This game is to practice skip counting by 2s.
- Best to be played with 3 or more participants.
![](https://nunavik-ice.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/MentalMath_BoomBang.gif)
Skip Counting with Even Numbers
![](https://nunavik-ice.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/MentalMath_Boum_Even.png)
- Start by saying “0”
- The next person claps
- The next person says “2”
- The next claps
- The next person says “4”
- The next person claps
- and so on…
Once this has been practiced, change the clap to say “Boom”.
Skip Counting with Odd Numbers
![](https://nunavik-ice.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/MentalMath_Boum_Uneven.png)
- Start by saying “Boom” for 0
- The next person says “1”
- and so on…
Advanced
![](https://nunavik-ice.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/MentalMath_Boum_Bang.png)
Choose one number to replace with “Bang”, all other odd numbers remain “Boom”. In this example, 4 is “Bang”.