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Odd and Even Numbers: Pair Up Puffins with Pip

Odd and Even Numbers: Pair Up Puffins with Pip

Learn to spot odd and even numbers using pairs, the 2 times table and the ones digit, by pairing puffins in boats and solving number patterns.

  • Ages 6–8
  • About 35 min
  • Easy start
  • Numbers
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What you'll learn

  • Even numbers make pairs with none left over; odd numbers leave one
  • The 2 times table facts from 1 × 2 to 12 × 2
  • How to divide by 2 to find how many pairs
  • Why the ones digit tells you if a number is odd or even
  • That zero is an even number
  • How odd and even numbers alternate in counting and the 5 times table

Chapter by chapter

  1. Pairs: what makes a number even or odd Free to try

    Year 2 maths · 1

  2. The 2 times table: even answers and finding pairs

    Year 2 maths · 1

  3. Odd and even numbers to 100: check the ones digit

    Year 2 maths · 1

  4. Odd and even patterns in counting, and the 5 and 10 times tables

    Year 2 maths · 1

  5. Odd and even challenge (10 questions)

What the chapters cover in the national curriculum in England:

  1. Year 2 maths: Recall and use multiplication and division facts for the 2, 5 and 10 multiplication tables, including recognising odd and even numbers

About this adventure

Odd and Even Numbers is an interactive maths game that teaches children aged 6–8 how to tell odd and even numbers apart, matching Year 2 maths in the national curriculum for England. Children help Pip the puffin seat friends in two-seat boats: when everyone has a partner the number is even, and when one is left over it is odd.

Next, players build the 2 times table by counting puffin feet in twos along a number line, then use division by 2 to work out how many pairs there are. They discover a shortcut for numbers up to 100: only the ones digit decides, because every ten is five pairs.

The final island explores number patterns, from house numbers on a street to the odd, even rhythm of the 5 times table. Spoken narration, gentle hints and typed answers support every step, and a ten-question challenge rounds it off.

Questions and answers

How do you know if a number is odd or even?

To tell if a number is odd or even, look at its ones digit. If the ones digit is 0, 2, 4, 6 or 8 the number is even, and if it is 1, 3, 5, 7 or 9 the number is odd.

What is an even number, in simple words?

An even number is one you can share into pairs with none left over, such as 6 or 12. An odd number always has one left over when you make pairs, such as 7 or 15.

Is zero an odd or even number?

Zero is an even number. With zero objects there is nothing left over when you make pairs, and numbers ending in 0, such as 10, 20 and 30, are always even.

What age is this odd and even numbers game for?

The game is designed for children aged 6 to 8 and matches Year 2 (KS1) maths in England. Confident younger counters and older children who want a refresher can also play it comfortably.

What does the odd and even game include and how long does it take?

It includes four chapters, an optional counting-in-2s warm-up and a ten-question final challenge, and takes about 35 minutes to play through. Children can start with any chapter and go back to the map whenever they like.

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