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Balloon Bop: Skip Counting

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Practice counting in patterns and skip counting by 1, 5, and 10. Once the patterns have been taught, teams of 5 or 6 learners -- holding hands in circles -- skip count each time they collectively bounce a balloon up into the air. Early primary collaborative learning at its best: children must work together, and they get to move and play. 

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counting by 1, counting, skip counting by 10, skip counting by 2, skip counting by 5

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count by 1, skip count by 10, skip count by 2, skip count by 5, math
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Grade
K - 3rd
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Math
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For Teacher Use
Duration
1 hr
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