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Problem Solving

Kids will learn how to help others, solve problems fairly, and work together to complete tasks.

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Kids learn these
important skills

BigHeart-Statement-Empathy

Kids learn these
important skills

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Help Work It Out

The Big Heart Kids are building a cardboard fort together, but some of them are getting into disagreements! How will they work it out?

  • Celebrates individual differences
  • Celebrates different cultures
  • Celebrates cultural identity
  • Resolves conflicts
  • Develops positive interactions with others

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Tales from the Playground

What happens when two people want to go first? Join Kale, Santiago, and Skye in Tales from the Playground: Kale’s Super Slide Race to see how they find a fair way to solve their problem.

  • Celebrates individual differences
  • Celebrates different cultures
  • Celebrates cultural identity
  • Demonstrates awareness of self
  • Resolves conflicts

Make a resolution wheel with your child to help figure out strategies to use when a problem arises. Take a paper plate or cardboard circle and make an X in the center of it to divide it into 4 sections. In each section, write (and encourage your child to illustrate) the words “share,” “take turns,” “guess a number,” and “pick an object.” Then, fasten the paper arrow onto the center of the plate with a paper fastener. When your child encounters a problem, have them spin the resolution wheel to find a strategy to try out.

The Noggins at Play: Problem-Solving

Help your child learn about problem-solving and teamwork with the Noggins at Play! Today the Noggins are trying to retrieve a lost balloon, and everyone has different ideas about how to get it back!

  • Celebrates individual differences
  • Celebrates different cultures
  • Celebrates cultural identity
  • Resolves Conflicts

The Noggins are skilled problem solvers; they work together to figure out solutions without saying a word to one another! The next time you have a problem, try to come up with a solution together using only your body language to communicate. How can you take both of your ideas and combine them to make an even better idea?

  • Celebrates individual differences
  • Celebrates different cultures
  • Celebrates cultural identity
  • Resolves conflicts
  • Develops positive interactions with others

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  • Celebrates individual differences
  • Celebrates different cultures
  • Celebrates cultural identity
  • Demonstrates awareness of self
  • Resolves conflicts

Make a resolution wheel with your child to help figure out strategies to use when a problem arises. Take a paper plate or cardboard circle and make an X in the center of it to divide it into 4 sections. In each section, write (and encourage your child to illustrate) the words “share,” “take turns,” “guess a number,” and “pick an object.” Then, fasten the paper arrow onto the center of the plate with a paper fastener. When your child encounters a problem, have them spin the resolution wheel to find a strategy to try out.

  • Celebrates individual differences
  • Celebrates different cultures
  • Celebrates cultural identity
  • Resolves Conflicts

The Noggins are skilled problem solvers; they work together to figure out solutions without saying a word to one another! The next time you have a problem, try to come up with a solution together using only your body language to communicate. How can you take both of your ideas and combine them to make an even better idea?

Family Activities and Parent Resources

We’ve collaborated with our friends at Sparkler Learning to build family activities and other parent and educator resources.

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Little Kids, Big Hearts Podcast

Listen to the Little Kids, Big Hearts podcast with your child.

Big Heart World's Social and Emotional Learning Quiz

Answer Big Heart World’s 10-Question Social and Emotional Learning Quiz, and get a custom play & learning guide to use with your child!

Big Heart Book Lists

Picture books can teach lifelong lessons about friendship! Big Heart World partnered with First Book and School Library Journal for book recommendations to help parents, caregivers, and educators introduce children to books that help them grow big hearts.

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