Week 1: What is a problem? (3-5)
SEL Domain(s): Problem Solving
Grades: 3-5
*Lesson may need to be modified to meet the specific needs of students
Description:
Students play the Problem Traffic Light — moving fast for green (small) problems, slowly for yellow (medium) problems, and freezing for red (big/emergency) problems as scenarios are called out — then play Problem War, flipping scenario cards head-to-head and competing to identify who has the bigger problem while the class confirms each answer.
Materials
Open space
