Problem Solving During the Holidays


While the holidays can bring cheer to the young and old, these festive times are not without social challenges.  We talk with our children as young as three years old about saying thank you for a toy he or she may already have at home instead of blurting out the wrong response.  During the holiday prep, we try to show our first graders that it is better to give than receive.  Lets not forget our teenagers who are tempted to engage in mischief like throwing snowballs packed with ice at cars.  So, I thought, as I printed and prepped all my cute, bright holiday lesson plans that one, very important plan was missing from my holiday binder: problem solving.

I brainstormed 16 question cards that can be used with any reinforcer, depending on the population.  One option is Jenna of Speech Room News',  Hot Chocolate Open Ended Game Board.  Follow this link for the freebie:
http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Hot-Chocolate-Board-Game

If you have another problem solving task, please share it in the comments section and I will add to this collection.  Thanks!!

Grab your problem solving question cards here:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1iWliTXcqxjSMKdkGbbNrsHfa4hZPr174_v1PFT2ycvQ/edit

Addendum 11/30/2012:  Here are four more cards thanks to a comment by Cathy White. 
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1WUYco0AOxO5Xqqybr5ZraMJ3PAJp917iYiKXAQDXFkA/edit