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Lesson Plan for Odd Vs. Even Numbers
Unit Topic: Math
Grade Level: First Grade
Specific Lesson: Odd vs Even Numbers
Lesson Objective:
Students will be able to state the difference between odd and even numbers based off of visual examples. They will also be able to answer the questions “What is an odd number?” and “What is an even number?”
Instructional Techniques
Lecture Group Work Independent Work
Instructional Materials
Handouts Pencils Computers/Websites
Theoretical Perspective
Learning about odd and even numbers is important because it plays a big role in future math skills. For example, in division, odd numbers cannot be divisible by two, unlike even numbers. Knowing this information prior makes learning division rules simpler.
Procedure
Introductory Activity:
The teacher would start off the lesson for asking ten volunteers to come to the front of the class. The teacher would then count off how many volunteers there are with the whole class. Then, the teacher would have each of the volunteers find a partner to stand with. Since there are ten students, everyone would have a partner. The teacher would then write ten on the board under “even.” The teacher would explain to the students that since all the volunteers had a partner, ten was an even number. Two students would then be asked to sit down by the teacher. The process would then be repeated for eight, six, four and two. The teacher would then ask the whole class what they think will happen if nine students were standing. The teacher would ask “Would they have a partner?” Then, just like the even numbers, the process would be repeated for seven, five, three and one. By the end off the lesson, students should be able to identify that even numbers have a partner and odd numbers would not have a partner.
Step-By-Step Activity:
The teacher would explain to the whole class that even numbers end with zero, two, four, six and eight. Then, odds end in the other numbers left over, one, three, five, seven and nine. Then, the teacher will pass out the “Online Activity Instructions” handout. Students will then be told to go grab a computer and follow the handout instructions. The teacher will also have the handout displayed on the projector, while they clarify the directions to the class. Students will then begin the online activity. Once the students have started, the teacher will begin to walk around the classroom asking students questions or seeing if any students need help. After, the teacher realizes it has been ten minutes, they will tell the students to put the computers away. Once all the students are back at their desks, the teacher will pass out the “Even or Odd,” worksheet. This worksheet is the same type of questions on the website, which helps the teacher see what the students learned from the activity. As the students start to finish up the worksheet, the teacher will go over all the answers as a class.
Closure
The teacher will pair students up into groups of two or three. The students will then be given the “Is It Odd? Or is it Even?” worksheet. Each student will have their own worksheet to fill out, but they will be doing it as partners. This worksheet will be harder for the students because the pictures are not aligned, they are scrambled.The worksheet is used as a closure to help the teacher understand if the students learned the concept of odd vs even numbers in a more difficult display. The teacher will go around observing and helping the students while they do the worksheet. Then, the teacher will collect all of the students worksheets. Lastly, the teacher will have a class discussion about odd and even numbers. The teacher will ask questions like “What numbers do even numbers end with?,” “What numbers do odd numbers end with?,” “Which numbers have a ‘partner’?,” etc. This will give the teacher a good understanding about where the class is at with odd vs even numbers.
Adaptation for Different Learners
There is not much reading for this activity except for the “Online Activity Instructions” handout. To accommodate these students, the teacher will read the instructions outloud and there are pictures on the handout telling the students what to do. For students who have math difficulties, the teacher will help these students a little more than the proficient math students. The students who are non-native speakers, will have an aid guiding them throughout the lesson.
Homework: N/A Evaluation
The teacher will determine if they have met their objectives based off of the two worksheets the students have completed in class and the group discussion at the end.
Students will be able to state the difference between odd and even numbers based off of visual examples: This will be shown through the worksheets. If multiple students did pretty well on them, the teacher will feel that this objective was met. They will also be able to answer the questions “What is an odd number?” and “What is an even number?”: This will be proved through the closure class discussion. If there are multiple students participating and getting the answers correct, the teacher will feel that this objective was met.
Concerns/Questions
If the internet shuts down, the students will not be able to do the online activity. If the majority of the computers break, there will not be enough for all the students to use, so they will not be able to do the online activity. If not many students want to participate in the closure group discussion, the teacher will be questioning if the students actually did not understand the topic or if they just do not want to participate. If students do not get along with their partners, what should the teacher do? What if students do not stay on task during the online activity? What should the teacher do?
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