Skip counting fun!

Raelee is having problems skip counting by 5's to the higher numbers. I am researching things to do with her to help. I found this...I think a bag of m & m's are in order for this game!

Kernel Count!

"Place a small handful of popcorn kernels (or chocolate morsels, mini marshmallows, paper clips, etc.) on the table between you and your child. There should be fewer than 100 pieces of the object.

Both players roll a number cube or a die. The player who rolls the higher number counts out 5 kernels and slides the group to his side of the table. If both players roll the same number, they both roll the number cube again to break the tie.

The players continue to roll the number cube, and each time, the player with the highest number takes a group of 5 kernels.

Keep the groups of 5 separate so that they can be counted by 5s later.

When no more groups of 5 can be made, the players count by 5s to see which player has collected more kernels."

Use a hundreds chart to assist your child in counting by fives. As he selects one group of five, he should color the number 5 on the 100 chart. As he selects the next group of five, he should say 10 and color the ten on the chart. Continue in this manner until all the groups of 5 have been counted.

If your child has difficulty counting by fives independently, you can color the numbers for skip counting by 5 on the 100 chart. At the end of the game, as your child counts his kernels, he can say the highlighted numbers on the chart to help him skip count.

This one is fun too!

1. Get out your favorite manipulative.
2. Put 5 in each hole in a muffin tin.
3. Skip count to find out how many there are in all.