Ready® Center Activity 2.8 ★
CCSS.2.OA.C.3
Check
Understanding
Facts for Even and Odd Numbers
Is 8 even or odd?
Write a doubles fact
or a doubles + 1 fact
to explain how you
know.
What You Need
• 20 counters
• 5 game markers in one color
• 5 game markers in a different color
• Recording Sheet and Game Board
What You Do
1. Take turns. Pick a number on the Recording
Sheet. Tell if the number is even or odd.
2. Write a doubles fact or a doubles 1 1 fact
for the number.
I can skip count by
2s to find even
numbers.
3. Your partner checks your answer by using
counters to make two equal groups.
4. If you are right, cover one Even or Odd
square on the Game Board with a game
marker. If you are wrong, your turn ends.
5. The first player with three game markers in a
row wins.
Go Further!
Take turns. Pick a number for your partner. Your partner tells if the number is
even or odd and writes a doubles fact or a doubles 1 1 fact. Check your
partner’s work.
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Partner A Partner B Ready® Center Activity 2.8 ★ Recording Sheet
and Game Board
Facts for Even and Odd Numbers
2
5
52
1
1155
1
6
56
12
1 1 5 12
7
5 10
1
1 1 5 13
1157
1
13
1
1159
1
10
1
1
9
11
1
1 1 5 11
Odd
Odd
Even
Even
Odd
Even
Odd
Even
Odd
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