year2 | The Mum Educates https://themumeducates.com/tag/year2/ Education Begins at Home Thu, 29 Mar 2018 18:48:53 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://themumeducates.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/cropped-Logo_Mascot_TME-32x32.png year2 | The Mum Educates https://themumeducates.com/tag/year2/ 32 32 Learn to count in 3’s and 4’s in a fun way! https://themumeducates.com/learn-to-count-in-3s-and-4s-in-a-fun-way/ Tue, 20 Mar 2018 14:50:25 +0000 http://themumeducates.com/?p=1559 Hi! Hope you all are in high spirits. Today we are going to learn how to teach children to skip count in 3’s and 4’s. children normally learn this while they are in Year 2. Let’s look at the fun way we can teach this to our children. Also, check: Counting in 2s, 5s and 10s […]

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]]> Hi! Hope you all are in high spirits. Today we are going to learn how to teach children to skip count in 3’s and 4’s. children normally learn this while they are in Year 2. Let’s look at the fun way we can teach this to our children.

Also, check: Counting in 2s, 5s and 10s (Free booklet attached)

How to teach children to count in 3’s and 4’s:

There are numerous ways to learn to count in 3’s and 4’s but the best one is by singing and dancing, children just love it. Most of the teachers say children grasp songs far quicker than any other way.

This YouTube video focuses on counting in 3’s. It’s very interactive and my kids enjoy them a lot.

Count in 4’s with this fun song:

Another memorable counting in 4s song. It’s sung to the tune of ‘The Wheels on the Bus’. 

4 and 8 and then there’s 12,
4,8,12,
4,8,12
4, and 8 and then there’s 12, pretend you’re an elf, (make pointy hat shape with your hands above your head).

16,20,24,
24,
24,
16,20,24
Sit on the floor (Sit down and stand up).

28 and 32,
32,
32,
28 and 32.
Run to the zoo (Run on the spot).

36 and 40,
40,
40,
36 and 40,
Be a little naughty (Children pull a silly face at the teacher).

44 and 48,
48,
48,
44 and 48,
Who ate all the cake?
(Shout) ME!

(Thanks to Karina Cat for posting it on twitter)

Practice your skills

Print this 7 pages Booklet and give it to your child.

Download Count in 3s and 4s year 2

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]]> How to teach fractions to Year 2 children? https://themumeducates.com/how-to-teach-fractions-to-year-2-children/ Thu, 15 Mar 2018 11:41:26 +0000 http://themumeducates.com/?p=1285 The word fraction is enough to scare children and send a chill down their spines. Once, I asked a group of teachers that, which subject children find most hard to grasp? The answer was not much different from my own observation. Well, they replied Fractions and Telling time, so I thought my next two topics will […]

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]]> The word fraction is enough to scare children and send a chill down their spines. Once, I asked a group of teachers that, which subject children find most hard to grasp? The answer was not much different from my own observation. Well, they replied Fractions and Telling time, so I thought my next two topics will be on Fraction and telling time for sure. My daughter also used to find fractions complex and challenging, but not anymore. I taught her fraction through daily life objects. I learnt from my experience is that if children start understanding, how we use them then it won’t be a tough topic for them anymore. I highly recommend using maths manipulative to teach fractions. You don’t have to buy them you can use Lego blocks, skittles or marbles instead. (Free Fraction Booklet at the bottom of the page)

Read this article: Top 11 manipulative to enrich child math skills

What is a fraction?

Fractions tell us how many parts of a whole we have. The fractions are normally written with one number up and another number down with a slash in between. The following picture shows how the fraction is written.

Read this article: Introduction to Fraction

We use fractions daily in our normal life. As parents we divide day life objects between our children, that’s fraction.

Three steps to teach fraction.

  • The first step is to introduce children what fractions are. For this, I have found this YouTube video really informative. This will explain the topic really well to your children.

  • The second step is to show them this PowerPoint. It helps them understand the topic in-depth and make them ready to solve the fractions booklet below.

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  • Print the Fraction booklet and start working out.

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]]> Easter Math and English activities to do with Year 2 and Year 3 kids. https://themumeducates.com/easter-math-and-english-activities-to-do-with-year-2-and-3-kids/ Tue, 13 Mar 2018 19:19:37 +0000 http://themumeducates.com/?p=1263 This time of the year is full of chocolates and flower: Spring and Easter are finally here. There are plenty of fun to do but some school work is necessary too. So here come some wonderful math activities for year 2 children. Build the momentum and Magic of Easter with our Freebies. Related: Fun Math Easter activities […]

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]]> This time of the year is full of chocolates and flower: Spring and Easter are finally here. There are plenty of fun to do but some school work is necessary too. So here come some wonderful math activities for year 2 children. Build the momentum and Magic of Easter with our Freebies.

Related: Fun Math Easter activities to do with year 1 children

Easter eggs Number quiz  

Download Easter egg numbers quiz

Easter Eggs Bar chart

Download Easter eggs bar chart

Easter Eggs tally chart

Download Easter tally chart

Easter Egg multiplication Hunt

Download Easter egg hunt

Write a letter to wish your Friend happy Easter 

Easter letter worksheet

I hope you enjoy today’s article. If you have any questions please comment below. Thanks.

Related: Download Free Easter Word Mat

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