The Great Race and Counting by Twos with Animal Friends

Once upon a time, in a lush green forest, there lived a group of animals. They were all friends and loved to play together. One sunny day, they decided to organize a race to see who was the fastest among them.

There was a rabbit, a fox, a deer, and a turtle. They all lined up at the starting point and waited for the signal to begin the race. The rabbit was very confident that he would win because he was known for his speed. The fox was also very fast, but he knew he had to be careful not to trip over anything. The deer was not the fastest but was very determined to give it his all. And the turtle was slow but steady and never gave up.

The signal was given, and they all started running. The rabbit and the fox quickly took the lead, but soon the rabbit became overconfident and started to slow down. The fox, on the other hand, was very focused and kept running at a steady pace. The deer was not too far behind, but the turtle was lagging far behind.

As they were running, the rabbit suddenly remembered something that his teacher had taught him. She had taught him to count by twos, and he realized that if he did that, he would know exactly how far ahead the fox was. So he started counting, “2, 4, 6, 8…” and soon realized that the fox was eight steps ahead of him.

The rabbit then increased his speed and started counting by twos again, “10, 12, 14…” and soon caught up with the fox. But the fox was not far behind, and he also started counting by twos, “2, 4, 6, 8…” and soon caught up with the rabbit.

The deer, who had been quietly running behind them, also started counting by twos, “2, 4, 6, 8…” and soon caught up with both the rabbit and the fox.

The turtle, who had been running slowly, also started counting by twos, “2, 4, 6, 8…” and soon caught up with all of them.

Finally, they all crossed the finish line together, and they realized that counting by twos had helped them stay focused and motivated.

From that day on, they all made it a habit to count by twos whenever they needed to keep track of their progress. And they all lived happily ever after, knowing that counting by twos had helped them in their race.

Mathematical concept in the story

Skip counting by two is the mathematical concept in this story. Skip counting by twos means counting by adding two to the previous number, instead of counting by ones. For example, instead of counting 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, you would count 2, 4, 6, 8, 10 and so on. It is a useful technique for quickly counting even numbers or multiples of two. Skip counting by twos is an important foundational skill for understanding and working with even numbers in math.