Instructions: Save a copy of this worksheet with your name in the title. Follow the 8 steps
of the process with your student(s). Turn in the worksheet in the Assignments section.
You will need to identify a problem that needs to be solved with a student, group of
students or a young person in your life. This problem could be a recurrent problem or a
problem you’ve had in the past. Refer to the Solution Seeking interactivity or handout in
the Key Information for a description of each step.

Your Name:
		
Grade Level/Class:

STEP 1: Identify the
need for a solution.
Briefly describe the problem as you see it.

STEP 2: Check
Perceptions.	Teacher:
(State your perspective)	

	Student:
(State your students’ perspective)	

STEP 3: Restate the problem based on sharing perceptions.		

STEP 4: List
Solutions.
Share the entire list
brainstormed by your
students. Remind
students that solutions
need to be positive.		

STEP 5: Reach 
Consensus.
Describe the process and the solution. 
	Describe the process of coming to consensus.	
		
	State the agreed-upon solution using positive phrasing.	
		
	Describe role-playing the solution: (optional).	

STEP 6: Make a commitment.
Explain

STEP 7: Set the
Date to Re-evaluate

STEP 8: Repeat the
Process (if necessary)	Was it necessary to repeat the process? If yes, describe.	

In a paragraph, describe your results using the Solution Seeking Process: