ALEX Classroom Resources

   View Standards     Standard(s): [MA2019] (2) 3 :

3. Use concrete objects to determine whether a group of up to 20 objects is even or odd.

a. Write an equation to express an even number as a sum of two equal addends.

In Module 6, Topic D, students explore the meaning of even and odd numbers, learning various interpretations and relating these interpretations to addition. Students will meet the following objectives in each of the four lessons of the topic:

• Relate doubles to even numbers, and write number sentences to express the sums.
• Pair objects and skip-count to relate to even numbers.
• Investigate the pattern of even numbers: 0, 2, 4, 6, and 8 in the ones place and relate to odd numbers.
• Use rectangular arrays to investigate odd and even numbers.