Kids will read a classic Japanese folktale and then answer questions about the the problem, solution, and ending in this fun reading comprehension activity.

Use this awesome story mountain template to help young readers understand the different elements of a story. Students will use this activity to organize their thoughts about the beginning, problem, climax, solution, and ending of a story.

Use this resource to help your students identify and explain the problem in a passage using past tense verbs.

Use this resource with your students to practice not only identifying the problem and solution in a text, but also the character’s attempts at solving the problem.

Use this resource to organize the different ways a character tries to solve a problem in a fiction text.

Kids can demonstrate their understanding of what they are reading with this printable bookmark.