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Week 06 · Puzzle Problems

Story Hunt

Story Hunt: problem and solution
// Problem and solution
⏱ about 15 min

Saturday: Story Hunt

Riley the Raccoon holds up his lantern.

"Story Hunt day!" he says.

"Find a storybook at home or at the library."

"Then hunt for the problem and the solution."

Ferris waves his map. "Happy puzzle hunting, friends!"

  1. A problem is what goes wrong in a story.
  2. A solution is how the problem gets fixed.
  3. The problem often comes near the beginning.
  4. Characters try things. The first try may not work.
  5. Feelings change when the problem is solved.
◇ PROBLEM HUNT
Read a storybook with a grown-up.
Stop when something goes wrong.
Say: The problem is ...
Guess how the characters will fix it.
Read to the end.
Say: The solution is ... Was your guess right?
HUNT CHECK
  • Read the question.
  • Tap your answer.
A bunny loses her hat. What is that?
Her friend finds the hat under a bush. What is that?
Where do you usually find the solution?
SentenceTrue or false?
Characters sometimes need more than one try.?
Every story ends before the problem is solved.?
Feelings can change when a problem is solved.?
WHY THIS EXERCISEMost stories end once the problem is solved.
Draw a problem from your book. Then draw the solution next to it.
For a grown-up
This week your child learned problem and solution.
Ask: What went wrong? How did they fix it?
Pause before the end and let your child predict.
Praise every good guess, even when the story goes another way.

Happy hunting! Next week Oliver the Owl explains cause and effect.

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