L2 – WWW – Y2 Counting in Steps of 5

Working Without Worksheets – Year 2 Lesson: Count in Steps of 5 Support your Year 2 pupils as they learn to count in 5s with this practical Working Without Worksheets lesson pack. Designed for classrooms where worksheets are avoided or discouraged, this resource helps children build fluency and reasoning skills through hands-on tasks, visual models, and book-based recording. The lesson begins with a recap starter, counting forwards and backwards in 5s using familiar contexts like fingers on one hand, starfish, or coins. Pupils then use counters and objects grouped into 5s to explore multiples, before practising jumping in 5s along a number line. Independent work encourages children to draw number lines in their books and label the multiples of 5, reinforcing neat recording and presentation. The plenary uses quick-fire questioning and reasoning prompts to consolidate understanding. What’s Included in the Pack? ✔ Full teacher planning with objectives, key questions, and plenary guidance ✔ Starter activity: count in 5s forwards and backwards within 50 ✔ Practical task: group objects or counters into 5s and count them aloud ✔ Interactive task: practise skip-counting by jumping along a number line in 5s ✔ Independent recording: draw and label multiples of 5 in maths books ✔ Plenary: quick-fire questions and reasoning prompts ✔ No worksheets—children record directly in their books Why Teachers Love This Resource: ✔ Hands-on lesson with practical grouping and number line activities ✔ Builds secure understanding of multiples of 5 ✔ No photocopying—completely worksheet-free ✔ Encourages independence through book-based recording Curriculum Links (Year 2: Number and Place Value): This lesson supports pupils to: ✔ Count in steps of 5 forwards and backwards from 0 ✔ Recognise and represent multiples of 5 using objects and number lines ✔ Develop fluency and reasoning through practical and written activities ✔ Record multiples of 5 confidently in their own books Whether introduc