How to count by twos

1. How do you explain skip counting by 2?
2. What is counting in 2s called?

How do you explain skip counting by 2?

In skip counting by twos, a person can count to 10 by only naming every other even number: 2, 4, 6, 8, 10. Combining the base (two, in this example) with the number of groups (five, in this example) produces the standard multiplication equation: two multiplied by five equals ten.

What is counting in 2s called?

Counting in twos is sometimes known as skip-counting. Children learn to improve their counting and basic multiplication skills by counting in multiples of 2.