1 - Getting Started ~3 mins
Sing "Two Little Dicky Birds" together, one bird on each hand.
Where do you have two of something on your own body?
2 - Watch and Notice ~6 mins
Watch the ten-frame. First there is one counter, all by itself.
Now one more comes along, and there are two. Count with me: one, two.
Show me two fingers.
3 - Try It Together ~6 mins
Today we build two on the frame together: first one counter, then one more makes two.
One person comes up to drag the counters into the frame. Everyone else watches the board, counts out loud with me, one, two, and shows me two fingers.
Build two on the frame
4 - Pairs Hunt on the Pair Mat ~9 mins
A pair is two things that go together.
This is your pair mat, with two spaces on it. Go on a pairs hunt at your table.
Put two things on your pair mat: two cubes, two beads, two lolly sticks.
Show me your two.
Hands-on Task
5 - What Did We Notice? ~3 mins
Where did we find two today?
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