Try a mix, a rate or an exact calculation. What can you predict before you work it out? What does your answer tell you?
Start with paper and a pencil. You can draw counters, bars or a number line. You can use a table or an equation. If writing gets in the way, explain your thinking and ask someone to record it for you.
Each day has a short start and three routes. Choose one route with your teacher. The routes offer different ways to think; you do not need to finish them all.
Days 21–25: compare parts, scale a mix and make a decision with rates.
Days 26–30: work with signed changes and exact fractions, then test a practical model.
Another way in: pick an optional activity if an idea needs another look.
Your units and your explanation help someone else follow your thinking. An answer can be a number, a decision or a reason that something cannot work under the given conditions.