Leaps and Dives: Is it Odd or Even?

Build strong number sense through pattern recognition. Learners investigate whether the sum of each problem will be odd or even if they add certain combinations of numbers together. They complete 12 problems, adding odd+odd, odd+even, or...

There are multiple objectives at play here as scholars solve addition and subtraction problems and determine whether the sums and differences are odd or even. As they solve these, encourage pupils to observe patterns. What happens when...

Some resources are just wonderful for stimulating creative thinking and concept understanding. Children are encouraged to explore odd and even numbers through a variety of creative activities. They group items, read a story, make an...

Which numbers are missing on these hundreds charts? Beginning counters fill in the blank squares in a set of hundreds charts. One simply has the numbers 1 and 100, while the others are missing every other number, only even numbers, or...

Use the 20 Questions game to practice math vocabulary and number properties! Project a hundreds chart and hand one out to learners. Ideally, give them counters (beans would work well) to mark off the chart so you can play multiple times....

A great way to show the difference between odd and even numbers is by using blocks. The graphics in this PowerPoint do a great job at showing the two groups of numbers. Tip: After viewing this presentation, have students experiment with...

Which numbers are even and which ones are odd? This slide-show makes it easy to count by two's. It progresses through all of the even numbers 2-20, then progresses through all of the odd numbers 1-21. Kids can count along - what fun!

If your youngsters are new to numbers, here are several interactive strategies to get them thinking about even and odd numbers. For example, they can count the number of desks, people, etc. in the room and determine if it is even or odd....

Learners work in pairs during this activity to explore even and odd numbers. Each pair is given a bag of candy which they have to count and divide up. If each partner has the same amount the number is even, if one is left over then the...

Here's a good worksheet to use as a way to assess how well the class understood the lesson on odd and even number. They will mark odd and even numbers, add odd number, add even numbers, mark the odds and evens, then answer 3 related fill...