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Mathseeds Lesson sequence

TEACHContent and skills

PRACTISEChildren will:

APPLY

Animated Lesson:Recognise and count

Introduce the word two and the numeral 2. Counting continues with 1, 2. Recognise groups of 2.Songs: 1, 2 Buckle my Shoe and 2 Friends Together

identify the numeral 2. Count pairs of items. Recognise and make groups of 2. Understand that the counting sequence continues with 1, 2.

Worksheet 1Counting

Write:Number Dot to Dot

Reinforce correct formation of the numeral 2.

write the numeral 2. Worksheet 2Handwriting

Find:Dinosaurs, Polar Bear, Number Grid, Number Word Clouds, Flying Carpets

Visual discrimination:identify the numeral 2 and the word two.

select the numeral 2 amongst other numerals. Select the word two from amongst other number words.

Worksheet 3Number sense

Count:Boxes and Balls, Eggy Nests, Odd One Out

Counting skills:recognise numerals and number words and count out items. Recognise groups of two items. Match pictures of items.

move a given number of items into the boxes. Count and select the groups of two. Find the odd one out in 9 pictures of objects.

Worksheet 4 Check

Read:Book

Read aloud book. listen, follow the reading and read along.

Mathseeds book 2: Two

Learning objectivesChildren will:

• identify the numeral 2 and the word two.

• count and recognise groups of 2.

• write the numeral 2.

Australian Curriculum Content DescriptionsNumber and Algebra

Number and place value

ACMNA001 identify the number words in sequence, backwards and forwards, and reason with the number sequences, establishing the language on which subsequent counting experiences can be built; develop fluency with forwards and backwards counting in meaningful contexts, including stories and rhymes; understand that numbers are said in a particular order and there are patterns in the way we say them

ACMNA002 understand that each object must be counted only once, that the arrangement of objects does not affect how many there are, and that the last number counted answers the ‘how many’ question

ACMNA003 use subitising as the basis for ordering and comparing collections of numbers

Key vocabulary2, two, 1, one, number, word, count, counting, match, different

ESL/ELLThe homophones two, too and to can be confusing for early learners. Be sure to address this, explaining the differences between their spellings and meanings. Give students opportunities to identify which spelling is used for which meaning, particularly focusing on matching two with the numeral 2 and groups of 2 items.

Classroom activitiesDecorate the Number

Provide students with a piece of paper that has a lot of number 2s on it, both numerals and words – some dotted, some in bubble writing, some solid writing.

• Trace over the dotted ones with different coloured pencils, textas or crayons.

• Glue collage materials such as paper bits, leaves or wool to the solid writing.

• Colour in the bubble writing with dots, stripes or shapes.

Brainstorm

Ask the class to think of things that can come in groups of 2. Write a list and discuss the choices. Each student then illustrates one example and the pictures are put together to make a class book about the number 2.

Lesson 2 • The number 2

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1 Which pictures have 2? Match and colour.

2 Draw.

2

1 dot 2 dots

CountingLesson 2 • Worksheet 1Name

2two

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Trace and write.

Circle your best 2 .

2 2 2 2 2 2two eyes

two hands

Counting HandwritingLesson 2 • Worksheet 2Name

2two

two ears

twotwo

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Number senseLesson 2 • Worksheet 3Name

2two

Which box has 2 things? Colour them.

222222

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Number sense CheckLesson 2 • Worksheet 4Name

2two

1 Circle every 2.

3 Give each rabbit 2 ears.

4 Write the number 2.

2 Which picture has 2? Colour them.

2 1 0 2 2 3 8 2 9

2

2 2 2