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If your 2nd and 3rd grade students are struggling with vocabulary and context, let them practice with Macy and Phillip. Macy and Phillip go on a variety of adventures. The stories are rich in vocabulary and reading in context. The lessons contain 4 short paragraphs with questions to follow. These stories also introduce students to the idea of figurative language. The questions are in the form of multiple choice and open answer, relating to Common Core standards: RL 2.7 - Use information

In this packet students will solve story problems using the BME method by analyzing a math story problem as they would analyze a literary story. Asking themselves, what is happening in this story? By analyzing the story, they can build the equation. At the bottom of the graphic organizer students will have the opportunity to prove their answer. The story problems are numbered with a differentiated challenging corresponding story problem following (labeled Story 1, Story 1A, Story 2, Stor