FIX THE PROBLEM!
Face Cards on PowerPoint
Slides 2 and 3: Directions to go over with players
Slides 4 through 43: Problem Face Cards
The first person character narratives are in the
PowerPoint Notes if you wish to read them in this
manner. You can also print them out and read them
from the Narratives file I provide.
*The emoticon images used in
this kit were made by
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FIX THE PROBLEM!
How to play:
DIRECTIONS
FOR KIDS
Hi, I’m Todd!
The grown-up with you will describe a
lot of different kids, each with a
different problem.
Try your best to FIX THE PROBLEM
by giving your own ideas and advice!
TODD
Hi, I’m Carla!
You might often notice that some of
the kids have problems kind of like
your own!
When this happens, speak up, and let
the other players know about how you
can fix your own problem!
CARLA
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EARN THIS
GAME
MONEY
EARN EVEN
…when you give ideas and advice
that REALLY HELP!
…when you REALLY LISTEN to
other people’s ideas!
BETTER
GAME
MONEY
…when you tell about a time YOU had a problem
like this!
…when you tell about how you might be able to
work on this problem!
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Fred
People won’t let me
finish talking!
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Allison
My voice sounds fine.
People are hearing it wrong!
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Greta
Saying “hi” can be very
tiresome for me!
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Bethany
People don’t like
the things I like!
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June
Why is it “bad” to
say the truth?
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Frank
My dad should
walk faster!
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Rob
Smiling at girls and looking
right at them
Ted
People should not interrupt
a person’s game
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Jerome
Little sisters talk about the
most ridiculous things
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Lisa
Trying to hang out with
other kids is too hard!
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Anita
People need to accept me
just as I am.
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Victoria
My online friends are
the BEST!
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Patricia
Kids have changed; things
were better before
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Laura
Kids my age do so
many bad things
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Brian
Home is for relaxing,
not for work
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Troy
Recess makes me nervous
and it’s not really fun
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Rachel
I hate the lunchroom
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Tom
I love my fantasy
world best
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Alicia
School seems useless for a
future video game designer
Bradley
This new teacher does
things the wrong way!
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Emily
Leave my name alone!
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Allen
I’m going to get
back at them!
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Tristan
Dad called me a bully!
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Leanne
Who can help me?
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Jenna
People keep doing bad
things to me!
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Damien
Everybody loves me! I have
100’s of friends!
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Sarah
No one likes me.
I don’t trust anyone.
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Joseph
People keep stealing
my friends
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Hannah
I love to play loud,
crazy and wild!
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Lydia
Playing with other kids is
hard for me
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Ryan
I make sure adults know
what kids are up to!
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Mary
I am really good at finding
things that aren’t right
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Sophia
Being first is important!
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Jack
I have a new girlfriend!
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Patricia
People are calling me
“Patricia Smelly!”
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Anita
Sometimes losing is more
than I can stand!
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Colin
Games should be played
using the right rules!
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Carl
What if this new
thing is bad?
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Jake
The same bad things will
keep happening
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Melody
People are saying
bad things about me
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