Problem-solving is one of the most important 21st-century life skills that suddenly cannot be developed in an adult. According to the teachers of Montessori Eagle Rock, CA, the first few years of a child’s life is the most important phase when the problem-solving abilities are developed through some activities and games. Group activities provide effective opportunities to practice problem-solving skills with kids. You can refer to the below-mentioned activities and games to teach your children how to solve problems positively and creatively.

Wool webs :

This is a group activity and you need to divide your students into two teams of equal numbers and give each team a ball of yarn. Teams need to create a web using the given yarn within a given time. Once the teams are done making the web, they switch the teams around so that every team has a web other than their own. Each team then blindfolds one of the members and he has to unwind the web following the verbal instructions of his teammates. While giving the instruction, team members must understand the ways to unwind the web and everybody should be focused and specific in giving and following the directions.

Find the treasure :

This is a very popular activity to teach the various problem-solving attributes to your children. Playing this game will also help children to understand the importance of teamwork to achieve a common goal. The teachers identify a few locations in the classroom and leave clues at each site which will help children to find the treasure. Make sure, one clue leads to the next clue and there are some goodies for the kids in the end.

Puzzles :

Arranging the jumbled-up pieces of puzzles is a fun way to develop problem-solving and critical thinking skills in children. Puzzles can also help children with pattern recognition, memory building and developing gross and fine motor skills.

Paper airplane race :

This is a very popular game in preschools as children learn how to make an airplane with paper. Teachers can challenge them to take it a step further by asking them to create an airplane that can fly the farthest. Kids need to use their problem-solving skills to figure out how the smallest changes in making the airplane affect the way it flies.

Memory games :

Playing memory games can improve children’s attention, concentration and focus. In Montessori Eagle Rock, CA kids are encouraged to play memory games as it involves strategies that help children to sharpen their problem-solving skills, critical thinking abilities, memory, communication, general knowledge, social skills, and patience.

Playing with construction toys :

Construction toys such as engineering blocks, wooden blocks orLegos should be available in your house if you have a pre-schooler at home. Everything your child builds using these blocks is a challenge because it requires thinking about what to build and how to put the pieces together to get the desired design.

There are many other games/activities like Tic-tac-toe, board games, story tine questions, activity books, sudoku, sequence cards to practice problem-solving skills with kids.