Summary
In “Two, Four, Six, Eight,” the Numberjacks leap out of the sofa to fix a maths problem all about multiples of 2 and even numbers. A full episode (~14 min) from the BBC CBeebies maths-adventure series — a quick, friendly way to anchor a numeracy warm-up or maths centre.
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Teaching resources
Discussion questions
Discussion
Counting 2, 4, 6, 8 skips along in equal jumps -- those are the even numbers, the ones that share into two equal groups.
- What numbers did the Numberjacks chant in the episode?
- What is the next even number after 8?
- How can you tell if a number is even?
Quick work-a-long
Vocabulary: even, count in twos, skip-count, pair, multiple.
Try it: Count in twos to 20, then check that 6 counters share evenly into two groups.