Unit 4: Problem Solving

Unit 4: Problem Solving

March 13 - April 14


Click here to download a PDF of an overview of this unit. This handout includes what your child is learning and ways you can practice at home.

 

Lesson 16: Beginning to STEP

In this lesson, students will learn how to begin to solve an interpersonal problem. This includes finding a way to feel calm, saying the problem respectfully, and deciding whether an adult’s help is needed.


You Can Try This at Home

Ask your child what kind of interpersonal problems they can solve on their own, and when they might need an adult’s help.

 

Lesson 17: When? Where? Who?

In this lesson, students will consider when, where, and with whom it would be best to work on an interpersonal problem.


You Can Try This at Home

Ask your child why it’s important to think about when, where, and with whom it would be best to work on an interpersonal problem.

 

Lesson 18: Solutions Web

In this lesson, students will evaluate solutions to an interpersonal problem by thinking about the problem from each person’s point of view.


You Can Try This at Home

Tell your child about a simple interpersonal problem that you’ve experienced and describe each person’s point of view about the problem. Ask them to help you think of solutions and predict the possible outcomes of each solution.

 

Lesson 19: Let’s Reflect

In this lesson, students will reflect on whether a solution to an interpersonal problem worked for everyone involved.


You Can Try This at Home

Ask your child how they can know when they’ve found a good solution to an interpersonal problem.

 

Lesson 20: Putting It All Together

In this lesson, students will use the STEP process they learned in this unit to solve an interpersonal problem. STEP stands for S: Say the problem, T: Think of solutions, E: Explore the outcomes, and P: Pick a solution.


You Can Try This at Home

Ask your child to tell you about the STEP process and give an example of what someone would do in each part of the process.


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