Odd and even numbers
Your child can tell if a number is odd or even. Even numbers end in 0, 2, 4, 6 or 8, and split into two equal groups.
In curriculum terms
Recognise odd and even numbers
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How to tell they’ve got it
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If you give your child a number like 37 or 84, can they quickly tell you whether it's odd or even — and explain how they know?
Where this sits on the map
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Curriculum alignment
Where this fits in the official school curriculum — our best automated guess, not yet checked by a person.
Show candidate curriculum codes · 3 ACARA · 2 NSW · 3 VIC
Australian Curriculum v9 candidate
add and subtract one- and two-digit numbers, representing problems using number sentences and solve using part-part-whole reasoning and a variety of calculation strategies
recognise and describe one-half as one of 2 equal parts of a whole and connect halves, quarters and eighths through repeated halving
follow and create algorithms involving a sequence of steps and decisions to investigate numbers; describe any emerging patterns
NSW syllabus codes & stages only
Victorian Curriculum 2.0 codes & levels only
These are candidate alignments generated by semantic matching — machine-suggested and unreviewed (v0.1), not official or verified mappings. For official curriculum content see australiancurriculum.edu.au, curriculum.nsw.edu.au and f10.vcaa.vic.edu.au. Don’t rely on them for registration or compliance purposes.