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Skip Counting Hopscotch: A Fun Way to Learn Multiplication!

 Do you want your child to be able to practice their multiplication skills during their summer break without having to do a bunch of worksheets? Skip Counting Hopscotch is the perfect blend of movement and learning that helps children practice multiplication strategies while having fun. Whether you're indoors or outdoors, this activity is easy to set up and provides a hands-on way to reinforce number patterns. 


What You’ll Need

  • Indoors: Masking tape
  • Outdoors: Chalk
  • Dice 



How to Play

  1. Introduce Skip Counting: Ask your child to skip count by 2, 3, 4, 5, or 10. Explain how skip counting helps with multiplication and number patterns.
  2. Set Up the Hopscotch Grid: Using masking tape (indoors) or chalk (outdoors), create a hopscotch board with blank squares.
  3. Pick a Skip-Counting Number:
  4. For kids who are new to multiplication: Have your child choose 2, 3, 5, or 10. This is the number they’ll count by as they move through the hopscotch board.
  5. For kids who are more familiar with multiplication: Roll two dice, add the numbers together, and use the sum as the skip-counting number.
  6. For kids who need a multiplication challenge: Roll three dice, add the numbers together, and use the sum as the skip-counting number.
  7. Start the Game: Your child will hop through the squares, calling out the correct skip-counting numbers as they go! 

Extension Activity

Want to challenge your child even more? Give them a number and ask them to determine which skip-counting sequence it belongs to. Encourage them to test different patterns until they find the right answer.

Why Kids Love This Activity (And Parents and Educators Do Too)

Skip Counting Hopscotch combines movement with math, which makes learning more engaging. By reinforcing multiplication concepts through physical activity, kids are more likely to retain information and develop a stronger number sense.

So grab some tape, chalk, and dice, and turn skip counting into a fun family game!

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