2-min Fluency Warm-up — Skip count. Fill in the missing numbers.
Count by 5s (like nickels), then by 10s (like dimes).
Count by 5:
Count by 10:
Fill in the missing 5s facts. Hint: skip count by 5!
Estimate First! Circle MORE or LESS than 25 first, then solve by skip counting.
3 × 5
more than 25 / less than 25
Actual:
7 × 5
more than 25 / less than 25
Actual:
9 × 5
more than 25 / less than 25
Actual:
4 × 5
more than 25 / less than 25
Actual:
Pattern Detective! Look at the 5s answers: 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30...
What digit do 5s answers ALWAYS end in? or
Could 5 × 6 = 32? Circle: YES / NO
How do you know?
What do 10s answers always end in?
Show Two Different Ways — Solve 6 × 5 two ways.
Way 1 (skip count by 5, six times): 5, 10, ___, ___, ___, ___
Way 2 (repeated addition):
6 × 5 =
Which way was faster?