Lesson Plan Name: Is it even or odd

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Lesson Plan Name Is it even or odd? Objective
Given a number less than 100, determine if it is
odd or even. PA State Standard 2.1.3F Apply
number patterns (even and odd) and compare values
of numbers Subject Area Math Grade Level
1 Materials List Smart Board, LCD projector,
Computer (with internet connection), Notebook
Software 10, Koosh ball, Finger pointer, Feather
duster, Even/Odd response paddles (Popsicle
stick and cardstock), Even Steven and Odd Todd
book. Description To review students
understanding of the concept of odd and even from
the math book, students will engage in this
follow-up lesson on the Smart Board. (This lesson
has been developed in Notebook Software 10.) See
entire PowerPoint presentation for full
description details. Introduction Watching
video clip (song) Review Slide 1 of Smart Board
lesson Guided Practice Slide 2 of Smart Board
lesson along with odd/even response paddles and
feather duster Independent Practice (per
student) (Remaining slides of the Smart Board
lesson) Students are selected by the roll of a
virtual die. The student selects his/her name
with the pointer. The student is linked to
his/her practice page. He/She responds with the
koosh ball. All students are given an independent
practice activity page. Conclusion Read Even
Steven and Odd Todd book.
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Introduction Watch the Odd Todd and Even Steven
Math Song on the Waterford Institute website.
http//www.waterford.org/corporate_pages/demos_odd
even.jsp
This first screen (of the Smart Board Notebook
lesson) is to review even and odd numbers.
Students take turns moving the numbers to the
correct location on the lines.
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Guided Practice The next screen is for the class
to choose whether the number is even or odd. Each
child has a paddle with even on one side and odd
on the other side. Each student is to flip
his/her paddle to the correct response. After all
students have made their selections, one child
comes up with a feather duster to tap the blue
box next to the number to reveal the correct
answer.
odd
even
Reverse side
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Independent Practice (per student) One virtual
cube is rolled at a time to determine whose turn
it is to answer. (No picture is repeated, so
everyone gets a turn. ) Each student is selected
by a roll of a die. When a childs picture
appears on the die, then it is his/her turn to
tap his/her name with the pointer to advance to
the slide with his/her math problem. (Math
problems can be differentiate to each childs
instructional level.)
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That childs slide will appear. Each slide
includes a number with an odd box and even box.
The student will determine whether the number is
even or odd. The student throws a koosh ball at
the screen to hit the correct response. The koosh
ball will make contact with the Smart Board to
advance the slide to reveal a correct or
incorrect response slide. The Sorry, try it
again! slide will take the student back to that
same problem slide to solve the problem again.
Correct response
Incorrect response
Sorry, try again!
(Animated dancing frog)
You did it!
links to same problem to do again
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Once the child reaches the You did it screen,
the arrow links back to the page with the dice
for the next childs turn.
As a conclusion to this lesson, read the story
Even Steven and Odd Todd by Kathryn Cristaldi.