We have even made little cheat sheets to help them remember. These are activity pages you can print out to do with your child after listening to the even steven and odd todd video. The characters are different from the book, but it is still helpful and way fun. In hindsight, i really should have put these in numerical order and will probably do that tomorrow, but for now, i think it turned out great. Decide who will be even steven and who will be odd todd. It also extends to talk about concepts such as adding to even numbers or what you get when you add an odd number with an even number. I love the idea of counting letters in a childs name to find out who is an even steven or an odd todd and their are other ideas in the back of the book. As a tiny child i dont think i truly understood why a number was even vs.
I always read the book even steven and odd todd to introduce odd and even numbers to my class. Even steven and odd todd, level 3 hello math reader by kathryn cristaldi, henry morehouse, et al. Even steven and odd todd by kathryn cristaldi, henry b. By the time were done with the activities and games, they have fully grasped the concept of. And his favorite numbers all ended in 1, 3, 5, 7 or 9. Students will be challenged to recognize even and odd numbers regardless of which character they choose. After listening to the story even steven and odd todd by kathryn cristaldi, play the following game with a partner 2. However, the hello math reader series makes learning about math fun.
Scholastic reader leveled reader book by kathryn christaldi students will engage in this activity because it is in the form of a board game where they compete to finish the path. Even steven and odd todd level 3 by kathryn cristaldi. First, we did an odd todd and even steven activity inspired by the first grade parade. Odd todd and even steven maths starter show this and then children have numbers to sort into todds and. This even steven lesson plan is suitable for 2nd grade. Treats are the best part of halloween so heres a little treat for you. Allow young learners the time to explore the concept using pairs. Students participate in an activity in which they cover steven s numbers on a hundreds board with one color and cover todd s numbers with a different color then count by twos with a third color. In this latest title, a mismatched pair even steven and odd todd through their differing number preferences, teach basic number concepts in a way that both children and their parents will enjoy. Even steven and odd todd primary elem printable worksheet in the classroom or at home. The story of odd todd and even steven by caroline estrada. I got inspiration for a new game to go with the book even steven, odd todd.
Find books of the old testament bible in this renewable online wordsearch puzzle a new puzzle every time you load the page. You have to check out the odd todd and even steven youtube video. Teachers home lessons and ideas books and authors top teaching blog. The arrival of cousin odd todd greatly upsets even steven who likes everything to come in even numbers, his pets, his library books, and even his pancakes. This video targets learning standards in 2nd grade and 3rd grade. This book uses vocabulary words such as whole numbers, odd numbers, even numbers, and pairs. Kids really enjoy the book and love diving into these fun activities which support common core standard 2.
Whether you dress up like odd todd and even steven or have your students take on the roles of the characters, this is a fun way to have your class practice sorting odd and even numbers. We made some numbers using marshmallows and then paired the. This is for a preschool audience, so watch it with chilluns and let us know what you think. We played a game with even steven odd todd that you can pick up for free at. I would use it as a starter for this topic and use the idea of odd todd numbers and even steven numbers. The halloween monsters even and odd perform an upbeat song for you about even and odd numbers. In this latest title, a mismatched paireven steven and odd toddthrough their differing number preferences, teach basic number concepts in a way that children.
We spent a good part of the last week learning more about odd and even numbers. With this activity you will introduce your kids to odd todd and evenread more. Even and odd numbers song for kids odds and evens for. This video also targets standards in the uk from ks2 year 34 to ks2. Even steven and odd todd k5 math teaching resources. Even steven and odd todd, level 3 hello math reader. Odd todd and even steven, the cheerful animal duo who learn to live together in spite of their opposite affections for numbers. To introduce the topic, students will listen to a brief song shown below about two friends named odd todd and even steven. The importance of conceptual understanding blog post i was taught even and odd by being told to memorize the numbers. They wrote the facts about groundhogs that they had learned by listening to stories, watching videos and reading a fact book first. Free odd todd and even steven math activity sheets.
Scaredy squirrel by melanie watt read aloud by krowe4kids. Kathryn cristaldis tale of two mismatched cousins is a great math lesson enhancer, as well as a lesson in the value of diversity. See more ideas about math, math classroom and even and odd. This miniunit helps understand the differences between even and odd numbers.
Even steven lesson plan for 2nd grade lesson planet. Even steven and odd todd primaryelem printable worksheet in the classroom or at home. As indicated, even stevens likes everything to be in even numbers while odd todd likes when things are in odd numbers. Can be used with kathryn cristaldis even steven and odd todd, or separately. Odd todd vs even steven in this game students choose to be odd todd or even steven. Butour little friend, odd todd, doesnt like things to be like that at all. Odd and even numbers sort halloween theme halloween.
For example, he like to eat an even number of pancakes for breakfast, he wakes up at an even time 8 and he even had 12 sprinklers on his lawn. Even steven and odd todd by kathryn cristaldi scholastic. She makes up a story to go with the character posters. See if your kids can point out all of the odd and even differences between the two. Take turns to roll two dice and find the sum of the numbers rolled. See more ideas about even and odd, 1st grade math and math classroom. Odd and even numbers this video teaches children about even and odd numbers. Following the intro song, we will proceed by watching a video read aloud of the book even steven and odd todd by kathryn christaldi embedded below. I was searching for some things to help them remember them and came across these awesome worksheets.
I got inspiration for a new game to go with the book even steven, odd todd by kathryn cris. When he brings snacks for his friends, he must make sure that all of. Math is often a difficult subject for young readers. Even and odd book even steven and odd todd to teach. The story of odd todd and even steven this is why it was hard to share anything evenly with his best friend even steven. In this latest title, a mismatched pair even steven and odd todd through their differing number preferences, teach basic number concepts in a way. Second graders examine even and odd numbers after listening to the book even steven and odd todd by kathryn cristaldi. We discuss odd and even every day in calendar so they had background before we did this number investigation.
In this odd and even numbers pack you will find 2 games and a mini poster set. Even steven likes everything in his day to be an even number. This game is based off of the book even steven and odd todd and reinforces the concept of even and odd numbers. The story tells how steven plants his garden in even numbers, while todd adds an odd number of cactus to the garden. Odd todd and even steven character signs odd and even number cards to sort. Halloween math for second gradeordering numbersfree math. If you are even steven and the sum of your dice roll is an even number you get 1 point. They will learn how to identify an odd from an even number and what that. This song introduces kids to the concept of odd and even numbers. I came across this little book in my math book stash the other day. Even steven and odd todd scholastic reader, level 3. This math work station will have students sorting numbers to 20 into two groups odd and even then recording on a recording sheet.