This skip counting worksheet for 2nd Grade covers skip counting and comparing numbers (Common Core 2.NBT.A.2, 2.NBT.A.4), with a free PDF to print.
These 22 problems practice skip counting and comparing numbers within 1,000 (Common Core 2.NBT.A.2 and 2.NBT.A.4). Count by 5s, 10s and 100s, forward and backward, and use number lines to see the jumps. Then compare three-digit numbers with the signs >, < and =. The last problems are word problems and puzzles.
Grade 2 · Common Core State Standards: 2.NBT.A.2, 2.NBT.A.4
Skip counting worksheet: exercises 1 to 10
Exercise 1 – Count by 5s
Fill in the missing numbers on the number line.
Each jump is 5.
Exercise 2 – Count by 10s
Count by 10s. Write the next two numbers: \(120, 130, 140, ___, ___\)
Exercise 3 – Count by 100s
Count by 100s. Fill in the missing numbers: \(300, 400, ___, ___, 700\)
Exercise 4 – Next by 5s
Count by 5s. What number comes after \(275\)?
Exercise 5 – Missing number
Count by 10s. Find the missing number: \(480, 490, ___, 510\)
Exercise 6 – Count back by 10s
Count back by 10s. Fill in the blanks: \(360, 350, ___, ___\)
Exercise 7 – Count the jumps
Mei hops along the number line. Each jump is 5. How many jumps does she make to get from 0 to 30?
Count each jump.
Exercise 8 – Compare two numbers
Write >, < or = in the blank: \(245 ___ 254\)
Exercise 9 – Compare close numbers
Write >, < or = in the blank: \(600 ___ 599\)
Exercise 10 – Same number
Write >, < or = in the blank: \(318 ___ 318\)
Exercises 11 and up
Exercise 11 – Compare with blocks
Write >, < or = to compare the blocks. Top: 412. Bottom: 421.
Top: 412. Bottom: 421.
Exercise 12 – Write a sentence
Compare \(706\) and \(670\). Write a number sentence with >, < or =.
Exercise 13 – Order the numbers
Write the numbers from least to greatest: \(482, 428, 842\)
Exercise 14 – Greatest number
Which number is greatest? \(509, 590, 95\)
Exercise 15 – Count the nickels
Each nickel is worth 5 cents. Count by 5s to find how many cents 8 nickels are worth.
8 nickels.
Exercise 16 – Boxes of paper
A school buys boxes of paper. Each box has 100 sheets. Count by 100s to find how many sheets are in 7 boxes.
Exercise 17 – Cross 300
Count by 10s from 280 to 320. Write the missing numbers.
Each jump is 10.
Exercise 18 – Find the rule
Look at the pattern: \(115, 120, 125, 130\). Write the rule and the next number.
Exercise 19 – Stamp collections
Liam has 345 stamps. Aisha has 354 stamps. Who has more stamps? Write a number sentence to show it.
Exercise 20 – Jumping jacks
Sofia counts jumping jacks by 10s. She starts at 150. What is the fifth number she says?
Exercise 21 – Mystery digit
Find the least digit that can go in the blank to make the sentence true. The blank is the tens digit of 4_2, so the number is between 402 and 492. The sentence is: the number 4_2 is greater than 463.
Exercise 22 – Count back by 100s
Count back by 100s. Fill in the blanks: \(900, ___, ___, 600\)
Key facts behind this skip counting worksheet
Key facts
Skip counting adds the same amount each time.
Counting by 5s makes the ones digit 0 or 5.
Counting by 10s changes the tens digit; counting by 100s changes the hundreds digit.
Compare hundreds first, then tens, then ones.
The signs are > (greater than), < (less than) and = (equal to).
How to use this skip counting worksheet
Work through the exercises in order: they go from simple to challenging. Write every step on paper, then compare with the solutions page and redo any exercise you missed the next day.
