Using Role Plays to Practice Problem Solving

A group of students in Mrs. Whitaker's class was given the picture below and the following directions:

Image is from the 2nd Steps Program.  

1.  As a group, decide what problem is depicted in the picture.

2.  Discuss strategies from KC's Choices that may help solve this problem.

3. Create a short and simple role play that shows the problem and strategies. 

Here is what they came up with:

Can you identify which strategies were used to attempt to solve the problem?  Would you have solved it differently?  These are the questions that we are asking this week in guidance!