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Year 1 Numbers - Counting in Fives
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Year 1 Numbers - Counting in Fives

In KS1 Maths, count in fives using hands, tally marks, and number lines. Spot the pattern: numbers end in 0 or 5 when skip counting by 5.

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Fascinating Fact:

High five hands. One hand is 5 fingers. Two hands are 10. Count 5, 10, 15 using fingers.

In KS1 Maths, children learn to skip count in fives using fingers, tally marks, and number lines. This builds quick addition, helps read minutes on clocks, and supports early multiplication.

  • Skip counting: Counting by a number that is not 1, such as 5, 10, 15, 20.
  • Tally marks: Quick lines grouped in fives to show a total.
  • Pattern: A repeating rule in numbers, like endings 0 or 5 when counting in fives.
How do I teach counting in fives to Year 1?

Begin with hand prints or gloves, then a number line. Point and say 5, 10, 15, 20, clapping on each jump of five.

Why do numbers end in 0 or 5 when counting in fives?

Each step adds five, so the ones digit alternates 5, 0, 5, 0. Children can spot and rely on this repeating pattern.

How does counting in fives help with time?

The minute marks around a clock are groups of five. Knowing 5, 10, 15 helps read minutes past the hour.

Question 1
Continue this sequence:
45, 40, 35, 30
25, 20, 15, 10, 5
35, 40, 45, 50, 55
39, 38, 37, 36, 35
30, 20, 10, 0
Each number is five less than the one before it
Question 2
Which of these sets all are part of the five times table?
24, 35, 50, 55, 67
15, 25, 65, 45, 70
80, 70, 66, 55, 44
20, 34, 46, 57, 68
Numbers in the five times table must always end with a 5 or 0
Question 3
Numbers in the five times table always end with __?
5 or 7
5 or 9
2 or 4
5 or 0
Numbers in the five times table always end in 5 or 0, even if it's a big number like 4325!
Question 4
Which numbers are missing from this sequence:
20, 25, __, 35, 40, __, 50
30, 40
25, 30
30, 45
35, 45
Looking at the numbers on either side of the missing number might help
Question 5
Which numbers are missing from this sequence:
40, __, 50, 55, __, 65, 70, __
45, 60, 75
50, 60, 70
45, 55, 65
40, 45, 50
The number before the missing one is 5 less
Question 6
Which number should come at the end of this sequence:
75, 80, 85, 90, 95, __?
10
96
80
100
100 is 5 more than 95
Question 7
What are the next three numbers in this sequence:
45, 50, 55, 60, 65, __, __, __
65, 66, 67
65, 75, 85
66, 67, 68
70, 75, 80
Each number is 5 more than the one before it
Question 8
What is the next number in this sequence:
5, 10, 15, 20, __
25
21
19
12
25 is five more than 20
Question 9
What are the next two numbers in this sequence:
25, 30, 35, 40, __, __
50, 60
41, 42
45, 50
45, 55
Each number increases by 5
Question 10
What is happening in this sequence:
65, 60, 55, 50, 45, 40
The numbers are going up
The numbers are all even
The numbers are going down, not up
The numbers are going up in twos
Each time, the numbers become five less than the one before
You can find more about this topic by visiting BBC Bitesize - Count in 5s

Author:  Angela Smith (Primary School Teacher & KS1 Quiz Writer)

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