Odd and Even Numbers Worksheets & Activities

Are you looking for engaging ways to help your students understand odd and even numbers? These odd and even numbers worksheets are no-prep activities to save you valuable time and help your students gain a deeper understanding of odd and even numbers and how they support mathematical thinking.

Benefits:
Understanding the rules of odd and even numbers goes beyond memorising equations like “odd + odd = even”.

Here’s why it’s beneficial:

• Knowing if a number is even lets you quickly predict results of certain operations. For example, you know adding an even number to any number won’t change its odd/even property (even + even = even, even + odd = odd). This makes many calculations faster and easier.
• Even numbers are divisible by 2. Understanding even/odd lays the groundwork for learning divisibility rules for other numbers.
• Classifying numbers as odd or even helps with grouping and sorting problems. You can quickly identify which numbers can be paired together and which ones will be left out.
• Odd and even form a basic number pattern. Recognizing this pattern helps develop logical thinking skills, which are crucial throughout mathematics.

What’s inside:

• What are odd and even numbers? - Odd or even? Pairing Activity
• Odd and even numbers on a 100 chart
• Odd word search
• Double Trouble
• Adding and subtracting odd and even numbers
• Multiplying and dividing odd and even numbers
• Design a poster to review what your students have learned
• Always, Sometimes, never
• Be the teacher
• Odd or even puzzle
• Solutions

How to use:

• Independent practice
• Partner activities
• Small group instruction
• Intervention groups
• Maths Tutors
• Home learning

You may also like:

• Investigating Square Numbers, Factors & Primes
• Prime and Composite Numbers Workbook for KS3

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5th June 2024: Updated to new branding