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| Engaging & Fun Elementary Math Practice |
Directions
First Info...
- Have each student count the number of letters in his/her first name and write that number on a piece of paper.
- Ask students who had an even number of letters to raise a hand and record on the board with tally marks.
- Ask students who had an odd number of letters to raise a hand and record on the board with tally marks.
- Practice counting the tally marks together as a class.
- Have each student count the number of letters in his/her last name and repeat the above steps.
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| Practical Math - Even or Odd # of Letters in a Name |
- Ask students to look at the two numbers they wrote - one for the first name and one for the last name.
- Ask students who had two even numbers to raise a hand and record on the board with tally marks.
- Ask students who had two odd numbers to raise a hand and record on the board with tally marks.
- Ask students who had one even and one odd number to raise a hand and record on the board with tally marks.
- Practice counting the tally marks together as a class.
Then...
Go to Create a Graph and enter the information obtained in the Second Info section, showing various types of graphs if time allows.
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| Even or Odd # of Letters in Your Name Math Graphing Activity |
Have students count the letters in any or all of the following to determine if they have an even or odd number of letters:
- Teacher's last name
- Principle's last name
- Name of school
- Month of the year
- Today's date number of the month
- Favorite food
- Favorite sport
- Vocabulary words for the week
- Ask students for their ideas for words they would like to count
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- More Free Printable Words of Thanks
- Notes of Encouragement for End of Grade Testing
- Katrena's American Flag Scavenger Hunt
Thanks for visiting my Wildflower Bouquets blog and I hope you enjoy this elementary math activity!
