Everybody skips stones!
Step1
Find the flattest rock possible. Only one side has to be flat, but the flatter and smoother it is the better.
Step2
Make sure that the stone you choose is not too light. it should be about the weight of a golf ball. If it is too light, the wind will curve it. If it is too heavy it will sink faster.
Step3
Now find a smooth section of water. Eventually, rivers and oceans will be fine places to skip a stone, but for learning purposes you don't want your rock thwarted by a wave.
Step4
Form your throwing hand, with your thumb and pointer finger in the shape of the letter 'C'.
Step5
Place the rock between those two fingers so it is resting on your other fingers below.
Step6
Make sure you have a firm grip on it. The majority of pressure should be coming from your pointer finger since that is where the stone will roll off.
Step7
Plant your feet firmly apart (about shoulder length or more) on the land, making sure they are perpendicular to body of water, or, at least, lined up in the direction you want to throw the rock.
Step8
Now squat down, placing your weight on your back foot.
Step9
Then, like you are throwing a ball side-armed, lean forward, at the same time, bringing your arm forward across your body and letting go of the rock at the point your hand reaches where you want it to go.
Step10
Make sure you throw it low, like you are trying to slide it across the water.
Step11
The rock should skip across with relative ease. If it doesn't, try again. Practice makes perfect. And soon, with added oomph, you will be skipping fifteen, twenty times in a row!