LESSON PLAN IN MATHEMATICS 4

I.

Learning Objectives
Cognitive: 1. Visualize addition of similar fractions
2. Add similar fractions

Psychomotor: Compute for the sum correctly

Affective: Help in household chores
II.

Learning Content
Skill: Adding similar fractions
References: BEC-PELC II. D. 1.1 -1.2
Materials: activity sheets, paper plates, charts, fraction bars
Value: Helpfulness

III.

Learning Experiences
A. Preparatory Activities
1. Drill
Identify similar fractions from each set of fractions below.
a. 2, 3, 1, 2
3 2 3 5

b. 5, 2, 1, 5
6 3 6 8

c. 3, 3, 2, 2
4 8 3 4

d. 8, 1, 2, 1
9 8 9 4

2. Review
Express each fraction in lowest terms.
a. 6
8

b. 10
12

c. 6
9

d. 9
15

e. 3
6

3. Motivation
Place two pencils on one of your hand and one pencil on the other hand.
Ask: If I put together 2 pencils and 1 pencil, what do I get? Do the same with 2
stones and 2 pencils. Say: If I put together 2 stones and 2 pencils, do I get 4
pencils? 4 stones? Why not?

B. Developmental Activities
1. Presentation

a. Use a paper plate cut into fourths to represent a cake. Have one pupil take
of the cake. Have another pupil remove 2/4 of it. Ask: What part of the cake was taken?
Show addition fractions.

1
4

2
4

3
4

Ask: Do you add the numerators?

Do you add the denominators?
b. Display fraction bars like:

1
6
Ask: What kind of fractions are they?
What is the sum?
Is 3/6 in lowest terms?
How can you express it in lowest terms?

2
6

c. Have the pupil read the word problem.

Flordeliza helps her mother at home. She cooks lunch in 3/10 of an hour. Then
she cleans the kitchen in 5/10 of an hour. What part of an hour does she spend working in
the kitchen?
Valuing:
Ask: What kind of daughter is Flordeliza?
How do you help your mother at home?
2. Group Activity
A. Recall the standards for group activity.
B. Each group will present the output at the end of the activity.

Group 1
Direction: Complete the mathematical sentence. Express the answers in lowest terms, if
needed.
1. 2. 3.

1+2=

4+1=

+4=
5

Group II
Direction: Complete the mathematical sentence. Express the answers in lowest terms, if
needed.
1.

2.

+4=
3+1=

3.

3+2 =
7 7
Group III
Direction: Write the missing fractions to complete each equation.
1. 5 + ___ = 8

2. ___ + 4 = 5

3. 2 + ___

=6
12

12

7
Group IV
Direction: Write the missing fractions to complete each equation.
1. 13 + 1 = ___

2. ___ + 3 = 6

3. 7 + ___

= 10
18

18

15
3. Generalization
How do you add similar fractions?
To add similar fractions, add the numerator and write the sum over the
common denominator. Express the answer in lowest terms, if needed.

15

c. Application
Read and solve on your paper.
Katrina spent 2/4 of an hour sweeping the yard and of an hour watering the
plants. How long did she work?
IV. Evaluation
Direction: Add and express each sum to lowest terms, if possible.
1. 1 + 2 + 4 =
9 9 9

4. 1 + 2 + 4 =
10 10 10

2. 2 + 5 =
12 12

5. 4 + 3 =
21
21

3. 3 + 2 + 5 =
15 15 15

V. Assignment
Direction: Write the third column the sum of the fractions on the first two columns.
Sum
A.
1
2
4
4
B
C
D
E

3
8
4
10
6
12
3
15

2
8
3
10
2
12
4
15