Elementary teachers looking for lesson plans and activities for The Panda Problem will find this post helpful. It includes resource recommendations, free teaching ideas, and information about the book. You’ll have everything you need to deliver engaging interactive read aloud lessons based on this story.
With themes of problem-solving and patience, this The Panda Problem picture book by Deborah Underwood is a favorite in 1st, 2nd and 3rd grade classrooms. It will be a big hit in your classroom too! Learn more about this book below!
Engage Your Students with The Panda Problem Lesson Plans & Activities in 3 Easy Steps:
- Read a summary of The Panda Problem. You can find it in the section below.
- Check out the teaching ideas for reading comprehension strategies, grammar topics and social emotional learning skills that can be taught using this children’s book.
- Download the book companion to make lesson planning simple with The Panda Problem reading comprehension questions, writing prompts, teaching ideas & no-prep extension activities.
THE PANDA PROBLEM SUMMARY
The story The Panda Problem follows a narrator and a main character through a story. The narrator is trying to tell the story about a panda who has a problem, but the panda insists that he doesn’t have a problem.
Instead of the panda having a problem, he decides to create more and more problems for the narrator. Eventually, the panda has to admit that he has a problem when he finds himself hungry and all the way in Antarctica!
Students will laugh out loud while they hear the panda and narrator interact with each other in the story.
THE PANDA PROBLEM LESSON PLAN IDEAS
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We found this book was especially good at teaching the topics listed below.
READING COMPREHENSION QUESTIONS
The text-based The Panda Problem reading comprehension questions focus on:
- making predictions
- analyzing character
- analyzing setting
- plot (problem-solution)
- story elements
LITERATURE-BASED SOCIAL EMOTIONAL LEARNING LESSONS
We found this story to be a great SEL picture book to promote:
- problem-solving
- patience
GRAMMAR, VOCABULARY & WORD STUDY
- types of sentences
- capitalization
- ellipses
THE PANDA PROBLEM ACTIVITIES
You’ll receive all of the following resources aligned to the story:
- comprehension questions
- 30 writing prompts with themed paper
- vocabulary activities
- word study print & go activities
- ideas for grammar lessons with focus sentence printables
- social emotional learning discussion topics
- graphic organizers to target specific comprehension skills and strategies
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BOOK INFO FOR ELEMENTARY TEACHERS
What are the reading levels for The Panda Problem?
- Lexile® Measure: 510L
- Guided Reading Level: N
- DRA Level: 24-28
- Accelerated Reader Level (ARC): 2.7-2.9
Who is the author? Who is the illustrator?
The book was written by Deborah Underwood. It was illustrated by Hannah Marks.
What genre is The Panda Problem ?
It is a fiction book. You may want to check out our genre activities or read our blog post, How to Teach Genre to Elementary Students.
How many pages are in the book?
The story is 48 pages long.
