How to Teach Problem and Solution in First Grade

In this episode of The Education Connection, we're continuing our Writing About Reading series by looking at how to introduce problem and solution to our youngest readers and writers.

First graders are expected to understand plot, retell stories, and identify important events. Learning to recognize a story's problem and how it is solved can help build that understanding.

And first grade doesn't always have to be about mastery. Sometimes we're planting seeds for learning that students will continue to develop in the years ahead.

Using the familiar story The Three Little Pigs, we'll walk through a simple progression for teaching problem and solution:

Model it → Talk about it → Identify it togeth ...