By now you may have heard talk about Two's Day. But just what IS Two's Day AND what cool activities are available for your students on this once in a teaching career day? Keep reading for more info on Two's Day, a sampling of teacher approved Twosday activity ideas, and Two's Day FREEBIES to make your celebration rock!
First of all, what is Two's Day?
Kindergarten and First grade really hammer out the hundredth day of school, so second graders should have their own special day! The date for Two’s Day could be February 2nd or 22nd (2/2 or 2/22). Just a little bonus if either of those dates falls on a Tuesday (aka “Twos Day”). Follow the steps below to kick off Two's Day!
Start With the Ideas
We have already compiled a post full of classroom activities to make Two's Day ultra special and memorable to your students. The post includes room transformation ideas, snack ideas, read aloud examples, freebies and highlights the activities included in the Lucky Little Learners Two's Day Pack. See that post here: Two's Day Ideas.
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- Two-Tally Colorful
This first activity will have students solving addition and subtraction problems with the answers all being even numbers. (Hopefully students will connect this and say “Hey! The answers are all numbers we say when we area skip counting by 2s!”) Also, students will have to use their eagle eyes and count how many 2s they see on the page as well as do an amazing number trick! (They will want to do this trick over and over and will probably do it to people at home too!)
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2. I Spy Twos
This next activity has students searching for pairs. (There is even a checklist included!) This would be a great morning work (or bell work) activity when students first walk in the door on Two's Day.
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3. We go two-gether like..
The last activity works with famous word pairs like peanut butter & jelly or Batman & Robin. Once students come up with the word pairs, they will find their written words in the word search. Bonus activity: have students list more famous word pairs they can think of. It could be a whole class list to work on all day!
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Twosday Pack
If you like the Two's Day freebies, you will LOVE the entire Two's Day resource!
Included in this pack:
- Brag Tags special for Twos Day
- Compound Word activities (two words!)
- Double Bubble Graphic Organizer (think fancy venn diagram)
- Math Worksheets including double digit addition & subtraction and early multiplication (x2),
- Double Consonant Center
- Double It Dice Partner Game
- Dynamic Duo Writing Prompt
- Famous Pairs Word Search
- Pairs I Spy activity
- lanyards to wear the day of
- Number 2 Directed Drawings: turn the 2 into something else!
- Pattern Blocks “2” activities
- Shoot for two Basketball Game: using a waste basket hoop and paper ball!
- Skip Counting by 2s Maze
- Twenty Years writing prompt
- Two Syllable words partner game
- Twos Day Color by Number
- Crowns
- Joke of the day Handwriting featuring the number 2
- Grammar lesson focusing on to, two and too
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BONUS FREEBIES
Bonus #1: Free Two's Day Certificates
Bonus #2: Free Editable Parent Letter to explain your Two's Day event
BONUS FREEBIES
Free Two's Day Certificate
Free Editable Parent Letter
Happy Twos Day!
Love all the thought you put into Two’s Day! So creative!
How do I access the Freebie for Two’s Day?
Nicole, There is a box embedded in this post to access the freebies. Just in case that’s not showing up for you, try this link. Thank you and happy Two’s Day!
Thank you for these wonderful ideas.
– K
Thank you for this resource! They always are a hit in my classroom and keep my students learning and engaged
Can you add pre kindergarten to the certificate? Or make it editable on that part only?
thank you very much for such a nice packet