Craft Stick Skip Counting Hands on Activities

You can teach kids to skip count with this fun skip counting hands on activities for kindergarten, pre-k, and first grade students. This visual skip counting activity is a concrete way they can understand what skip counting really means. Use this kindergarten math activity to skip count by 2, skip count by 5, and skip count by 10.

Skip counting hands on activities

Skip counting is a vital skill that kids need to make addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division easier. We start teaching skip counting to kindergartners, grade 1 and even preschoolers by grouping things to counting by 2s, counting by 5s, and counting by 10s. This hands-on skip counting activity is such a great way to teach skip counting to kids! This Craft Stick Skip Counting Activity helps kids visualize the numbers they are “skipping” when they count by 2s, 5s, or 10s. These craft stick bundles help children the somewhat difficult concept of abstract numbers. Kids will love playing and counting with the bundles once they realize they help speed the counting process.

Whether you are a parent, teacher, or homeschooler you will love this way to teach kindergarten math for extra practice, math center in your homeschool, or supplement to your homeschool math curriculum.

Skip counting activity

You just need a few things to make these craft stick counters. These simple tools make the perfect addition to hands-on math time and work well in any math learning center.

You’ll need just a few things to make your craft stick skip counters:

• Jumbo craft sticks
• Pipe cleaners (or rubber bands) in three different colors
• Permanent marker

Skip counting activities

Popsicle stick math activities

Show kids how to practice skip counting to 20 using the craft stick bundles. Show the kids how to they can count each stick individually, or when counted as a bundle, you get to skip numbers and reach your destination number faster.

Skip Counting Activities

Try these fun, skip counting activity ideas to make practicing counting by 2, counting by 3, counting by 5, and counting by 10 fun!

• Free Printable Skip Counting Puzzles 2s-10s or Famous Landmarks Skip Counting Puzzles, Where in the World Skip Counting Puzzles, Monster counting by 4s,  Summer Skip Counting Puzzles, Winter Skip Counting puzzles, Thanksgiving counting puzzles, festive Christmas Skip Counting or  Christmas Skip Counting Puzzles)
• Printable Kite Skip Counting Craft
• Dab the Turkey Math Counting by 10s
• Clip Cards: Counting by 2s and counting by 3s clip cards, bunny skip counting by 2 activity, Count by 3s Halloween math for kindergarten, penguin skip counting strips, animal Counting in 2s and 3s
• or holiday Kindergarten Christmas math activities
• Free Printable Smores Skip Counting Activities
• Printable Skip Counting Activities completing the Sundaes
• Skip Counting Lacing Plates Activity (self-checking)
• Oregon Trail Themed Skip Counting Game
• Hands-on skip counting activities with craft sticks – great visual!
• Pumpkin seed counting activity
• Free Printable Skip Counting Board Game

Skip Counting Worksheets

• Skip Counting Chart Worksheets 1s-15s
• How to teach skip counting with songs, activities, and a counting in 2s, 3s, and 5s game
• Skip count to complete the connect the dots constellations worksheet pdf
• Follow the Path Skip Counting Worksheets
• Polar Animals Skip Counting Worksheets
• Fun Skip Counting Mazes
• Holiday themed – Christmas Skip Counting Worksheets, Fall Math Worksheets to practice skip counting
• Vegetable Skip Counting Dot to Dot Worksheets
• Under the Sea Skip Counting Dot to Dot
• Free Skip Counting Visuals
• Skip Counting Worksheets – counting by 1s to 15s
• Free Printable Skip Counting Posters 1-12 or these skip counting printables posters 1-15s – fantastic visual for elementary age students