Rebecca Recor Kidspiration Activity

Grades
From 4
th
grade all the way up to
8
th
grade (depends on where the
student is at in math)
Subject
Finding common denominators of
two fractions and adding or
subtracting them.
Length of Lesson
Anywhere from one to two class
periods.
Lesson Overview
Students will learn what common
denominators are and learn how to
find them and solve equations.
Curriculum
Framework
National Council of Teachers of
Mathematics (NCTM)
Learning
Objectives
Students will know how to:
Find common denominators
of two different fractions
Be able to add or subtract
fractions
Know how to add or subtract
fractions that have different
denominators
Technology
Uses
The use of Kidspiration.
Materials
Kidspiration
Math book

Procedure
1. Introduce Students to
Denominators including the
vocabulary
2. Show students how to find
common denominators
3. Introduce Kidspiration
4. Show them a practice
problem to what they will be
doing in Kidspiration
Assessment
Students will be graded on their
work in Kidspiration along with the
creative problems they create on
their own.
Also they will be tested on finding
common denominators in class the
following day after doing the
Kidspiration activity.