Tips for Teaching To, Too, and Two

One thing that makes the English language so special is the number of words that sound alike but
mean vastly different things. To, too and two are an example of these types of words; they can
be tricky and easy to mix up. Integrating visuals and stories, especially for right-brain dominant
children is a powerful way to help them remember the difference between to, too, and two.

Here is an image for the word TO. In the image, the
monkey, eating a banana, is confidently going TO an
undisclosed location with a shining
headlight TO brighten his path.

In the image for TOO, the little girl wants to go TOO.
She doesn’t want to be left behind to languish at home!
I don’t know that she cares where they are going, just
so she can go TOO!

Finally, in the image for two, it is patently clear that
TWO heads are better than one when it comes to
reading really tricky and vague directions. So the
TWO of them are holding the book of directions and
are working with TWO brains to figure out how the
directions work. Obviously this strategy is working for
them, given the broad smiles on their faces.