This is the first time that skip counting has been introduced. Skip counting is the process of counting in 25, 5s or any other number. Skip counting in 2s is 2,4,6,8... it is an important concept for students to understand as it leads to early multiplicative thinking in later grade levels where students will use skip counting to solve simple problems such as 'There are 3 baskets with 2 apple in each basket. How many apples are there altogether?' [Answer using skip counting is 2,4,6 there are 6 apples altogether] This is more efficient than counting each apple.
