Christmas Count by 5s to 100 Math Lesson Plan & Activities | Skip Counting K-2

Make skip counting by 5s festive, hands-on, and meaningful with this Christmas Count by Fives to 100 math lesson and activity packet!

Designed as a companion resource for Jack and Jill Count by Fives on Candy Hill: A Christmas Adventure, this K–2 lesson takes students on a Christmas math adventure as they build equal groups of 5, skip count to 100, investigate number patterns, make predictions, explain their mathematical thinking, and reflect on their learning. The companion book is sold separately on Amazon.

Students won't simply memorize the counting sequence. Throughout the lesson, they use groups of 5 to develop an understanding of why skip counting works and investigate the repeating ones-digit pattern they discover: 5, 0, 5, 0, 5, 0…

What's Included

• 6-page detailed teacher lesson plan
• Teacher Print & Prep Guide
• Count by Fives to 100 Chart
• Christmas Candy Hill Wonder Chart
• Fill the Stockings by Fives hands-on activity
• 20 Christmas candy cards with exactly 5 candies in each group
• Count by Fives to 100 Student Recording Sheet
• Pattern Detective activity
• Class Stocking Challenge & Prediction activity
• Exit Ticket and Student Confidence Check

Skills Practiced

• Skip counting by 5s to 100
• Building and counting equal groups of 5
• Recognizing multiples of 5 and the repeating 5 and 0 ones-digit pattern
• Connecting equal groups to repeated addition
• Predicting and checking mathematical totals
• Explaining mathematical reasoning, partner discussion, and peer checking
• Goal setting and self-assessment

The lesson includes opportunities for student choice, mathematical discussion, purposeful questioning, wait time, peer feedback, formative assessment, differentiation, student leadership, and reflection. Support and extension options are included for Kindergarten, 1st Grade, and 2nd Grade learners.

Grade Levels: K–2 • Primary Math Focus: Grade 2 • Theme: Christmas / Winter Math

Use with or without the book. The activities can also be used independently as a festive Christmas skip-counting lesson.

Perfect for: Christmas math • December math • whole-group instruction • small groups • math centers • homeschool • intervention • enrichment • holiday learning

Bring a little Christmas magic to math while helping young learners discover that counting by fives is more than a chant—it's a pattern they can see, build, explain, and use.