TEACHER INSTRUCTIONS
Lesson 1: Family and Friends Share and Solve
Time: One class period
Materials: Share and Solve Student Worksheet A and markers or crayons
Essential Question: What are ways that family members and friends can work together in
order to solve a problem?
Directions:
WHAT IF?
1.Engage students in a discussion on the concept of sharing and working together. Ask: What
are some things in this room that we share as a group? Why do you think we share them?
What do you notice about how it feels to share something with someone else? How does it
feel when they share with you? When you’re at home, who shares with you? Has there ever
been a time when sharing and working together helped you get something done?
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2. Share with students that when people work together they can solve problems. Explain
that when people work together they also put their thoughts and ideas together to finish
the task or solve the problem. Give students an example from your life. For example: When
I work on a puzzle alone it takes me a long time, but when friends help me it takes much
less time. Invite students to share examples of how they have worked together in class
and at home, as well as examples of parents or other relatives working together to solve
a problem. Explain to students that teachers and other members of the larger community
work together to solve problems and make things better.
THINK AND DRAW
3.While still together as a group, have students brainstorm words they associate with their
friends and family. Are there qualities that both friends and family members share? Next
create a word bank on the board for students to use as they complete the Share and Solve
Student Worksheet A. For younger students, create a list of words related to core family
members like “mom,” “dad,” “sister,” “brother,” “grandma,” and “grandpa,” plus the word
“friend.” For older students, include additional family words and any relevant words the
class has studied recently.
4. Provide students with copies of the Share and Solve Student Worksheet A and invite
them to think about and draw a time when they worked with a friend or family member to
complete a special project or solve a problem such as putting together a puzzle, fixing the
kitchen sink, baking cookies, or building a fort in the backyard. Encourage students to label
the people and other objects in their drawing.
When things
don’t go as expected,
working together and
asking “what if?”can
lead to success!
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