Fraction Calculation for Future Experts

Each class session will start with warm-up problems in which learners practice and demonstrate their skills at representing fractions in multiple ways. As part of this time, work will be checked and compared together.
After the warm-up, we will do problems on the operation of the week. I will do a problem demonstrating a particular strategy, with student input, and then learners will have problems on which they can try out the strategy. As with the warm-up problems, we will compare answers and check our work together; also, I will demonstrate particular strategies for checking work, and answer keys (including teacher as answer key) will not be used in class.
At least one problem each week will be situational in nature, and the situational problem may also use other operations.

Operations will rotate as follows:
First week of each month: Addition
Second week of each month: Multiplication
Third week of each month: Subtraction
Fourth week of each month: Division
Fifth week, when applicable: Translating Between Representations

Weeks are numbered based on their Mondays, and weekends are grouped with the previous week. For example, May 2022 will be divided as follows:
Sunday May 1: Week 4 of April
Monday May 2-Sunday May 8: Week 1 of May
Monday May 9-Sunday May 15: Week 2 of May
Monday May 16-Sunday May 22: Week 3 of May
Monday May 23-Sunday May 29: Week 4 of May
Monday May 30-Sunday June 5: Week 5 of May

Mathematical prerequisites: Learners should be proficient enough with whole number calculations to use them as steps. Using a calculator to save time is OK, but learners should have enough experience with whole number operations to recognize patterns. Also, since equivalent fractions will be used as a step in many problem types, learners should already have some familiarity with the concept of equivalent fractions. Needing more practice to be proficient at calculating equivalent fractions is OK!
Tech skills prerequisites: Learners who aren't able to switch back and forth between the Zoom meeting and a browser window, and to pull up the Zoom chat, will need to have a parent/sibling/etc. immediately available for tech support.