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

Children will use six question words — who, what, when, where, why, and how — to identify the problem and solution in a short passage.

A strong ending is a key part of creative writing! Have your second graders flex their fiction comprehension muscles with this activity. Students will consider problem, solution, characters, and detail as they answer questions after reading a short story.

Learners will practice identifying the problem and solution in texts in this reading comprehension worksheet.

This fun worksheet serves as a great visual for your kids to organize their thoughts around the elements of a story. After students have finished their story, have them fill out this handy slide graphic organizer with plot, protagonist, and antagonist.

Have your little ones test their knowledge of "Rapunzel" with this whimsical story map, which includes space for them to write the problem, solution, setting, and more.

Learners will practice identifying the problem and solution in texts in this reading comprehension worksheet.