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Least Common Denominator - use this LCD Wheel to introduce how to find least common denominator using the ladder method.
What is a math doodle wheel? A math doodle wheel is a type of graphic organizer where students can:
- Take notes inside the math wheel
- Use color, drawing, and doodling to help create memory triggers
- Complete practice problems in the pattern around the wheel, and
- Color the background pattern
Students can keep these graphic organizers in their interactive notebooks all year as a resource/study tool.
- The wheels are excellent for reviewing concepts as part of your test prep.
This LCD wheel breaks down the steps of the ladder method, and then includes the step for finding the equivalent fractions that would be needed to compare, add, or subtract fractions.
The sections of the LCD wheel include:
1) Write denominators in the ladder
2) Divide by common factors
3) Multiply the numbers outside the ladder
4) Find equivalent fractions
5) Example
This resource includes:
1) THREE versions of the wheel
- ‘Open’ for students to write notes - this version is most flexible, space-wise
- ‘Fill-in’ notes, to help control student use of space (there aren’t many written notes)
- Pre-filled notes; answers to examples and practice problems are NOT on this version
2) Teacher key/wheel with completed notes and examples
3) Colored samples of wheel (slightly different than student version due to adjustments when updated; content is the same)
4) A separate notes pages that breaks down the steps, for teacher or student reference.
5) A fraction addition and subtraction practice page.
6) PPT file with a blank wheel with background, so you can add text to make your own math wheels, if you’d like (for classroom use only - not commercial use)
Features of this common denominators resource:
- Notes/examples in each section
- Guided or independent practice: 8 pair of numbers, to find LCD; some of these may seem challenging, but using the ladder method makes it easier to find these larger LCDs (easier than listing out the multiples)
- Coloring/doodling opportunity: students can color the background pattern, as well as the headings and doodle arrows, however they like.
- Coloring the background:
- Students don’t HAVE to color at all during instructional time….coloring the background could be an ‘early finisher’ activity, center activity, homework, etc.
- Students don’t need to color every section of the background – part of their coloring pattern could be to leave sections white.
- Students could color sections with patterns instead of solids – maybe polka dots in one section and squiggly lines in another.
- This coloring part is just a chance to be creative and enjoy the stress-relief coloring can provide
What teachers are saying about this resource:
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️“I love these. It is so reassuring for students to have all that they need so neatly self-contained - and it is visually very pleasing too. Thank you for this.”
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️“THANK YOU! Your wheel activities engage students and make learning fun.”
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️“This was a very helpful resource for my students and now they have a visual to reference.”
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️“Very engaging. Students liked it and can use it as resource in the notebooks later.”
Related Resources:
Least Common Multiple Color by Number
GCF and LCM Doodle Math Wheels
Ladder Method Doodle Notes for Prime Factorization, LCM, GCF
Check out more Math Wheels.
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6th Grade Math Resource Bundle - resources for the entire year.
6th Grade Spiral Review Daily Math Warm Ups
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Description
Least Common Denominator - use this LCD Wheel to introduce how to find least common denominator using the ladder method.
What is a math doodle wheel? A math doodle wheel is a type of graphic organizer where students can:
- Take notes inside the math wheel
- Use color, drawing, and doodling to help create memory triggers
- Complete practice problems in the pattern around the wheel, and
- Color the background pattern
Students can keep these graphic organizers in their interactive notebooks all year as a resource/study tool.
- The wheels are excellent for reviewing concepts as part of your test prep.
This LCD wheel breaks down the steps of the ladder method, and then includes the step for finding the equivalent fractions that would be needed to compare, add, or subtract fractions.
The sections of the LCD wheel include:
1) Write denominators in the ladder
2) Divide by common factors
3) Multiply the numbers outside the ladder
4) Find equivalent fractions
5) Example
This resource includes:
1) THREE versions of the wheel
- ‘Open’ for students to write notes - this version is most flexible, space-wise
- ‘Fill-in’ notes, to help control student use of space (there aren’t many written notes)
- Pre-filled notes; answers to examples and practice problems are NOT on this version
2) Teacher key/wheel with completed notes and examples
3) Colored samples of wheel (slightly different than student version due to adjustments when updated; content is the same)
4) A separate notes pages that breaks down the steps, for teacher or student reference.
5) A fraction addition and subtraction practice page.
6) PPT file with a blank wheel with background, so you can add text to make your own math wheels, if you’d like (for classroom use only - not commercial use)
Features of this common denominators resource:
- Notes/examples in each section
- Guided or independent practice: 8 pair of numbers, to find LCD; some of these may seem challenging, but using the ladder method makes it easier to find these larger LCDs (easier than listing out the multiples)
- Coloring/doodling opportunity: students can color the background pattern, as well as the headings and doodle arrows, however they like.
- Coloring the background:
- Students don’t HAVE to color at all during instructional time….coloring the background could be an ‘early finisher’ activity, center activity, homework, etc.
- Students don’t need to color every section of the background – part of their coloring pattern could be to leave sections white.
- Students could color sections with patterns instead of solids – maybe polka dots in one section and squiggly lines in another.
- This coloring part is just a chance to be creative and enjoy the stress-relief coloring can provide
What teachers are saying about this resource:
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️“I love these. It is so reassuring for students to have all that they need so neatly self-contained - and it is visually very pleasing too. Thank you for this.”
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️“THANK YOU! Your wheel activities engage students and make learning fun.”
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️“This was a very helpful resource for my students and now they have a visual to reference.”
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️“Very engaging. Students liked it and can use it as resource in the notebooks later.”
Related Resources:
Least Common Multiple Color by Number
GCF and LCM Doodle Math Wheels
Ladder Method Doodle Notes for Prime Factorization, LCM, GCF
Check out more Math Wheels.
********************************************************************
You might also like:
6th Grade Math Resource Bundle - resources for the entire year.
6th Grade Spiral Review Daily Math Warm Ups
*********************************************************************
Connect with Me:
Click HERE if you'd like to get freebies from me sent to your inbox.
*********************************************************************
Copyright © Cognitive Cardio Math
Permission to copy for single classroom use only.
Please purchase additional licenses if you intend to share this resource.
