: https://lightmysky.com/learn/mathematics/skip-counting-4s-8s-50s-100s-mt_IzQvs7k_sE.md retrieved: 2026-10-19 --- > **Agent view.** This is the Markdown twin of the page, for tools and assistants. > When to use this site, and the call that answers each job: https://lightmysky.com/agent-instructions.md > API description (OpenAPI 3.1): https://lightmysky.com/openapi.json · Authentication: https://lightmysky.com/auth.md > Pricing: https://lightmysky.com/pricing.md · Catalog: https://lightmysky.com/llms.txt · Full catalog: https://lightmysky.com/llms-full.txt > Every machine-readable file on this domain: https://lightmysky.com/.well-known/ai-catalog.json > Ask for Markdown with `Accept: text/markdown`, a `.md` address, or `?mode=agent`. # Skip Counting (4s, 8s, 50s, 100s) Count from 0 in multiples of 4, 8, 50, and 100 Subject: Mathematics · Area: Counting & Cardinality · Ages 7 to 8 Page: https://lightmysky.com/learn/mathematics/skip-counting-4s-8s-50s-100s-mt_IzQvs7k_sE ## Ready when they can - Recite the multiples of 4 from 0 to at least 48 - Recite the multiples of 8 from 0 to at least 96 - Count in steps of 50 and 100 from 0 to 1000 ## Lesson: Skip Counting: 4s, 8s, 50s, and 100s You already know how to count by 2s: 2, 4, 6, 8. Skip counting just means counting in equal jumps, and today your jumps get bigger. You will count by 4s, 8s, 50s, and 100s. *(drawing: Each hop jumps over 4 numbers: 0, 4, 8, 12, 16, 20.)* **Example.** Zara has 3 bags of 8 blocks each. She skip counts by 8s to find the total: 8, 16, 24. She has 24 blocks in all. *(drawing: Start at 350. Each jump adds 100: 350, 450, 550, 650.)* **Tip.** Counting by 50s works like counting by 100s, but each jump is only half as big: 50, 100, 150, 200, 250. However big the jump is, always add the same number every time. **Recap.** Skip counting means adding the same jump size every time, whether that jump is 4, 8, 50, or 100. ## Practice 17 questions on this page, each with its working shown. ## Needs first - [Counting in 2s, 5s and 10s](https://lightmysky.com/learn/mathematics/counting-in-2s-5s-and-10s-mt_nvdpxAJTBG) ## Opens up - [Extending Table Patterns](https://lightmysky.com/learn/mathematics/extending-table-patterns-mt_2jbUekyTu4) - [Counting in 6s](https://lightmysky.com/learn/mathematics/counting-in-6s-mt_7rJM8eWUfw) - [Times tables (age 7+)](https://lightmysky.com/learn/mathematics/times-tables-age-7-mt_wQ89AEXhz3)