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Month 2 Lesson 4 Math · Patterns

Jumping by Twos

Two eyes. Two ears. Two socks on your feet! Things that come in pairs are everywhere — and today you learn to count them super fast: 2, 4, 6, 8, 10…

Quick question before we start: 2 and 2 make…?
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Today's plan 🎒

Tick each step as you finish it!
  • ✓ Look — tap the nests
  • ✓ Hop — froggy counts by 2s
  • ✓ Spot — what comes next?
  • ✓ Quiz — show what you know!
STEP 1 · LOOK

Eggs come in pairs 🥚

Every nest has 2 eggs. Tap a nest and the eggs pop up! Count by twos instead of one-by-one — it's faster!

Count so far:
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Ask: "Why is counting by twos faster than counting by ones?" (Because a pair travels together!)
STEP 2 · HOP

Froggy hops by twos 🐸

Froggy only lands on every second lily pad. Press HOP! and say each number out loud — 2, 4, 6, 8… all the way to 20!

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Numbers you land on (2, 4, 6, 8, 10…) are called even numbers. Try clapping once for each hop!
STEP 3 · SPOT

What comes next?

A pattern is something that repeats in the same order, over and over. Look closely, then tap the piece that finishes it!

Counting by twos is a pattern too! Ask your child to make a new pattern with blocks or snacks.
STEP 4 · QUIZ

Show what you know! 🌟

Five little questions. Take your time — you can do this!

Question 1 of 5
BONUS

Take it outside the screen

Twos are hiding all around your home. Go and find them!

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Sock Hunt

Empty the clean sock basket. Match them into pairs, then count the pairs by twos: 2, 4, 6, 8…

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Stair Jumps

Standing safely at the bottom of the stairs, say "two, four, six…" once for every step you climb.

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Snack Patterns

Build a pattern on a plate: grape, grape, cracker — grape, grape, cracker. Then ask: what's next?

Notes for grown-ups

Skills in this lesson

  • Skip-counting by 2s to 20
  • Understanding "a pair = 2"
  • Repeating patterns (AB, AAB)
  • Early addition: 2 + 2, 6 + 2

New words

  • Pair — two things that go together
  • Pattern — something that repeats
  • Even — numbers you say when you hop by twos

If they're ready for more

Try counting by 5s with hands (5, 10, 15, 20). If twos feel easy, ask them to teach Foxy the pattern — teaching is the best review.

Screen time

This page is one sitting: about 10–15 minutes. Finish with the outdoor activities above.