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Introduction
My daughter is showing more interest in numbers and so far we did number recognition , counting . So, i thought to move further with the concept of odd and even. Odd and even is a little tricky concept for kids but with day to day life example they can understand it very well much early. Are you interested in looking at the ways we have studied the concept. Please scroll through .
odd and even activities for kids
Odd and even is one of the essential math concepts, and we can make it more interesting for kids with more hands-on activities. Always allow the child to learn anything and everything with their daily routine. Kids love to study and understand the concept very soon if incorporated with their day-to-day life. They can relate and apply their learning in every single experience they come across. We have explored the odd and even concept in the same way, and my kid has understood it very soon.
Activity-1 for odd and even
I have introduced the concept with a conversation as “If a person/count/number has a friend it is even. If it doesn’t have a friend then it is odd. We can call it as pair as well, but kids can understand the word friend very much. This is very simple activity for odd and even concept.
- Ask the child to count and arrange any loose particles from 1 to 10( we can keep till 5 too) based on child's interest
- After arranging, we can split the loose particles them into pairs (count of 2).
- Ask the child to check number 1- whether it has a pair or it is left out. If it is left out, then it is an odd number. In the same way number 2. It has a pair , so 2 is an even number. In the same way for other numbers as well.
- We can call the pair as friends too , so the kids can easily connect. Number 1 doesn't have a friend, so it is an odd number. In the same way for other numbers as well
- We can use our body parts to explain the concept very well
- Fingers are best to understand it. Here i am showing five and two. So she can apply the friend concept and say 5 doesn't have a pair , so it is odd number etc.
DIY worksheets for odd and even concept
After understanding the concept with hands-on activities, we can move with worksheets
- Using dot markers/stickers form a count from 1 to 10
- Let the child count them, find the number and write it whether it is odd or even
- It is a simple and great activity for counting numbers and to understand odd, even concept.
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- After the child understand the concept, we can move ahead with only numbers without counting
- Let the child understand 0,2,4,6,8 are even numbers and 1,3,5,7,9 are odd numbers.
- We can do this simple activity to make them understand the concept very clearly. Write down the number and ask the child to stamp odd number with one color and even number with other color.
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Find odd and even for 2 digit numbers
Child has to understand and differentiate the numbers as 1 is odd , 2 is even and son on to move ahead with two digit number. For 2-digit number we can prepare DIY worksheets to understand the concept better. Please got for 2-digit number after the child is confident in number recognition.
- Write down the numbers and ask the child to stamp odd/even with different colors
Continue to talk about odd and even concept in day to day life. Whenever the child do counting or utter a number ask them whether it is an odd or even number. In this way , child can keep the concept in mind very well.
Summary
Learning is simple when it is done at right time-when the child is ready and at the right method-which is interesting for the child. Happy learning !!!!