Free Beach Skip Counting Strips & Worksheet

Skip counting is a skill that works in to many different areas. You use it for repeat addition and multiplication. Skip counting is a great way to start with one math area and work in another math area.

The free beach skip counting strips are a great way to work on these skills. They come in shells for a summer theme.

I always get requests for more skip counting, and these are one fun way to do skip counting for the summer.

Free Beach Skip Counting Strips & Worksheet - with 4 skip counting strips for each number you are skip counting by with skip counting forward and skip counting backward with a fun recording worksheet for the beach skip counting strips. - 3Dinosaurs.com

This is a great addition to the skip counting printables and beach printables on the site.

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What is Skip Counting?

Skip counting is counting forward or backward by a number other than 1.

So that would be like skip counting by 2 and you would have the numbers 2, 4, 6, 8, 10 etc.

A lot of skip counting is also part of repeat addition and multiplication.

You skip count four times by two 2, 4, 6, 8. You get eight as the ending number. It is the same as 2+2+2+2=8 or 2×4=8.

Beach Skip Counting Strips Printable

There are four beach skip counting strips for each of the numbers in the set. You have two strips that skip count forward and two and skip count backward. This allows you to work on a mix counting with the same number.

You have skip counting for numbers 1 to 12. Each strip has three numbers for kids to use to figure out the skip counting pattern. And then write the next two numbers in the pattern.

Beach Skip Counting Worksheet Printable

You have a matching worksheet to use with the skip counting strips. This allows you to make a fun skip counting center and record the numbers you are skip counting by.

Things to use with the Beach Skip Counting Strip Printables

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Ways to Use the Beach Skip Counting Strip Printable

You will see a few ways to use these beach skip counting strip printables.

Laminate the Beach Skip Counting Strips Printables

It is recommended that you print on cardstock and laminate the skip counting strips. You can cut the strips out and laminate or laminate and then cut the strips.

You can see we laminate and then cut the strips out. If you laminate and cut out, I recommend cutting the strips with scissors. This will help prevent the lamination from pilling.

Setting up a Skip Counting Center

You can set up a skip counting center with these printables. You can pick any skip counting strips you want to use. You can see some of the skip counting strips below. Plus as help you can use the skip counting bookmarks as a help.

Writing on the Skip Counting Strips

If you have laminated skip counting strips, you can use a dry erase marker to write the next two numbers in the pattern. They can leave the numbers on there for you to see or clean them off after they are done.

Use Skip Counting Tiles to Make Skip Counting Clips for the Strips

If you want to make a fun clip the number game, you can use the skip counting tiles for some of the skip counting strips.

You can print the numbers out and then tape them on a clothespin. This allows kids to clip the numbers that comes next in the skip counting pattern.

Store the Skip Counting Strips on a Ring

If you are going to use the skip counting strips a lot you can store them on rings. We used a hole punch and then put the strips we wanted to use on a ring. This also helps keep the strips together when doing a center.

Using the Skip Counting Strips & Worksheet for a Learning Center

A new page for this skip counting trips set is the worksheet. You can use the worksheet to make more into a learning center or use the strips with a bigger group of kids.

You give them the strips you want, and then they work on skip counting and write out the start and finish the skip counting pattern.

What you will find in the Free Beach Skip Counting Strip Printables

Shell Skip Counting Strips
4 skip counting strips for each number
Two strips skip counting forward
Two Strips skip counting backward
Skip Counting by 1, Skip Counting by 2, Skip Counting by 3, Skip Counting by 4, Skip Counting by 5, Skip Counting by 6, Skip Counting by 7, Skip Counting by 8, Skip Counting by 9, Skip Counting by 10, Skip Counting by 11, and Skip Counting by 12
Recording worksheet for the skip counting strips
13 pages

$Free Beach Skip Counting Strips - a fun shell skip counting printable with skip counting from 1 to 12 for kids to work on skip counting forward and backward with a fun recording sheet - 3Dinosaurs.com$

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More Skip Counting Strips for Kids

The Space Theme Skip Counting Strips are great! They have some numbers at the start and then you fill in the rest. They work on numbers 1 to 12 with 6 options for each number.

There is also a fun Fall Skip Counting Strips you can check out as well. They have an apple or pumpkin set you can use.

There is also some great Heart Skip Counting Strips. They skip count forward and backward from 1 to 12.

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