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Second Step: Skills for Social and Academic Success
© 2011 Committee for Children
Grade 4, Unit 3
Lesson 19: Solving Playground ProblemsHome Link
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Outside Directions
You will need sidewalk chalk and a sidewalk, driveway,
or other hard outdoor surface. With your adult, draw
the Problem-Solving Steps with colored chalk on a hard
outdoor surface, as shown to the right. Now physically
step through the Problem-Solving Steps you’ve just
drawn as you work through your problem.
Inside Directions
You will need four sheets of paper, a felt marker, and
enough floor space to lay out the four sheets of paper.
With your adult, write the letters S, T, E, and P each on a separate sheet of paper. Place the papers in a staircase
pattern on the floor. Now physically step through the Problem-Solving Steps you’ve just drawn as you work through
each step of your problem.
S:
Say the problem without blame:
T:
Think of solutions:
E:
Explore consequences:
P:
Pick the best solution:
Name:
You physically stepped through the Problem-Solving Steps at school. Now try it at home!
Show an adult family member how to create the steps either outside or inside, following
the directions below. Then walk through a common problem you may have with a
sibling, relative, friend, or your adult. Use the form at the bottom of the page to help you
remember each Problem-Solving Step as you walk through it.
Explore
consequences
Think of
solutions
Say the
problem
Pick
the
best
solution
E:
T:
S:
P:
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signature
click to edit
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