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Promoting Social Emotional Competence
Promoting Children’s Success: Social Emotional
Problem Solving Skills
Adapted for Kindergarten-Grade 1 from the Center on the Social and Emotional Foundations for Early Learning by Genetta Gross, Margret Thorstenson, Melissa Binkley & Elizabeth Vorhaus
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Learning to Problem Solve
• Problem solving is a difficult task (even for adults!).
• Research has demonstrated that young children are cognitively capable to learn problem solving.
• Problem solving can
be taught step-by-step.
Would it be safe?Would it be fair?How would everyone feel?
Problem Solving Steps
Step 2
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Identify the Problem• Teach children to pay attention to their feelings as the
first step in problem solving.• Identifying a negative emotion is a cue that there is a problem.
• After the problem has been identified, children describe the problem.• Problems should be reframed into
“I statements”
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Generate Solutions• Children need to learn how to generate multiple solutions to problems.
• Sample solutions could be: • Get a teacher; Ask nicely; Ignore; Play; Say, “Please
stop”; Say, “Please”; Share; Trade; Wait and take turns
• The key is teaching children to generate as many solutions as possible,
rather than just one “correct” solution.
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The Solution Kit
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Consequences• Once children have learned the problem solving steps
and begin to generate solutions, the next phase is learning that solutions have consequences.
• When learning to evaluate solutions starts with the child asking:• Is it safe?• Is it fair?• How would everyone feel?
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Try It Out!• Once a solution has been selected, children should try
it.• Not every solution will work.
• Children can try other solutions they have generated• They may need to return to Step 2 and generate more
solutions
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Problem-Solving Activities
Dealing with Common Peer Problems
• Teaching alternative responses to being teased, bullied, or yelled at
• Teaching children to speak up when something is bothering them, “please stop”
• Teaching children to be good ignorers (using a teasing shield)
• Teaching aggressors skills to initiate play and to feel sorry
Teasing ShieldPurpose:• To teach children how to ignore inappropriate behavior
• To teach children how to initiate play appropriately
Materials:• Puppet for pre-teaching use of teasing shield• Shield printed on card stock with a handle taped to back
• Various art supplies to decorate front
Stages of Learning• Using a puppet, demonstrate how the shield works:
When someone is saying something mean to you, you can put up your shield and ignore them. Demonstrate how to initiate play and feel sorry
• Introduce art activity, decorating shields with names, markers, stickers, glitter, etc
• Practice using shield in context of classroom, with shield and without shield
• Reinforce use of shield skills in natural contexts. This includes noticing and labeling as well as supporting children in using this technique successfully
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Activity: Problem Solving Lesson Plan• With your co-teachers, discuss how you will introduce problem solving skills to your classroom.
• Think about:• How will you define problem solving? • How will you demonstrate problem solving?• How will you help your students practice the problem
solving steps and solutions?
• Use the Action Plan to develop next steps.
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Questions?