Class 1 (CBSE) • MathematicsChapter 11: How Many Times?⭐ Topic 2
Counting in Groups of Two
Learning to count objects by grouping them in twos.
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Instead of counting one by one, counting in groups of two means saying every second number: 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, and so on.
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- Counting in groups of two means saying every second number.
- Example: 2, 4, 6, 8, 10.
- This works well for counting pairs, like shoes.
- 5 pairs counted by twos gives 10 objects.
- Counting by twos is a type of skip counting.
- It helps prepare us for multiplication later.
- Pairing objects first makes counting by twos easier.
- Counting by twos is faster than counting by ones.
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counting in groups of two