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| Is It Odd or Even?: | This lesson will introduce students to the concept of odd and even numbers. The lesson will show that objects that can be grouped by 2's (in pairs) represent even numbers and objects that cannot be grouped in pairs (have 1 left over) represent odd numbers. The lesson will also address two-digit numbers (up to 20) to show that the place value of the number in the ones place determines whether a two-digit number is odd or even. |
| Hooray Equal Groups: | Students will learn how to represent and count equal groups through the use of literature and situational story problems. Using the book Each Orange Had 8 Slices, students will use manipulatives to find the total number of objects in a collection of equal groups. Students will learn to write corresponding repeated addition equations. |
| "Even" and "Odd" Go on a Picnic: | In this lesson, the class will be guided through representing even numbers using two equal groups and odd numbers as two equal groups with one left over. Students will explore various strategies for representing numbers that are even or odd based on whether they can be divided into two equal teams for a kickball game or whether everyone will have a buddy to pair up with on the picnic. Students will explore writing addition expressions to represent even numbers as two equal addends and odd numbers as two equal addends plus 1. |
| Cookies for All: | This lesson allows students to use everyday objects to understand equal groups by representing a total number of objects using rectangular arrays and repeated addition equations. The lesson uses "The Doorbell Rang" by Pat Hutchins to engage students during the lesson and to make a connection by using literacy in mathematics. This lesson will provide a foundation for the conceptual understanding of division by creating equal groups using arrays and repeated addition. |
| Déjà Vu Addition, 2 plus 2 plus 2: | This lesson illustrates that when you have a rectangular array of objects, you can determine the sum of the objects by using a repeated addition equation. This builds a foundation for multiplication. |
| Odds and Evens Dodgeball: | Students will create groups of objects to determine if a number is even or odd. |
| Array Addition: | This is a lesson in which students will practice making rectangular arrays and writing equations, with and without story problems, using repeated addition to find the total number of objects in each array. This lesson is designed to help prepare students for multiplication. |
| I Array + You Array = Arrays!: | An engaging activity that includes using repeated addition to find the total number of objects in equal groups and representing the total number of objects using arrays and equations. |
| Odds and Evens: | This resource helps students identify numbers as odd or even using a variety of methods including creating pairs, skip counting by two’s, using number lines, and arrays. It also leads them to understand that all even numbers can be written as a sum of equal addends and odds can be written as the sum of equal addends plus one.
This resource can be conducted as one lesson or can be spread over multiple mini sessions if needed as noted within this resource as Lesson 1 and Lesson 2. |
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