How Many Dragons are Looking at You? Let’s Count By 2’s
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What's Inside
Help me count these dragons by 2's! Enjoy reading this math book over and over again, math fluency is the key.
Children practice skip counting by 2s and noticing number patterns on each read. The book supports early math fluency, which helps children count more quickly and confidently. It is a good fit for kindergarten, first grade, and second grade readers who are learning to count by 2s.
Teaching & Discussion Guide
Use this guide to turn How Many Dragons are Looking at You? Let’s Count By 2’s into a mini reading lesson at home or in the classroom.
Concepts & skills practiced
- Skip counting by 2s
- Number pattern recognition
- Counting forward
- Math fluency
- Counting totals
Discussion Questions
- 1 The title asks, "How many dragons are looking at you?" What do you think the book will ask you to do with the dragons?
- 2 As you count, what do you notice about the numbers when you count by 2s?
- 3 What does it mean to skip count by 2 instead of saying every number?
- 4 How can counting by 2s help you find the total faster than counting one at a time?
- 5 After reading, can you explain the pattern you heard or saw in the counting?
- 6 Where else might you use counting by 2s in math or in daily life?
Words to Learn
- dragon
- A dragon is a made-up creature that appears in stories.
- count
- To count means to say numbers in order and tell how many there are.
- skip counting
- Skip counting means counting by the same number each time, like 2, 4, 6.
- pattern
- A pattern is something that repeats in a regular way.
- total
- The total is how many there are altogether.
- fluency
- Fluency means doing something smoothly and easily, like counting without stopping much.
- tens
- Tens are groups of ten, which help us count bigger amounts.
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