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Doubles to 10

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Purpose:

To help your child to learn the doubles to 10.

What you need:

Socks or shoes - Items that come in pairs (drumsticks, knitting needles, earrings, hair ties)

What to do:

Get 5 pairs of socks.

Pick up one pair of socks and ask your child:

  • How many socks are in one pair?

Repeat with the other pairs asking:

  • How many socks are in two pairs? three pairs? four pairs? five pairs?
  • Ask your child how many shoes would be in three pairs?

Explain to your child pairs are the same as doubles.

  • Ask them what is double one? Two? Three? Four? Five?

What to expect your child to do:

Initially your child may need to count the items. They should progress to instantly recalling the doubles for 1 – 5.

Variation:

  • Make matching pairs together
  • Look for opportunities to practice recalling the doubles of numbers 1 – 5.

For example:

Three people have taken their shoes off at the door - How many shoes are there? Two drummers have a pair of drumsticks each - how many drumsticks?

He Kupu Māori:

sock/s tōkena
double rearua (-tia)
pair of socks takirua tōkena

He Whakawhitinga Kōrero:

  • Kotahi te takirua tōkena. E hia katoa ngā tōkena? (One pair of socks. How many altogether?)
  • E rua ngā takirua tōkena. E hia katoa ngā tōkena? (Two pairs of socks. How many altogether?)
  • He ōrite te takirua me te rearua. (Pairs and doubles are the same.)
  • He aha te rearua o te toru? (What is double of three?)
  • Rearuatia te whā, ka hia? (Double four is how many?)

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