Grades 2–5
Emergency or Not?
Circle emergency or not an emergency for ten problems, from smoke in the kitchen to a frozen video game, then practice your address.
SEL worksheet · Problem solving and decisions
Find the Right Helper
Match six problems, like feeling sick at school or seeing smoke, to the right helper, from the school nurse to 911.
- Grade level
- Grades 2–4
- Time
- About 20 minutes
- Answer key
- Yes, page 2 of the PDF
- Kids practice
- Problem solving, Decision making, Thinking about consequences, Safety
What kids do
Printed on the sheet:
- Draw a line from each problem to the helper who can help most.
- You feel sick at school.
- You can’t find a book about sharks.
- You see smoke and fire at home.
- You keep worrying about a problem with friends.
- You need to cross a busy street by school.
- You get hurt at soccer practice.
Teacher tip
Walk to the office and the nurse so kids know where each helper is.
How to use it
- Talk through the first scenario as a class before kids work alone.
- Ask kids to think of at least two choices before picking one.
- Model your own answer first. Kids open up more when the grown-up goes first.
Watch for
Some scenarios involve safety. Make sure every child knows which grown-ups to tell.
Talk about it
- Is there another choice no one thought of?
- Have you ever been in a moment like this? What happened?
Take it further
Write a class problem-solving chart and use it during real problems.
US Letter, prints well in black and white. Free for home and classroom use: print as many copies as you need.
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