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

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

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson Plan: What Was the Problem?

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

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

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

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

Use these vocabulary cards with the EL Support Lesson Plan: What Was the Problem?

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

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

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

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

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

Read clues and use problem-solving skills to figure out which child is dressed up in which Halloween costume.

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

Use this reading comprehension passage with your students to practice determining the meaning of unfamiliar words.

No snow? No problem! Read a story about two kids creating their own snow day in this playful reading comprehension worksheet!

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

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

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

Use this resource with your students as they identify the different ways a character tries to solve a problem.

It's up to your 2nd grader to make a story based on a prince, a princess and two huge grins. Try story elements like setting, background and a problem.

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.

Have your students think of story elements as ingredients for a delicious narrative! Young writers will consider setting, characters, the problem, and the solution with this fun pre-writing organizer!

Young writers will traverse the story mountain to create a narrative plot of their own! Students will consider various story elements, including characters, setting, climax, problem, and solution with this great visual aid.

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.

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.