Skip Counting by 5s

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Skip counting by 5s means counting forwards or backwards by adding 5 each time.

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Skip counting by 5s means counting forwards or backwards by adding 5 each time. For example, if you start at 0 and skip count by 5s, you say 0, 5, 10, 15, and so on. This helps us quickly add groups of 5. You can also skip count backwards: 20, 15, 10, 5, 0!

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