Skip Count Sprint
NEON EDITION: FAST PACED MATHS
On your marks, get set, GO! Skip Count Sprint is a high-speed challenge designed to build fluency in Multiplication Tables.
Targeted at Year 1 to Year 4, this game focuses on recognising patterns in number sequences (skip counting), which is the foundation for learning times tables.
🏃 How to Play
- Start the Race: Your runner is ready. The sequence appears (e.g., 2, 4, 6, ?).
- Identify the Pattern: Recognise that the numbers are going up by 2s.
- Choose the Next Step: Select "8" from the options.
- Sprint!: Every correct answer boosts your speed. Keep the streak alive to set a new record!
📚 Curriculum Focus (Number)
Skip Count Sprint is essential for mastering the National Curriculum Times Tables check:
- Skip Counting Count in multiples of twos, fives and tens (Year 1/2).
- Times Tables Recall and use multiplication and division facts for the 3, 4 and 8 multiplication tables (Year 3).
- Pattern Recognition Solving number problems involving addition and subtraction, and complex sequences.
🧠 From Addition to Multiplication
Skip counting bridges the gap between repeated addition (2 + 2 + 2) and multiplication (3 x 2).
By gamifying this repetition, students internalise the number sequences, making recall automatic rather than calculated.
👨👩👧 Tips for Parents
Rhythmic Counting:
- Count out loud while walking or skipping: "5, 10, 15, 20..."
- Use a 100-square grid to colour in the pattern of 3s or 4s.
- "If a spider has 8 legs, how many legs do 3 spiders have?"
Designed for UK Years 1, 2 & 3. Compatible with White Rose Maths "Multiplication and Division".
