Full Lyrics
Five, ten, fifteen, twenty
Skip count slowly, skip count plenty
Twenty-five, thirty, thirty-five
Math feels fun and comes alive
Forty, forty-five, fifty too
Keep on counting, me and you
Fifty-five, sixty, here we go
Counting by fives helps children grow
About This Song
Skip Counting by 5 Song helps children move beyond basic counting and notice useful number patterns. Counting by fives is one of the first skills that prepares kids for multiplication, clocks, and money.
Parents often use songs like this because repetition makes math feel less abstract. Instead of memorizing a list in silence, children hear a pattern again and again until it starts to feel natural.
This kind of song also works well for movement. Kids can clap every fifth number, tap their knees, or count objects in small groups while they sing.
Why Parents Find This Song Useful
A song about counting by fives is practical because children meet this pattern in daily life. They see it on clocks, in bundles of coins, and later in multiplication tables.
A simple activity is to place 5 blocks in a row, then 10, then 15, and sing each number as your child points to the groups. That makes the page more interactive and easier to remember.