Counting by 2’s in Kindergarten

Math is exciting in kindergarten.  When our students feel successful in the face of challenge, it can feel extremely rewarding.  Numbers to 10 are solid ground for almost all kindergartners, but the teens tend to be quite confusing for many of them.  We started learning about counting by 2’s to 10.  Many students began to memorize the sequence 2, 4, 6, 8, 10.  When we work with physical objects the sequence of numbers moves from the abstract to the concrete.  We started counting our feet by 1’s and then by 2’s, and discovered that one can count faster when “skip counting.”  We started counting other objects like...

Unifix cubes,

 and snack.  

Then we ventured into the teens and challenged ourselves to count by 2‘s to 20!  First we wrote the numbers and developed our fine motor skills by using pencils, and then we traced over the numbers with markers using an alternating color pattern to highlight the process of skip counting.

We also practiced counting by 2’s with our whole bodies on the playground.  Each child’s learning style profile is unique, so we incorporate different tracing modalities to ensure that deeper learning occurs in our students.