The first ten even numbers greater than zero are:

2  4  6  8  10  12  14  16  18  20

Chanting these numbers out loud is called counting in twos, can you do it?

Have a go at counting these objects.

19 comments on “Maths – Counting in twos lesson one

  1. Rocco says hello

  2. Miss Savage says:

    Hello Rocco, how are you? I hope you’re having fun counting in 2s. Tell me what you can count in 2s around your house.

  3. Rocco says hello !

  4. Ms O'Connell says:

    Morning reception hope you enjoy your maths today ..hello to all of you.

  5. Good morning Miss Savage we count 10 weels,12 shoes,20 footprint, 8gloves, 14 money,16 socks. Ruby-Made fund a little difficult to count the double but she manage at the end. Thank you

  6. Miss Savage says:

    Well done Ruby Mae, I’m so pleased to hear that you kept on trying.

  7. Hello everybody !
    In my family we have 2+2+2+2 = 8 ears, 2+2+2+2 = 8 eyes, 2+2+2+2+2+2+2+2 = 16 arms and legs !

  8. Miss Savage says:

    Haha that’s brilliant! Imagine if you just had eight eyes and ears just for you, where would they all go?! Great counting Sibylle.

  9. Florence is counting all the dressing up shoes ? ? And Philip is putting his animals in pairs for her to count.

  10. Miss Savage says:

    Oh it’s so nice to hear that they are working together. It sounds like you have a lot of dressing up shoes Florence!

  11. slaporte@budhibudha.com says:

    I just counted the chinese sticks at home and we have 5 pairs, so 10 sticks!
    Maya

  12. Miss Savage says:

    What do you like to eat with your Chinese chop sticks Maya? I love eating noodles and rice. I think it would take a really long time to count all the rice before eating it!

  13. I counted 5 pairs of plastic eggs, each pair has a different colour. There are 2 green, 2 yellow, 2 orange, 2 red and 2 purple. There are 10 eggs all together.

  14. Miss Savage says:

    Good counting Harlow. Are the plastic eggs for Easter?

  15. Good morning Miss Savage,

    Counting in 2’s – Challenge to Paola from big sister!
    2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18,

    In my house, I can count in 2’s
    Hands
    Eyes
    Feet
    Socks
    Ears
    Twins
    Gloves

  16. Miss Savage says:

    Well done Paola, great counting!

  17. Our answer is: 10,12,20,8,14,16.
    We did a little chart with the numbers and highlighted the even numbers to help us count and understand it.

  18. Luca counted all the items in two’s, except for the feet where he missed 16, but got it right the second time.
    He also worked out that if he had 10p, that would be 5 of the 2p coins.

  19. The answers are:
    10
    12
    20
    8
    14
    16

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