Vocabulary
What is a solution?
A solution is the answer or way to fix a problem.
You are on a school trip at a museum. While walking through an exhibit, you realize your class group is no longer around you. You don’t see your teacher or classmates, and the area is crowded with other school groups.
What should you do?
A. Stay where you are and wait quietly
B. Walk around the museum to try to find your class on your own
C. Find a museum worker or security staff and explain you are separated from your group
C. Find a museum worker or security staff and explain you are separated from your group
Your teacher explains a new assignment, but you don’t fully understand what to do. Other students begin working right away, and you feel unsure and a little embarrassed to ask for help. What should you do?
Elsy overslept this morning. She hurried to get dressed and ready for school, but she was too late to catch her bus. What is Elsy's problem?
She missed her bus.
A ______ is something that goes wrong or needs to be fixed or solved.
problem
You walk into class and see your teacher collecting homework. You suddenly remember your assignment is still at home on your desk. Your teacher has said before that late work may lose points. You start to feel nervous and unsure what to do.
What should you do?
A. Stay quiet and hope the teacher doesn’t notice
B. Tell the teacher the truth and ask what you can do
C. Tell the teacher your printer broke even though it didn’t
B. Tell the teacher the truth and ask what you can do
Your mom is carrying a box of cupcakes to the car for a work party when she accidentally drops it. The cupcakes spill and get messy. She looks very anxious and angry at herself.
Dylan had an Science test the next day but hadn’t studied. On the day of the test, he forgot his glasses, so he couldn’t see the questions clearly.
He can't see what's on the test.
What is a problem?
A problem is something that goes wrong or needs to be fixed/solved.
You are playing in the living room and accidentally knock over a vase that breaks. It was your mom’s favorite decoration. No one else is around, and you know you might get in trouble. You feel worried and unsure how to handle it.
What should you do?
A. Hide the broken pieces and say nothing
B. Tell your parent what happened and apologize
C. Blame it on a sibling or pet
B. Tell your parent what happened and apologize
You notice a classmate left a cool pen on their desk, and you want to use it. They are not in the room at the moment. You’re not sure if you should take it or wait.
She has no money to get food.
A ________ is the answer or way to fix a problem.
solution
You are working on a class project with a partner. You are trying to focus, but your partner keeps talking to his friends and is not helping. The teacher expects both of you to finish the work together.
What should you do?
A. Calmly remind your partner to focus and ask them to help
B. Ignore your partner and do all the work yourself
C. Get upset and argue with your partner
A. Calmly remind your partner to focus and ask them to help
When you walk into school one morning, you remember that you didn't finish the math homework which is due after lunch. What should you do?
-Try to finish your homework during lunch
-Tell your teacher that you forgot
-Remember to do your homework next time
Matthew carried some books to school today. His library book slipped and fell into a puddle. What is the problem?
His library book slipped and fell into a puddle.
True or False?
Every story has a problem in it.
False
Not every story has a clear problem. Some stories are just about describing things or sharing information.
You and your friend both want to choose the activity during free time. You want to draw, but your friend wants to play a game. You both start to feel frustrated, and the conversation turns into an argument.
What should you do?
A. Refuse to talk to your friend for the rest of the day
B. Keep arguing until your friend gives in
C. Suggest taking turns or finding something you both enjoy
C. Suggest taking turns or finding something you both enjoy
After recess, you return to the classroom and later realize your jacket is missing. You remember taking it off outside but are not sure where you left it. The school day is almost over.
Ava arrived late to class and walked in while the teacher was already explaining the assignment. She sat down quietly and didn’t open her notebook.
She missed the instructions and doesn't know what to do.