IPS/Butler University Laboratory School

This week, we have been working to identify the problem and solution in stories we are reading. As a class, we decided that stories are much more interesting when something happens to the characters that they have to overcome. To help us identify problems in a story, we have been reading books from the Curious George series and telling our own stories verbally.

Today, I challenged students to write their stories in a book for the class to read. They got to work using various materials to build their story and then transferred their thoughts into books! This was the first day they had been asked to use a book as a material, even though some have made this choice over the past few weeks.

The attention to detail in these stories was amazing! Each child came up with a very clear problem and used their character to solve it. Some problems included:
-A scary cheetah
-A broken water fountain
-A hurt butterfly
-A stolen car

Students offered created solutions to solve the problems they had created. I was proud of their hard work and their final products!

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