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1st - 5th Grade Common Core Problem and Solution Resources

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

Finding the Problem and the Solution with Question Words

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

Reading Comprehension: Problem and Solution 1

In this fiction comprehension exercise, your students will use transition words to help them write about the problem and solution in three short stories.

Practice with Problem & Solution

Support literacy development by asking questions as they read the first part of R.J. Palacio&rsquo;s Wonder.

Novel Study: Wonder: Discussion Guide #1

Reading Comprehension: Problem and Solution 2

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

Explain the Problem

Learn all about conflict in literature and how it makes the story possible in this conflict in literature worksheet.

Conflict in Literature

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.

A Motivated Problem Solver

This graphic organizer guides readers to&nbsp;complete a story map&nbsp;of their reading by having them record the characters, setting, problem, and solution.

Complete a Story Map

Use this graphic organizer to help your students identify the four elements of a fictional story: characters, setting, problem, and solution.

Elements of a Story: Circle Chart

Invite students to reflect on the major themes and events of Wonder with these writing prompts.

Novel Study: Wonder: Post-Reading Response Prompts

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.

Story Mountain

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

Graphic Organizer: Problem & Solution

Encourage critical thinking and literacy skills with these discussion questions from parts 2 and 3 of R.J. Palacio&rsquo;s Wonder.

Novel Study: Wonder: Discussion Guide #2

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

Momotaro's Ending

Encourage critical thinking and literacy skills with these discussion questions from the next part of R.J. Palacio&rsquo;s Wonder.

Novel Study: Wonder: Discussion Guide #3

Build critical thinking and literacy skills with these discussion questions for the eighth and final part&nbsp;of R.J. Palacio&rsquo;s Wonder.

Novel Study: Wonder: Discussion Guide #5

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.

Story Slide

Use an open-ended graphic organizer to help your students identify the problem and solution in three stories.

Problem & Solution Organizer

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson Plan: Learn to Compare and Contrast.

Glossary: Learn to Compare and Contrast

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.

Finding Louie Alternate Ending

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson: Problem and Solution Summaries.

Glossary: Problem and Solution Summaries

Use these vocabulary cards with the EL Support Lesson Plan: Learn to Compare and Contrast.

Vocabulary Cards: Learn to Compare and Contrast

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.

Rapunzel Story Map

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

Problem and Solution Bookmark

Encourage critical thinking and support literacy development by asking questions as students read the final chapters of&nbsp;The Great Fire.

Book Study: The Great Fire: Discussion Guide #3

Encourage critical thinking and support literacy development by asking questions as students continue reading&nbsp;The Great Fire.

Book Study: The Great Fire: Discussion Guide #2

Use these vocabulary cards with the EL Support Lesson: Problem and Solution Summaries.

Vocabulary Cards: Problem and Solution Summaries

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson: Problems and Solutions in Fiction.

Glossary: Problems and Solutions in Fiction

Students make sense of literary elements like protagonists and challenges while drawing comparisons between fiction texts.

Head to Head Fiction: Protagonists and Challenges

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