Tens Ladders: Skip Counting by Tens off the Decade

Written by Donna Boucher

Donna has been a teacher, math instructional coach, interventionist, and curriculum coordinator. A frequent speaker at state and national conferences, she shares her love for math with a worldwide audience through her website, Math Coach’s Corner. Donna is also the co-author of Guided Math Workshop.
Freebies | Grades K-2

Skip Counting

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My sweet and sassy 1st-grade team wanted an independent practice activity for skip counting by 10s off the decade. They wanted it to look like the hundred chart, so the kiddos could make the connection to the patterns in the hundred chart. They also wanted it to be differentiated, so they could meet the kiddos at their level. I came up with the ladder activity shown below. Notice that the three versions use the same numbers, but they are increasingly difficult because of the number hint that is shown. I also added a completely blank one you can customize.

You might also like Boo-tiful Skip Counting, another activity for skip counting by 10s off the decade.

skip-counting by tens off the decade
Click here to grab your skip-counting off the decade freebie.

18 Comments

  1. Lisa
    Lisa on October 24, 2012 at 1:00 am

    You my friend….are a genius!!!!

    Live Laugh and Love to Learn

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    • Donna Boucher
      Donna Boucher on October 24, 2012 at 2:18 am

      Thanks, but…um…no! Ha ha. I’m just a certified (maybe certifiable) math geek. 🙂

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  2. Amy B
    Amy B on October 24, 2012 at 10:28 pm

    SOO agree Lisa! I wish you were in my building Donna!! Both this and the Boo-tiful counting by 10’s are AWESOME!!!! It really makes them use the hundreds chart to skip count!! LOVE it!
    Amy Burton

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    • Amy B
      Amy B on October 25, 2012 at 3:38 am

      🙂 I know!!! You are GREAT!!!!!!
      Amy

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    • Donna Boucher
      Donna Boucher on October 24, 2012 at 11:48 pm

      I always love your comments, Amy!! You know I’m just an email away. 🙂

      Reply
  3. Felicia G
    Felicia G on October 26, 2012 at 2:32 am

    I recently took over the math lessons for the first grade team at my school and was struggling (reading is my strength). Your blog has helped me create some awesome common core lesson plans and best of all the studnets love them.

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    • Donna Boucher
      Donna Boucher on October 26, 2012 at 11:13 am

      Thanks so much! Glad to hear that you’re getting into the math groove. 🙂

      Reply
  4. Anonymous
    Anonymous on November 8, 2012 at 2:40 am

    my kids did the tens ladders today in a center…i didn’t have time to go to copy machine, so i just jotted them down on a piece of paper, and had the kids copy my ladders and fill them in on another sheet of their own…they absolutely loved doing it!! and then on the back, they created their own ladders for each other to complete. i could overhear them saying, “man this is fun!”
    thanks for the idea!!

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  5. Sarah Hankinson
    Sarah Hankinson on December 10, 2012 at 11:34 am

    Thanks for the freebie! I found you on Classroom Freebies and am your newest follower!

    Sarah
    Learning is for Superstars

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    • Donna Boucher
      Donna Boucher on December 16, 2012 at 3:55 pm

      You’re welcome, Sarah! I’m following your blog now, too. 🙂

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  6. Anonymous
    Anonymous on January 27, 2013 at 4:26 pm

    Thanks a lot for all those ideas and products.
    A French Teacher

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    • Donna Boucher
      Donna Boucher on January 30, 2013 at 3:24 am

      My pleasure! 🙂

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  7. Jess
    Jess on February 10, 2013 at 8:59 pm

    Thanks so much for the freebie!

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    • Donna Boucher
      Donna Boucher on February 11, 2013 at 2:21 am

      You’re welcome, Jess! 🙂

      Reply
  8. Jessica Rodriguez
    Jessica Rodriguez on May 16, 2018 at 9:17 pm

    Thank you so much for your skip counting ladders. Love them

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  9. Christine
    Christine on September 29, 2020 at 9:15 am

    HI! I saw your Boo-tiful Skip Counting by 10’s sheet but when I clicked for the freebie, it says it’s in your trash on the google drive. Can you help me with this? I’d LOVE to use this resource 🙂 Thank You!

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    • Donna Boucher
      Donna Boucher on September 29, 2020 at 9:59 am

      Thanks for letting me know! I have restored it. 🙂

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  10. Sarah
    Sarah on October 21, 2020 at 3:43 pm

    Thank you so much for these! Great practice for my kiddo who is learning that counting by 10’s isn’t just 10,20, etc – but 13,23, and beyond. It’s helping it click for her!

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