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Count by 2s, 5s and 10s with the missing numbers scattered through the row — not just at the ends.

If they're still counting by ones, start here.

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Ages
Ages 5–8
What it practises
Counting in groups instead of by ones — the thing that makes times tables feel like a pattern, not a list.
  • · Have them say it out loud while writing. The ear gets there before the eye.
  • · Easiest order: 10s, then 5s, then 2s.
What comes nextMath drillsCounting in groups is the door into times tables.