This book offers 22 practical lessons to guide children in the primary grades in learning and using a simplified approach to Creative Problem Solving. Young children face many opportunities and challenges that are new and important to them in their own daily lives, both in and out of school. Creative Problem Solving methods and tools can be applied in ways that are developmentally appropriate and effective for young children.

The activities in Adventures in Real Problem Solving help children learn to identify real problems, challenges, and opportunities; generate ideas; and take action to solve problems creatively. The book includes step-by-step directions for teacher-led activities and a variety of reproducible pages. By using the lessons in this book, young children can become creative problem solvers!