![]() They did a fantastic job!Ĭlick the picture below the grab the matching cards and graphic organizers I used during these lessons for free in my TpT store. Then on Thursday, I had my students pick a fiction book from their book boxes and chart their own problem and solution. This is also a great book to discuss how characters react to problems (which is in the 2nd grade common core standards).Īs I mentioned, we charted our problems and solutions all week long. In the end, his family learns a lesson about what really matters in life. On his way home to show his parents, he runs into a lion, gets scared, and wishes to be a rock! He’s stuck as a rock for months and months until luckily his parents happen to have a picnic on him. If not, it’s a must read! Sylvester finds a magic, red pebble that allows him to wish for anything he wants. I’m sure you’ve read Sylvester and the Magic Pebble. Almost every students was able to correctly explain the problem and solution in the story. He goes all out with gel, rubber bands, and Halloween hair dye… then he gets to school and realizes it’s actually picture day! Oops! Luckily, his class comes to the rescue in a cute and fun way.Īfter a few days of tracking our problems and solutions together, I had my students bring their clipboards to the carpet to record the problem and solution in the story as we read. I don’t know if you’ve ever done this technique ( click here to read more) but it’s a great way to have every student engaged during a read aloud (and also to assess if they’re with you). □ Warning: you WILL have your class in stitches with this one, but again, it has a very clear problem and solution.Ĭrazy Hair Day is my all time favorite book for problem and solution (which is a good thing because I was observed during this lesson). This pack includes:Anchor Charts- multiple charts to use throughout the week. Once he realizes he actually likes his hair, his hair jumps back on his head. This is loosely based on the 5 Finger Retell and will cover the story elements of characters, setting, events, problem, and solution as well as vocabulary, inferencing, and predicting. He shouts “Hair I hate you!” and his hair hops off his head and runs away! Aaron chases his hair all around town, but can’t catch it. Aaron grows out his hair to look like his dad, but then his long hair become a pain. My girls squealed on almost every page and kept saying “He’s SO cute!” □Īaron’s Hair is a weird story, but that’s why kids tend to love it so much. Browse gingerbread story elements for anchor chart resources on Teachers Pay Teachers, a marketplace trusted by millions of teachers for original educational resources. Every kid has had someone treat them unfairly, so they easily “get” the problem and solution. None of the other animals like Alfred, but in the end he meets a friend who loves him for him. Unloveable is a FANTASTIC story to introduce problem and solution because the students can really connect with it. This week was a 4 day week (yay!), so we read a read aloud together everyday, did a quick problem and solution match, and then charted the problem and solution. We did a sad face and a thumbs down for problem and a big smile and a thumbs up for solution. The memory motions we used for problem and solution were very simple. ![]() As we’ve been learning about our story elements, we’ve also focused on how we use them in our writing as well. We emphasized that all week long because it not only helped them understand the problems and solutions in the stories we read, but also because it will help improve their writing skills. ![]() I really wanted my students to understand that the problem and solution must fit together like a puzzle. Here is the anchor chart that I created to help my students understand what problem and solution mean. This week we were focusing on problem and solution, and my students really seemed to “get” it, so I’m excited to share our anchor charts, book ideas and activities that we used! Visualization Chart: This anchor chart helps students create mental images while reading. It provides them with a step-by-step guide on how to identify key points and condense the information into a concise summary. Watch my Facebook Live video about this topic here. Summarization Chart: The summarization chart aids students in summarizing texts effectively. Includes 33 printable pages in both English and Spanish.Hi Friends! I am back with another post about story elements (read about character here and here)! ![]() Your students will be able to confidently speak and write about stories by using these resources. Some narrative anchor charts can give ideas for topics, or guidance about finding a topic. ![]() Use these no-prep printable anchor charts and graphic organizers throughout the school year to practice identifying story elements, such as characters, setting, events, problem and solution. A clear statement of the elements one needs in a narrative: characters, problem/s, setting, solution. ![]()
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