Ever wonder why students can master complicated video games, rattle off in-depth statistics about Seahawks players, or explain intricate movie plots, but struggle with solving arithmetic story problems? I know I have, but after teaching some of Graham Fletcher's 3-Act math lessons I am closer to answering that question. Graham's lessons provide students with a picture or video that inspires students to create their own mathematical inquiry question. Students view the picture or short video and are driven, by their natural curiosity, to ask questions about possible outcomes. These student questions quickly morph into higher-level problem-solving students actually enjoy! Graham has questions embedded throughout his lesson plans to ask students as they go through their problem-solving processes. In my own classroom, I adapted these questions to create even more student buy-in and shared a Google Doc where students could record their thinking as they worked through each p