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Even and odd numbers worksheets
A free five-page pack for 2nd grade: learn to tell if a number is even or odd, with a worked example, practice pages, word problems and an answer key.
Watch it solved
58 sec · with voice and captionsA pencil works one example of each activity, so you can see how the worksheet goes before you print it. Tap a step to jump to it. The rest of the sheet is left for your child to finish.
Read what the video says
- 0:00 Let's practice even and odd numbers, step by step.
- 0:04 An even number can be made into pairs, with none left over. An odd number always has one left over. 6 is even, and 7 is odd.
- 0:14 Look at the ones digit. 55 ends in 5, so it's odd. 30 ends in 0, so it's even. 3 ends in 3, so it's odd.
- 0:24 Sort the numbers. 30 and 38 are even. 55 and 3 are odd.
- 0:31 Circle pairs of dots. There are 11 dots, and one is left over, so 11 is odd.
- 0:41 Word problems. 13 children want to work in pairs. Will every child have a partner? No. 13 is odd, so one child is left over.
- 0:52 Great job! Now print the free worksheet, and finish the rest on your own.
How to do it
How to do itAn even number can be shared into two equal groups, or made into pairs with none left over. An odd number always has one left over. Look at the ones digit: 0, 2, 4, 6 and 8 are even; 1, 3, 5, 7 and 9 are odd.
Teaching tip
Teaching tipLine up counters in pairs, like children holding hands. If someone has no partner, the number is odd.
Try some
Is 55 even or odd?Tap to checkodd
Is 30 even or odd?Tap to checkeven
Is 3 even or odd?Tap to checkodd
Is 38 even or odd?Tap to checkeven
Is 78 even or odd?Tap to checkeven
Is 82 even or odd?Tap to checkeven
Is 52 even or odd?Tap to checkeven
Is 98 even or odd?Tap to checkeven
Word problems
13 children want to work in pairs. Will every child have a partner?Show answer
No. 13 is odd, so one child is left over.
Is 24 even or odd? How do you know?Show answer
Even. It ends in 4, and 24 can be shared into two groups of 12.
Ben has 9 cookies to share equally with Aisha. Can they each get the same number with none left?Show answer
No. 9 is odd: they get 4 each and 1 is left over.
Write all the even numbers between 10 and 20.Show answer
12, 14, 16, 18
What the worksheets look like
Skip counting chart
Skip counting chartCounting by 2s to 10s, all on one page, to keep beside the worksheets.
Common questions
How do you teach even and odd numbers?
An even number can be shared into two equal groups, or made into pairs with none left over. An odd number always has one left over. Look at the ones digit: 0, 2, 4, 6 and 8 are even; 1, 3, 5, 7 and 9 are odd. Line up counters in pairs, like children holding hands. If someone has no partner, the number is odd.
What grade learns even and odd numbers?
Usually 2nd grade. In the Common Core it is part of 2.OA.C.3.
Is there an answer key?
Yes. Page 5 has every answer from the pack and a short teaching tip.
