At this center, the students took handfuls of counters, and made estimations. Then, they organized the counters into two equal groups to count them, and see if they had an even or odd amount. All the even numbers they discovered were recorded to see if they noticed a pattern.
Journals are a wonderful way to explore new concepts! This was the first day we discussed "even and odd" numbers, and look at the wonderful organization and explanation she came up with on her own!