Skip Counting Puzzles | Repeated Addition | Beginning Multiplication

This hands-on resource includes 12 engaging puzzles that introduce and reinforce counting, skip counting, repeated addition, and early multiplication in a developmentally appropriate way. Designed to support concrete understanding, each activity is paired with hands-on manipulatives to help children visualize number patterns and build strong number sense.

To make teaching easy and effective, you’ll also get detailed, step-by-step lesson plans that guide you through how to introduce the concept, expand learning, and explore new extensions using the puzzles.

The puzzles focus on skip counting from 1–12 and feature real-life photographs as a built-in control of error, allowing children to self-check as they assemble each puzzle—perfect for independent practice and Montessori-style learning.

What’s Included:

• 12 skip-counting puzzles (counting by 1s–12s)
• Real-photo control of error for self-checking
• Hands-on manipulatives for concrete modeling
• Teacher-friendly lesson plans (introduce, extend, and explore)

Why Teachers Love This Resource:

• Builds a strong foundation for multiplication through repeated addition
• Encourages visual reasoning and pattern recognition
• Supports independent, self-correcting learning
• Ideal for math centers, small groups, early finishers, or homeschool
• Low-prep and easy to differentiate

This resource makes early multiplication concepts approachable, visual, and engaging—helping young learners move from counting to multiplication with confidence.

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