What Can Bear Do? Build Problem-Solving Skills with Stories + Solution Cards!

Help kids move from “I’m stuck!” to “I can figure this out!” with What Can Bear Do?—a fun, interactive therapy tool that builds problem-solving, reasoning, and cause-and-effect thinking through relatable everyday scenarios. This set includes 20 large Bear problem-solving cards and 100 short story scenarios, making it easy to practice choosing solutions, talking through options, and thinking flexibly.

Key Features to Support Learning

Interactive Cause-and-Effect Practice: Read a short scenario, identify the problem, and decide what Bear should do next
Match Problems to Solutions: Students select a Bear solution card that best fits the situation—great for guided reasoning
Discussion-Ready Prompts: Encourages “What happened?” “Why?” “What could Bear try?” and “What might happen next?” thinking
Builds Perspective Taking: Helps children consider how others feel and how choices impact people around them
Large, Kid-Friendly Visuals: Easy to see, hold, and use in groups or 1:1 sessions

Comprehensive and Ready-to-Use

Use these cards to:

practice cause and effect with real-life situations
identify problems and generate multiple solutions
connect story scenarios to solution choices
build reasoning with “explain your choice” discussion

Perfect for speech therapy, social skills groups, SEL lessons, counseling sessions, classroom centers, calming corners, homeschooling, travel, or gifting.

Why This Resource Stands Out

Teaches Flexible Thinking: Kids learn to try different strategies instead of getting stuck
Strengthens Critical Thinking: Encourages reasoning, predicting outcomes, and making thoughtful choices
Highly Engaging Format: Short stories + visual solution choices keep participation high
Supports Many Support Teams: Useful for autism therapy, school counseling, and social work settings