Skipping on Cloud Nine

Lesson Plan - Get It!

Audio:

Time to skip count by nines!

When you skip count by 9s, you go from 9 to 18 to 27 to 36 and keep going.

Check out this fun sing-along about skip counting by 9s.

Now, look at the skip-counting chart below.

• Can you see what number to hop to after 9 when skip counting by 9s?

That's right! 18.

Now, try skip-counting by 9 to the next number.

• Did you find it?

It's 27! Great work!

Keep practicing!

See how far you can skip count by 9s.

Skip Counting and Multiplication

• Do you know skip counting and multiplication are best buddies?

Time to find out why!

Multiplication is a super-fast way to add the same number again and again.

When you skip count by 9s, it's just like multiplying by 9!

For example, if you skip count to 9, it is just like saying 9 x 1.

Wow!

If you skip count to 27, it is just like saying 9 x 3.

If you skip count to 36, it is just like saying 9 x 4.

So cool!

Look at the multiplication chart below.

• Can you see why skip counting by 9s and multiplication are best buddies?

Skip counting by 9 is just like multiplying by 9!

Next, sing along with a fun multiplication song!

Way to go, math superstar!

Now, hop over to the Got It? section for more math fun!