Basic 4Mathematics18 min

Number Chart and Skip Count Trails

Tracing number positions and skip-count routes on a school notice chart.

Find numbers around a given number and move in equal jumps.

A class monitor has a chart of school donation totals. Use the chart rows and columns to find numbers near a chosen total, then skip count by 50s and 100s.

Number Chart and Skip Count Trails illustration

Tracing number positions and skip-count routes on a school notice chart.

Start at 240 and skip count forward by 50 five times.

  1. Add 50 to 240 to land on 290, then keep making the same jump.
  2. The trail is 290, 340, 390, 440, 490. Equal jumps make the pattern predictable.