Terry Toucan for Twosday!

Hania Felt

A great fun two’s counting activity – does the number have a two in it or is it divisible by two?

The game covers –

identifying the number 2
familiarity with the 100 square and counting forwards in ones
2 times table – vocabulary divisible, multiples, factors etc depending on age
identifying odd and even numbers
identifying multiples of 2 are always even
place value – identifying if the 2 is in the units or tens column
noticing and explaining patterns to demonstrate understanding e.g. how many Terry Toucans did you find? Why are these numbers Terry Toucans? Can you think of any other numbers beyond 50, 100 etc that could make a Terry Toucan?

Watch the video of the task in action here-

https://youtu.be/uDanbx09aFI

What you need…

1-100 grid as the game board (download here – 1-100 grid)

Instructions –

TAKE TURNS COUNTING BUT WITH A DIFFERENCE!

YOU HAVE TO SAY:

‘TERRY!’ EVERY TIME THE NUMBER IS DIVISIBLE BY 2, (LIKE: THREE, TERRY, FIVE, TERRY, SEVEN, TERRY, NINE)

‘TOUCAN!’ EVERY TIME THE NUMBER HAS 2 IN IT, (LIKE: ONE, TERRY TOUCAN TWO, THREE, TERRY, FIVE, TERRY)

THE NUMBER ON IT’S OWN IF IT ISNT A TERRY OR A TOUCAN NUMBER! (LIKE, ONE, THREE FIVE)

If the child is finding it hard to count and say Terry or Toucan you can use a little card on each of the Terry or Toucan numbers – download here – The Dyscalculia Network – Terry Toucan Cards

YOU SHOULD END UP WITH

1 ONE

2 TERRY TOUCAN TWO

3 THREE

4 TERRY FOUR

5 FIVE

6 TERRY SIX

7 (KEVIN) SEVEN*

8 TERRY EIGHT

9 NINE

10 TERRY TEN

11 ELEVEN

12 TERRY TOUCAN TWELVE

13 THIRTEEN

14 (KEVIN) TERRY FOURTEEN

15 FIFTEEN

16 TERRY SIXTEEN

17 (CROW) SEVENTEEN

18 TERRY EIGHTEEN

19 NINETEEN

20 TERRY TOUCAN TWENTY

21 (KEVIN) TOUCAN TWENTY ONE

22 TERRY TOUCAN TWENTY TWO

23 TOUCAN TWENTY THREE

* KEVIN CROW: KEVIN CAN BE ADDED IF YOU ARE GETTING TOO GOOD -EVERY TIME THERE IS A NUMBER DIVISIBLE BY SEVEN, CROW IF THERE IS A SEVEN

Hania is a Dyscalculia trained teacher and can be contacted here –

haniabalbuza@hotmail.com

Terry Toucan for Twosday!

Hania Felt

A great fun two’s counting activity – does the number have a two in it or is it divisible by two?

The game covers –

identifying the number 2

familiarity with the 100 square and counting forwards in ones

2 times table – vocabulary divisible, multiples, factors etc depending on age

identifying odd and even numbers

identifying multiples of 2 are always even

place value – identifying if the 2 is in the units or tens column

noticing and explaining patterns to demonstrate understanding e.g. how many Terry Toucans did you find? Why are these numbers Terry Toucans? Can you think of any other numbers beyond 50, 100 etc that could make a Terry Toucan?

Watch the video of the task in action here-

https://youtu.be/uDanbx09aFI

What you need…

1-100 grid as the game board (download here – 1-100 grid)

Instructions –

TAKE TURNS COUNTING BUT WITH A DIFFERENCE!

YOU HAVE TO SAY:

‘TERRY!’ EVERY TIME THE NUMBER IS DIVISIBLE BY 2, (LIKE: THREE, TERRY, FIVE, TERRY, SEVEN, TERRY, NINE)

‘TOUCAN!’ EVERY TIME THE NUMBER HAS 2 IN IT, (LIKE: ONE, TERRY TOUCAN TWO, THREE, TERRY, FIVE, TERRY)

THE NUMBER ON IT’S OWN IF IT ISNT A TERRY OR A TOUCAN NUMBER! (LIKE, ONE, THREE FIVE)

If the child is finding it hard to count and say Terry or Toucan you can use a little card on each of the Terry or Toucan numbers – download here – The Dyscalculia Network – Terry Toucan Cards

YOU SHOULD END UP WITH

1 ONE

2 TERRY TOUCAN TWO

3 THREE

4 TERRY FOUR

5 FIVE

6 TERRY SIX

7 (KEVIN) SEVEN*

8 TERRY EIGHT

9 NINE

10 TERRY TEN

11 ELEVEN

12 TERRY TOUCAN TWELVE

13 THIRTEEN

14 (KEVIN) TERRY FOURTEEN

15 FIFTEEN

16 TERRY SIXTEEN

17 (CROW) SEVENTEEN

18 TERRY EIGHTEEN

19 NINETEEN

20 TERRY TOUCAN TWENTY

21 (KEVIN) TOUCAN TWENTY ONE

22 TERRY TOUCAN TWENTY TWO

23 TOUCAN TWENTY THREE

* KEVIN CROW: KEVIN CAN BE ADDED IF YOU ARE GETTING TOO GOOD -EVERY TIME THERE IS A NUMBER DIVISIBLE BY SEVEN, CROW IF THERE IS A SEVEN

Hania is a Dyscalculia trained teacher and can be contacted here –

haniabalbuza@hotmail.com