How it works
This skip counting by 4 chart lights every second even number, 25 stops from 4 to 100. Odd chart rows hold 2 lit squares and even rows hold 3. Each jump carries a short note in the list further down.
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The five endings
The ones digits run 4, 8, 2, 6, 0. Every 5 jumps add 20, so the set comes round again at 24, 44, 64 and 84. The tens digit tells you which endings to expect: an even tens digit goes with 0, 4 or 8, and an odd one with 2 or 6. So 20, 24 and 28 are all stops, while the 30s hold only 32 and 36.
Jumps and the strip
Below the 4 skip counting chart, the list All 25 jumps gives each jump, such as 36 + 4 = 40, its note. In the strip, 3 or 4 of the 7 boxes wait for a number: fill them and press Check.
- Count by 2 as a class and clap on every second number: 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12.
- From a stop ending in 8, go 2 up to the ten, then 2 more: 48, 50, 52.
- For a long number, look at its last two digits: 516 is a stop because 16 is. 526 is not.
Questions and answers
What are the numbers when skip counting by 4s?
Skip counting 4 at a time gives 4, 8, 12, 16, 20, 24, 28, 32, 36, 40 and on in the same way to 100. A chart that ends at 100 holds all 25 stops, and the 1 to 50 chart holds the first 12.
Why does skip counting by fours land on every second even number?
A jump of 4 is two jumps of 2, so the count lands on every second stop of the 2s: 4, 8, 12, with 2, 6 and 10 passed over. Skip counting by 4's (or 4s, the spelling changes nothing) never touches an odd number.
How do I print skip counting by 4 worksheets?
Print 6 counting strips, under the strip, gives six strips of the 4s and a key. Print the chart prints the chart, with empty squares on Blank or Partly blank. Rows of the 4s: Count by 4s to 48 on skip counting worksheets.