Each year, I learn something new or a different way to approach a topic. This year, the students in my class would have been virtual when fractions were introduced due to the pandemic. This means that some of the foundations may be have been missed or the teacher couldn't do the hands on approach with these students. One thing I'm doing to help with this is draw the circles. I'm finding the visual part is needed to make the connection. I'm also finding the need to work on multiplication facts and while we work on those, I'm emphasizing repeated addition. Here's what I'm using to help.