 Today I'm going to show you how we work with odd and even numbers in a Montessori preschool classroom. In our classroom we use the term cards and counters. We are teaching the children to differentiate between odd and even numbers from number 1 to 10 using our counters, cards and counters. The children will be able to identify that an odd number does not have a friend and an even number does have a friend. And with an even number we can divide by 2 and with an odd number we cannot divide by 2. Our numbers range from number 1 to number 10. Okay friends, today we're going to learn about odd and even numbers. Odd and even numbers are numbers with a partner or without a partner. So first we're going to take all our cards and counters and we're going to put our numbers down. Now what is our first number on the number line? But first we start with zero and zero means? And the next number after zero? So Mrs. Dennell is going to take number one. And what number comes after one? Two. Good job, so now we know our numbers. So Mrs. Dennell is going to do the first two and then I'm going to call each one of you to do the next number. So my first number is number one. So I'm going to put one counter under number one. So say this with me. One. One. One. The next number is number? Two. Two. One. Two. Two. That's number two. Number one is an odd number. Can you say that? Number two is an even number. Now I'm going to call on a friend to do number three. Kira can I start with you please to do number three? Is it an odd or even number? Odd. Why? It doesn't have a friend. Thank you. The last one does not have a friend. So number three is an odd number. So let's go through all our numbers from number one to number ten and we're going to identify. We can divide by two. Good job. So let's go through all our numbers from number one to ten and we're going to identify the odd or even numbers. So number one is? Odd. Number two is? Even. Number three? Odd. Number four? Even. Number five? Odd. Number six? Even. Number seven? Odd. Number eight? Even. Number nine? Odd. All right now let's identify all the odd numbers now. The one that does not have a friend. All the odd numbers. One. Nine. Again. One. One. One. Three. One. Five. Five. Seven. Nine. Nine. Now let's say the even numbers. Two. Even. Four. One. Six. Seven. Ten. And those are our even numbers. So now we know how to identify odd and even numbers. Well done friends. You did a wonderful job. Thank you very much.