Time: 10 minutes long

Goal: Common quest for learning and understanding, working toward collective understanding, mutual
respect

Role of mental math: build on number relationships instead of relying on memorized procedures, use number
relationships to develop efficient flexible strategies with accuracy, avoid holding numerous quantities in their
heads, strengthen understanding of place value

Title: Even & Odd Numbers

Problem Set Set A: {2, 6, 14, 22, 34, 68, 136, 258, 372}
Set B: {7, 19, 23, 55, 49, 83, 125, 267, 473}

Even > Odd > Combinations

2+6
6-2

7+19
19-7

19+2 ( 2+19 )
19-2 (odd-even)
14-7 (even-odd)

Prompts ● What do the numbers in Set A have in common?

● What do the numbers in Set B have in common?
○ Think pair share
● What do we know about even and odd numbers?
○ Class discussion
● Let’s try these problems, is our solution even or odd? Will this be the case in every
situation?
○ Think pair share
● How can understanding even and odd numbers help us as we solve math
problems?
○ Quick checks

Procedures ● Students solve problem mentally

● Raise thumb to chest when have solution, keep working for other solution strategies
raising fingers
● Write all answers on board
● Students share strategies and justifications with peers, defend and prove thinking to
their peers
● Mistakes are opportunities for learning- unearth misconceptions, question &
analyze thinking, solidify understanding
● Incorrect answers: discuss which answers are reasonable which can be ruled out
based on logic and number sense>> opportunity to use estimation and number
relationships
● Think/Pair/Share
○ after answers recorded, which are reasonable?
○ State a shared strategy in their own words/ what they do/do not understand
 ○ Will this strategy work in every situation?

Metacognitive ● I agree with ____ because ______.

Sentence ● I do not understand _______. Can you explain this again?
Frames ● I disagree with _____ because ______.
● How did you decide to _______?

Teacher ● How does ____ strategy connect to the ideas in ____ strategy?
Prompts ● How did you get your answer?
● Can anybody explain why ____ did ______?
● Why does that work?

Student ● Exit problems at the end of guided practice, to be completed in small groups
Accountability