Count by 10 (Skip Counting by 10s)

Count by 10

Here we will show you how to count by 10, discuss counting by 10 patterns, and tell you why knowing how to count by 10 matters. To start off, note that Count by 10 means counting in 10s, or count by tens, and it is also called skip counting by 10.

How to count by 10
Normally, we would count by 1 like this: 1, 2, 3, 4, etc., but when we count by 10, we count 10, 20, 30, 40, and so on.

In other words, to count in intervals of 10 or skip counting by 10, we start with 10 and then add 10 to get the next number, and then continue adding 10 to the previous number to keep counting by 10, like this:

10
10 + 10 = 20
20 + 10 = 30
30 + 10 = 40
40 + 10 = 50
...

You can of course skip count by 10 forever, so it is impossible to make a list of all numbers, but below is a Count by 10 Chart of the first 100 numbers to get you started.

Looking at the chart above, you will see that the first column has the first ten numbers you get when you skip count by 10, the second column has the next ten numbers you get when you skip count by 10, and so forth.

Count by 10 Patterns
We organized the Skip Counting by 10s Chart above in 10 rows and 10 columns so you can easily identify patterns.

Skip counting always creates patterns. Figuring out these patterns may help you if want to count by 10, but don't have the Counting by 10s Chart above. Obviously, one pattern with counting by 10s is that the number increases by 10.

Furthermore, if you look at each row above, each number in the row has the same last digit (ones place). That means that every tenth number has the same last digit.

If you look down the columns, you will see that the last digit (ones place) repeats itself in blocks of 1 over and over. The pattern of the last digit when you count by 10 goes 0 and 0 and so on for as long as you count by 10.

Why Count by 10?
We think that understanding and learning about skip counting by 10 is important, because it teaches you how the arithmetic operations fit together. Below are some examples of what we mean.

When you count by ten, you are also creating a list of multiples of 10 that you can use in math when you need the least common multiple. 10 times n equals the nth multiple or skip count of 10.

When you skip count by 10, you are also creating a list of numbers that 10 is divisible by. On top of that, skip counting by 10 is the same as making the 10 times table.

Skip Counting
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Count by 11
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