So many of our students are afraid of making mistakes, taking chances, and struggle when it comes to problem solving. Teachers can use read alouds to help teach these skills. We recommend using the book What Do You Do With a Problem? This is a beautiful and inspiring book that will leave an impression on young readers. - Jodi and the Starts With a Story Team
SUMMARY
The story What Do You Do With A Problem? follows a young boy who discovers he has a problem. He tries to run from his problem and hide from his problem, but he realizes his problem just won’t go away.
The boy starts to worry about what the problem is going to do to him. Eventually, he realizes that his worrying is making the problem worse than it is. He sets out to solve his problem, and when he solves it he discovers that problems hold beautiful opportunities.
Students will learn about the importance of facing problems, and the great opportunities that can come out of them.
USE THIS BOOK TO TEACH:
Books like What Do You Do With a Problem? can be used to teach more than social skills. Here are some ideas to get your started!
- Discuss the author's purpose for writing the story.
- Help students to identify the moral of the story.
- Integrate narrative writing by asking students to write about any connections they have to the story.
- Ask students to write about the different ways they can solve problems.
- Teach a lesson on the different types of sentences.
- Review actions verbs and contractions.
- Introduce students to the idea of a growth mindset.
NO-PREP PRINTABLE ACTIVITIES:
If you are looking for “ready to go” activities for the first day of school, be sure to check out the book companion. With it you’ll receive all of the following resources to align with this specific book:
- comprehension questions
- 30 writing prompts with themed paper
- vocabulary activities
- word study print & go activities
- ideas for grammar lessons with focus sentence printables
- social emotional learning discussion topics
- graphic organizers to target specific comprehension skills and strategies
We know students are going to love this read aloud and the activities!
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ADDITIONAL BOOK SUGGESTIONS
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