Four sticks and one across
A gate of five is counting by fives before skip counting has a name. A child who sees a bundle as five, without counting the sticks, has the idea — and needs it for every tally chart and survey after.
Count the bundles first, then the sticks.
A tally marks worksheet generator, printable as a PDF. Eighteen to a page: count the tally marks and write the number, draw the tally marks for a number, or a mix of both. Numbers go to 10, 20 or 30, and every multiple of five in the range is on the page, so whole bundles come up every time. A new set each time, with an answer key that draws the marks.
1 token a sheet, fewer in batches.
US Letter PDF — prints on any home printer.
Bundles
Each bundle of five is 5: count 5, 10, 15.
Sticks
Add the single sticks left over.
Draw
For a number, draw four sticks and cross the fifth over them.
Activity
Numbers up to
Your worksheet lands here — download, print, or email it.