MAGIC PENCIL WEBNOTES

Odd and Even...

PREPARATION:

Quantity, concept of

numbers 1 to 5.

MATERIALS:

Bunnies

Five cards with

colored bunnies, pink

for EVEN

and blue for ODD.

Five cards with the

words ODD and EVEN.

Pink and Blue chips

on the respective

cards

for identification.

PRESENTATION:

1.Invite the child.

2.Take the work to

the table.

3.Ask the child to

Colored chips, pink

and blue to match the

bunnies on cards,

that can be attached

with velcro dots.

Five symbols of

numbers from 1 to 5,

which can also be

attached to cards.

Tray to hold the work

.

place the cards in a

sequence. Ask if he

can find

the symbol for the

number of bunnies on

each card.

Say:"This bunny does

not have a friend.

This bunny has a

friend to play with.

Show me the bunnies

with a friend.

These we call EVEN.

Show me the bunnies

without a friend.

Those we call ODD."

Point to numbers/

symbols."Show me a

card with

an even number of

bunnies."

"Show me the cards

with odd numbers of

bunnies."

Point randomly at a

card and ask:"Which

one

is this? "

Ask the child to

match the chips on

cards.

Ask him to match the

ODD and EVEN cards

with the bunny cards.

DIRECT AIMS:

1. Association of

quantity and symbol.

5.

2. Reinforcement 1 to

3. Confirmation of

knowing the sequence

1-5.

4. Introduction of

concepts: even, odd.

POINTS OF INTEREST:

1.Counting bunnies.

2.Color of bunnies.

3.The chips and

matching colors.

4.New words:even,odd.

CONTROL OF ERROR:

The chips on cards

AGE: 3 and up

and on the back of

VARIATIONS:

dinosaurs,squirrels...

A lesson plan by Elena Malec.

each card.