How it works
Skip counting by 6 is counting in half dozens, and every second stop is a whole dozen: 12, 24, 36. This chart lights all 20 stops from 6 to 120, and each jump has a short note in the list further down.
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Where the 6s sit
The ones digits run 6, 2, 8, 4, 0, the even digits in a new order. Every 5 jumps add 30, so 6, 36, 66 and 96 all sit in column 6, each alone in its row, while all the other rows hold 2 stops. Watch the jumps that keep their tens digit, such as 12 to 18, 42 to 48 and 72 to 78.
Jumps and strip
Find 66 + 6 = 72 in the list All 20 jumps, further down, to read its note. The strip gives 7 stops of the count with 3 or 4 boxes left empty. Type the numbers and press Check.
- Draw boxes of 6 eggs and count box by box: 6, 12, 18, 24. Every second box completes a dozen.
- Jump 6 as 10 forward and 4 back: from 48, one row down to 58, then back to 54.
- An even number whose digits add to a multiple of 3 is in the 6s: 114 is, 116 is not.
Questions and answers
How many stops does the count by 6 make before 100?
Sixteen: 6, 12, 18 and on to 96, because the next stop, 102, is past 100. This page opens on 1 to 120, which takes 20 jumps and ends on 10 dozen. Choose 1 to 100 under Numbers on the chart to see the 16.
How do you count by 6 quickly?
Learn the first set, 6, 12, 18, 24, 30, then reuse it: the next sets have the same endings with 30 added, 36 to 60, 66 to 90 and 96 to 120. If the 3s are known, say every second one: 3, 6, 9, 12.
Can I print this as a count by 6 worksheet?
Yes. Print 6 counting strips, under the strip, puts six strips of the 6s on one sheet and the answers on a second. Print the chart gives only the chart. Rows of the count are on skip counting worksheets: pick Count by 6s to 72.