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2nd grade · Math · Unit 11 of 17

Even, Odd and Ordinals

Pair things up, and say who is first, second or third.

What your child practices

Deciding whether a number up to 100 is even or odd by making pairs, and using ordinal numbers for position.

Alabama Course of Study content standard: 2.3 · deciding whether a group has an odd or even number of objects

How we explain it

Children can open this short lesson before they practice.

  1. Even numbers can make pairs with none left over.
  2. Odd numbers leave one left over.
  3. Even numbers end in 0, 2, 4, 6 or 8.

Example: Is 25 even or odd? It ends in 5. Odd numbers end in 1, 3, 5, 7 or 9. Answer: Odd

Even, Odd and Ordinals in Alabama

In the Alabama Course of Study, this is unit 11 of 17 in 2nd grade Math, after Skip Counting and before Dollars & Cents.

Gradelings describes a child's practice on this unit as Beginning, Approaching, Meeting or Exceeding (Four practice steps). That reflects practice, not a report-card mark: the teacher decides the mark.

Source: Alabama State Department of Education (ALSDE)

Sample questions

A taste of this unit. In the app, questions change every time and get easier or harder to match your child.

  1. Question 1

    Is 51 even or odd?

    • even
    • neither
    • odd

  2. Question 2

    The first four even numbers are 2, 4, 6 and…

    • 7
    • 8
    • 9

  3. Question 3

    9 children make pairs. How many are left without a partner?

    • 2
    • 0
    • 1

  4. Question 4

    Which number is odd?

    • 8
    • 12
    • 9

  5. Question 5

    Is 10 even or odd?

    • neither
    • odd
    • even

  6. Question 6

    Is 3 + 4 even or odd?

    • odd
    • even
    • neither

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