1. Year 2 Spring Term Week 8 Lesson 1
Counting and
Properties of
Numbers
Year 2 Spring Term Week 8 Lesson 1

2. Today we will be learning to:
recognise odd and even numbers
investigate number problems and puzzles
explain methods, reasoning and relationships.

3. Mental Activity
Listen to a sequence of number operations (+, –, ÷, x).
Calculate the end number.

4. Today we are going to identify odd and even numbers.
Main Activity
Today we are going to identify odd and even numbers.

5. I will sort number cards into categories.
Describe the ‘rule’ that I am using.
Odd and even.

6. Odd numbers can never be made into pairs.
There will always be one sock left over.

7. Odd numbers always end in …1 3 5 7 9
Even numbers always end in …
Insert the Term 1 pictures of Teddy Bears even and odd socks from Term 1 (p62) 2 4 6 8

8. 10 Look at these numbers. Thumbs up if the number is EVEN.
Thumbs down if the number is ODD. 10

9. 12 Look at these numbers. Thumbs up if the number is EVEN.
Thumbs down if the number is ODD. 12

10. 37 Look at these numbers. Thumbs up if the number is EVEN.
Thumbs down if the number is ODD. 37

11. 101 Look at these numbers. Thumbs up if the number is EVEN.
Thumbs down if the number is ODD.
101

12. 223 Look at these numbers. Thumbs up if the number is EVEN.
Thumbs down if the number is ODD.
223

13. 232 Look at these numbers. Thumbs up if the number is EVEN.
Thumbs down if the number is ODD.
232

14. 99 Look at these numbers. Thumbs up if the number is EVEN.
Thumbs down if the number is ODD. 99

15. Thumbs up if the number is EVEN. Thumbs down if the number is ODD.
Look at these numbers.
Thumbs up if the number is EVEN.
Thumbs down if the number is ODD.

16. Group Work
Sort dominoes into those with an odd total number of dots and those which have an even number.
Investigate whether there would be an equal number of odd and even totals for all possible sums of dots on dominoes. Predict first.