5th Grade Problem Solving

5th grade is discussing problem solving.  We discuss the 4 step process together and talk about the importance of stopping before acting.  We talk about thinking about what the choices could be, and what they are, what they could do and what they should do, and lastly, what their action is going to be.  We then discuss what act means- the physical part of the process- what you actually do.  Review is very important to think about.  I tell the kids to review the whole process a day later- what happened, what their action was, what they could have done, should have done, and what they plan to do next time this problem occurs.  We then go through a few situations and they problem solve together using this model.