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What Comes in 2’s, 3’s, & 4’s?

 

Subitizing
Books & Songs

Read the book What Comes in 2’s, 3’s, & 4’s? by Suzanne Aker.

A teacher holds up the book What Comes In 2s, 3s & 4s?. A teacher points to and reads the book title to children seated on the floor.

Read the book aloud.

Ask children to describe what they see on the cover of the book.

 

Materials

Materials used in What Comes in 2's, 3's, & 4's?.
  • What Comes in 2’s, 3’s & 4’s? by Suzanne Aker

Preparation

  1. Read the story through before presenting it to the children. Think about how you might engage your children in subitizing as you read (see Directions for some suggestions).
 

Directions

  1. Before You Read: Hold up the book. Ask children to describe what they see on the cover and to identify the items on the cover of the book. Ask, What do you think the book will be about? Point to each word as you read aloud the title and the names of the author and illustrator.
  2. As You Read: Ask the children, How many arms/eyes/ears, etc. do they see on the page? Have them touch theirs. How many handles are there on the sink? Wings on a bird? Bears are on the bed? Is this number of objects the same as that one?
  3. After You Read: Talk about the story. Ask the children to tell you things they know that come in 2s, 3s, and 4s. They can also find objects in the room that come in 2s, 3s, and 4s.
Length of Play

5–10 min.

Group Size

Whole Class

In the Schedule

Circle Time

 
Vocabulary
  • same
  • different
  • more than
  • less than
  • number names
 
Learning Goals
  • Recognize sets of one to five objects without counting
  • Learn or reinforce number names and symbols
  • Count from 1 to 5
  • Understand that numbers can be represented by objects
  • Compare sets of one to five objects, and identify if they are the same or different
  • Understand that the number of objects in a set is not affected by their arrangement