Let’s Practice Finding the Least Common Multiple!

We know that many kids love to draw, color, and doodle… and are still able to learn at the same time! Doodling helps students retain information, and these doodle notes will surely be a hit with your students! The goal of this math resource is to provide a set of notes for students to keep as a reference for finding the least common multiple, otherwise known as LCM.

This worksheet allows students to read and color the notes and try the provided examples. With teacher guidance, students can complete the fill-in-the-blank version of the notes and then color the page as much as they want. This provides a way for students to study the material and help them retain the information as they read and color.

Tips for Differentiation + Scaffolding 

In addition to independent student work time, use this worksheet as an activity for:

• Guided math groups
• Lesson warm-up
• Lesson wrap-up
• Fast finishers
• Homework assignment
• Whole-class review (via smartboard)

For students needing a challenge, provide questions with more complex number sets. Engage students in a discussion about when the least common multiple would be used in real life. Extend thinking to a discussion about divisibility rules, asking, “How can we tell if a number is a multiple of 2, 5, or 10?”

If there are students who need additional support, consider completing this activity in a small group or 1-on-1 setting. Additionally, invite students to review previous assignments, posters, or anchor charts.

🖨️ Easily Download & Print

Use the dropdown icon on the Download button to choose between the PDF or editable Google Slides version of this resource.

Turn this teaching resource into a sustainable activity by printing on cardstock and slipping it into a dry-erase sleeve. Students can record their answers with a whiteboard marker, then erase and reuse them.

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This resource was created by Lorin Davies, a teacher in Texas and Teach Starter Collaborator.

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