Skip Counting - Progression Points

Dimension

Level

Progression Point

Number

0.5

• Use of one-to-one correspondence and numbers 1 to 10 when counting

1.0 Standard

… Students count the size of small sets using the numbers 0 to 20.

They use one-to-one correspondence to identify when two sets are equal in size and when one set is larger than another.

1.25

• Counting forwards and backwards by 1 from starting points between 1 and 100

1.5

• Counting by 2s, 5s and 10s from 0 to a given target, and recognition of the associated number patterns; for example, 7, 9, 11 …

1.75

• Counting by 1s, 10s and 100s from 0 to 1000

2.0 Standard

… Students skip count by 2s, 4s and 5s from 0 to 100 starting from any natural number.

2.5

• Automatic recall of number facts from 2, 5 and 10 multiplication tables

3.0 Standard

... Students skip count forwards and backwards, from various starting points using multiples of 2, 3, 4, 5, 10 and 100.