Year 1 Maths: Learn to Skip-Count by Tens

What is Skip-Counting?

Skip-counting means counting by a number instead of counting one by one. When we skip-count by tens, we jump over numbers and say every tenth number.

For example, instead of saying 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, we say 10, 20, 30, 40, and so on.

Why is Skip-Counting Important?

Skip-counting by tens helps us with lots of things in maths. It makes counting faster and easier, especially when we’re working with money or measuring things.

For example, if you have ten apples and you want to count how many you have after getting ten more, you can skip-count: 10, 20, 30!

How to Skip-Count by Tens

1. Start with Zero: Begin your counting at 0.
2. Add Ten Each Time: After 0, say 10. Then keep adding 10 every time: 20, 30, 40, and so forth.
3. Practice Saying: Try to say it out loud. It helps to hear the pattern!

Examples of Skip-Counting by Tens

• 0, 10, 20, 30, 40, 50
• 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60
• 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70

Tips and Tricks

• Use Your Fingers: Count using your fingers! For every 10, hold up one finger.
• Use Objects: Count things like blocks or toys by grouping them in tens. This gives you a visual way to see the numbers.
• Songs and Rhymes: Sing songs that use counting. It can make learning fun!

Questions

Easy Level (Count by tens from 0 to 100)

1. What comes after 0?
2. What comes after 10?
3. What is 20 + 10?
4. What comes after 30?
5. What comes after 40?
6. What is 50 – 10?
7. What comes after 60?
8. What comes after 70?
9. What is 80 – 10?
10. What comes after 90?
11. What is 100 – 10?
12. What is 10 + 10?
13. What comes after 30?
14. What comes after 20?
15. What is 0 + 10?
16. What comes after 10?
17. What comes after 50?
18. What is 70 + 10?
19. What comes after 80?
20. What is 60 – 10?

Medium Level (Count by tens from 0 to 200)

1. What comes after 100?
2. What is 110 – 10?
3. What comes after 130?
4. What is 140 + 10?
5. What comes after 150?
6. What is 160 – 10?
7. What comes after 170?
8. What is 180 + 10?
9. What comes after 190?
10. What is 200 – 10?
11. What is 120 + 10?
12. What comes after 110?
13. What comes after 140?
14. What is 130 – 10?
15. What is 100 + 10?
16. What comes after 160?
17. What is 150 + 10?
18. What comes after 60?
19. What is 190 – 10?
20. What is 180 + 10?

Hard Level (Skip-counting by tens in word problems)

1. If you have 3 packs of 10 stickers, how many stickers do you have?
2. You see 6 groups of 10 ducks. How many ducks are there?
3. If there are 7 bags with 10 sweets each, how many sweets are there?
4. You bought 5 boxes of 10 crayons. How many crayons did you buy?
5. If you see 8 cars with 10 wheels each, how many wheels are there?
6. You collected 9 sets of 10 coins. How many coins do you have?
7. If there are 10 children and each has 10 toys, how many toys are there?
8. You have 4 baskets with 10 apples each. How many apples do you have?
9. If your friend has 11 groups of 10 marbles, how many marbles does your friend have?
10. If there are 12 stacks of 10 books, how many books are there?
11. You see 5 rows of 10 chairs. How many chairs are there?
12. If you have 2 jars and each jar has 10 candies, how many candies do you have?
13. You are planting 3 rows of 10 flowers. How many flowers will you plant?
14. If you have 10 packets of seeds with 10 seeds each, how many seeds do you have?
15. If you buy 7 packs of 10 biscuits, how many biscuits do you have?
16. There are 6 groups of 10 fish. How many fish are there?
17. If your teacher has 9 boxes of 10 crayons, how many crayons are there?
18. You see 8 tables with 10 chairs each. How many chairs are there?
19. If you have 1 ladder with 10 rungs, how many rungs are there?
20. If you save 10 pounds each week for 10 weeks, how much money will you save?

Answers

Easy Level Answers

1. (Skip-counting starts at 0, so the first number is 10.)
2. (After 10 comes 20 when skip-counting by tens.)
3. (20 + 10 equals 30.)
4. (After 30 comes 40 when skip-counting by tens.)
5. (After 40 comes 50.)
6. (50 minus 10 is 40.)
7. (After 60 comes 70.)
8. (After 70 comes 80.)
9. (80 minus 10 is 70.)
10. (After 90 comes 100.)
11. (100 minus 10 is 90.)
12. (10 plus 10 equals 20.)
13. (After 30 comes 40.)
14. (After 20 comes 30.)
15. (0 plus 10 equals 10.)
16. (After 10 comes 20.)
17. (After 50 comes 60.)
18. (After 60 comes 70.)
19. (60 minus 10 is 50.)
20. (60 minus 10 is 50.)

Medium Level Answers

1. (After 100 comes 110.)
2. (110 minus 10 is 100.)
3. (After 130 comes 140.)
4. (140 plus 10 equals 150.)
5. (After 150 comes 160.)
6. (160 minus 10 is 150.)
7. (After 170 comes 180.)
8. (180 plus 10 equals 190.)
9. (After 190 comes 200.)
10. (200 minus 10 is 190.)
11. (120 plus 10 equals 130.)
12. (After 110 comes 120.)
13. (After 140 comes 150.)
14. (130 minus 10 is 120.)
15. (100 plus 10 equals 110.)
16. (After 160 comes 170.)
17. (150 plus 10 equals 160.)
18. (After 60 comes 70.)
19. (190 minus 10 is 180.)
20. (180 plus 10 equals 190.)

Hard Level Answers

1. 30 stickers. (3 packs of 10 stickers equals 30.)
2. 60 ducks. (6 groups of 10 ducks equals 60 ducks.)
3. 70 sweets. (7 bags of 10 sweets equals 70 sweets.)
4. 50 crayons. (5 boxes of 10 crayons equals 50 crayons.)
5. 80 wheels. (8 cars with 10 wheels each equals 80 wheels.)
6. 90 coins. (9 sets of 10 coins equals 90 coins.)
7. 100 toys. (10 children with 10 toys each equals 100 toys.)
8. 40 apples. (4 baskets with 10 apples each equals 40 apples.)
9. 110 marbles. (11 groups of 10 marbles equals 110 marbles.)
10. 120 books. (12 stacks of 10 books equals 120 books.)
11. 50 chairs. (5 rows of 10 chairs equals 50 chairs.)
12. 20 candies. (2 jars with 10 candies each equals 20 candies.)
13. 30 flowers. (3 rows of 10 flowers equals 30 flowers.)
14. 100 seeds. (10 packets with 10 seeds each equals 100 seeds.)
15. 70 biscuits. (7 packs of 10 biscuits equals 70 biscuits.)
16. 60 fish. (6 groups of 10 fish equals 60 fish.)
17. 90 crayons. (9 boxes of 10 crayons equals 90 crayons.)
18. 80 chairs. (8 tables with 10 chairs each equals 80 chairs.)
19. 10 rungs. (1 ladder with 10 rungs has 10 rungs.)
20. 100 pounds. (If you save 10 pounds each week for 10 weeks, you save 100 pounds.)

I hope you enjoy learning to skip-count by tens! Practice makes perfect, and soon you’ll be a skip-counting superstar!