Christmas Skip Counting

Christmas Skip Counting is a digital download, printable, pdf file that is 8 pages long.

The worksheet consist of counting groups of Christmas Holiday pictures such as Santa and Mrs. Claus, Reindeer, Christmas Trees, Angels, and more. There are problems for counting by 2's, 3's, 4's, and 5's. The student is asked "How many groups of (two, three, four, or five) of the Christmas picture are there?", "How many are there total?", and "________X ________ = ________" .

The skill developed in this worksheet is called skip counting. Skip counting is considered an important developmental milestone and a necessary tool for understanding more advanced mathematical concepts, that additive thinking limits, such as fractions and proportional reasoning. Obviously, those mathematical skills come in time, but an early exposure to skip counting helps the mind to develop and visualize the construction and coordination of units. Skip counting exposes the child to a more concrete understanding of multiplication and what is happening with that.

To help your students with these worksheets, it is good to skip count with them, and then show them the pictures to make the concept clear.