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?

Students can start a personal narrative with a clear problem and solution by using this activity to organize their story. This handy graphic organizer will have students consider various aspects of their problem and solution, and how it made them feel.

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

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

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.

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

This reading exercise uses interactive story writing; it's a great way to look at reading comprehension from a different angle.

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.

The forecast is sunny and pleasant with this summer word scramble! Your child will flex their problem solving skills to unscramble each word.

No more abrupt “The End”s! Students will organize and reflect on their narrative’s problem and solution as they work toward a strong ending.

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.

Getting your child in the Easter mood is not a problem with this writing prompt! Challenge her to think back on her favorite Easter memory and write about it.

It's time for a fun word challenge! This word scramble will help your child build spelling skills as well as basic problem-solving skills.

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.