hello my name is Kylie and welcome to pairs the number two have you ever heard
of a pair of something no not the fruit although those are yummy if you have a
pair of something it means you have two are you ready to learn more come with me
and let's get started
first let's review counting count these apples with me 1 2 3 4 5 let's do that
again 1 2 okay stop right there - here we have 2 apples
count them again 1 2 when you have 2 of something you can say that you have a
pair here we have a pair of apples a pair 1 2 let's take a look at our own
bodies to see what we have pairs of okay let's start at the top what do you see
on the face that we have two of did you say eyes yes if you did you're right we
have one two eyes that's a pair of eyes what about a nose do we have a pair of
noses no we only have one nose so that's not a pair hmm what about a mouth no we
only have one of those - hmm that's right ears yes let's see one two there
are two ears so yes we have a pair of ears okay let's keep going down what
else do we have pairs of hmm I see two arms yes and with each arm we have a
shoulder elbow and hand that means we have a pair of shoulders a pair of arms
a pair of elbows and a pair of hands Wow what about fingers do we have a pair of
those no there are too many we have ten fingers remember there is only a pair if
we have exactly two can we find other pairs as we move down we only have one
tummy and back so we don't have a pair of those what about legs I see one two
legs is that a pair yeah you got it two legs makes a pair of legs
what else is there did we say knees what about feet we have one two knees
and 1/2 feet that means we do have a pair of each of those two a pair isn't
just to matching body parts it can be two of anything have you ever heard
someone say I need to get a pair of socks did you hear the word pair why do
we call a set of socks a pair because there are two in each set one for each
foot the same is true for shoes here I have a pair of shoes one two shoes
what about pants hmm here are a pair of pants wait a minute that's only one not
two hmm why do you think this is called a pair of pants when there is only one
ah well yes this pair of pants covers two legs so here we have one two pant
legs that's why this is called a pair of jeans the same is true for a pair of
shorts tricky huh here's another tricky one this is a pair of glasses
think about the pants again now why do you think this is called a pair of
glasses when it's only one yes did you say because it has two lenses so they
can cover two eyes if so you're right remember pair can be used to mean two of
anything so it's not just body parts or clothing items it can be apples like we
counted at the beginning it can be oranges or marbles or blocks or swings
or even twins anything if you have two you have a pair do you see anything else
in pairs
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