tatau māwhitiwhiti
1. (noun) skip counting, skip count.
He pekepeke te āhua o tēnei momo tatau, o te tatau māwhitiwhiti, kāore e tatauria ngā tau katoa, engari he ōrite te tawhiti o ia peke. Mēnā e rua te rahi o ia peke, ko te tatau mawhiti-rua tērā. Mēnā ko te rima te rahi o ia peke, ko te tatau mawhiti-rima. Koia nei tētahi hīkoi matua hei whakatutuki mā te ākonga i roto i tana ako i te mātauranga tau (TRP 2010:265). / This type of counting, skip counting, is done in jumps - all numbers are not counted, but the distance of each jump is kept constant. Jumping two will result in skip counting in two's. Jumping five will be skip counting in fives. The ability to skip count is a key aspect of children's learning in number.