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Everyday Problem Solving

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Everyday Problem Solving

Look for something that makes a job harder, messier or less safe. Decide who it affects. Then think of an idea that could help.

Spot the problem

For each situation, decide whether something is making life harder or less safe. Choose Yes or No.

1.A drink bottle leaks inside Layla’s school bag and makes her books wet. Is there a problem?

2.The sun is shining on a warm day, and everyone has a shady place to sit. Is there a problem?

3.A lunchbox is so hard to open that Zach cannot get to his lunch by himself. Is there a problem?

4.A puddle covers the playground path, so people have to step around it and may slip. Is there a problem?

Who does it affect?

A problem can affect one person or lots of people. Read each one and choose the people affected.

5.A leaking bottle wets Layla’s books in her bag. Who is affected most?

Layla
Every person in Australia
The playground

6.A big puddle blocks a busy playground path. Who might it affect? Choose one or more.

Children using the path
People walking past the puddle
Nobody

7.A lunchbox is difficult for Zach to open. Name one person who could help find an easier way to open it.

Imagine an idea

Choose a problem from this page, or think of a small everyday problem at home or school. Draw what happens and show who it affects. Then draw one idea that could help.

Draw the problem on one side and your helpful idea on the other. Add a person who is affected.

8.Finish the sentence: My idea could help because…