Odd Number Adventures: Count, Exercise, and Learn!

Math Grades 1st Grade 3:35 Video
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Lesson Description

Learn about odd numbers, practice counting by odd numbers, and get some exercise with a fun song!

Video Resource

Count by Odd Numbers & Exercise | Counting Song for Kids | Skip Counting Odd Numbers | Jack Hartmann

Jack Hartmann Kids Music Channel

Duration: 3:35
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Key Concepts

  • Odd Numbers
  • Skip Counting
  • Pattern Recognition

Learning Objectives

  • Students will be able to identify odd numbers.
  • Students will be able to count by odd numbers from 1 to 19.
  • Students will be able to recognize the pattern that odd numbers end in 1, 3, 5, 7, or 9.

Educator Instructions

  • Introduction (5 mins)
    Begin by asking students what they know about numbers. Introduce the concept of odd numbers. Explain that odd numbers are numbers that cannot be divided evenly into two groups.
  • Video Time! (5 mins)
    Play the Jack Hartmann video 'Count by Odd Numbers & Exercise'. Encourage students to sing along and do the exercises with Jack.
  • Discussing the Video (5 mins)
    After the video, ask students what they learned about odd numbers. Emphasize that odd numbers always end in 1, 3, 5, 7, or 9. Review the exercises from the video.
  • Odd Number Practice (10 mins)
    Write the numbers 1-20 on the board. Have students circle all the odd numbers. Practice counting by odd numbers as a class. Point out the pattern in the ones place.
  • Activity: Odd Number Hopscotch (10 mins)
    Draw a hopscotch grid with numbers 1-10. Students will only hop on the odd numbers. Have students take turns hopping and calling out the odd numbers.

Interactive Exercises

  • Odd/Even Sort
    Give students a set of number cards (1-20). Have them sort the cards into two groups: odd and even.
  • Number Line Jump
    Use a number line (1-20). Start at 1 and jump to the next odd number. Continue jumping and counting by odd numbers.

Discussion Questions

  • What is an odd number?
  • What numbers do odd numbers always end with?
  • Can you give me some examples of odd numbers you see around the classroom?

Skills Developed

  • Number Recognition
  • Skip Counting
  • Pattern Recognition
  • Gross Motor Skills

Multiple Choice Questions

Question 1:

Which of these is an odd number?

Correct Answer: 7

Question 2:

Odd numbers always end with what number?

Correct Answer: 9

Question 3:

What comes after 3 when counting by odd numbers?

Correct Answer: 5

Question 4:

Which group only has odd numbers?

Correct Answer: 1, 3, 5

Question 5:

Which of these is NOT an odd number?

Correct Answer: 6

Question 6:

Jack Hartmann had you do what exercise in the video?

Correct Answer: Windmills

Question 7:

What is the first odd number?

Correct Answer: 1

Question 8:

What number comes before 5 in the odd number sequence?

Correct Answer: 3

Question 9:

If you have 3 cookies can you split them evenly with a friend?

Correct Answer: No

Question 10:

If you have an odd number of toys can you split them with two friends?

Correct Answer: No

Fill in the Blank Questions

Question 1:

Odd numbers can't be split evenly into groups of ______.

Correct Answer: two

Question 2:

The number 1 is an ______ number.

Correct Answer: odd

Question 3:

Odd numbers always end with 1, 3, 5, 7, or ______.

Correct Answer: 9

Question 4:

When counting by odd numbers, we ______ 2 each time.

Correct Answer: add

Question 5:

The number 15 is an ______ number.

Correct Answer: odd

Question 6:

The odd number after 7 is ______.

Correct Answer: 9

Question 7:

Numbers that aren't odd are called ______.

Correct Answer: even

Question 8:

The last odd number in the video was ______.

Correct Answer: 19

Question 9:

If I have five apples that is an ______ number of apples.

Correct Answer: odd

Question 10:

The odd number after 11 is ______.

Correct Answer: 13

Educational Standards

CCSS.Math.Content.1.OA.C.5:Relate counting to addition and subtraction (e.g., by counting on 2 to add 2). CCSS.Math.Content.1.NBT.A.1:Count to 120, starting at any number less than 120. In this range, read and write numerals and represent a number of objects with a written numeral. CCSS.Math.Content.1.OA.A.1:Use addition and subtraction within 20 to solve word problems involving situations of adding to, taking from, putting together, taking apart, and comparing, with unknowns in all positions, e.g., by using objects, drawings, and equations with a symbol for the unknown number to represent the problem.

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