Mrs. Ruiz began reading "Arthur's New Puppy." At one point she stopped reading

and asked the children what they would
do with the puppy. She accepted all
their suggestions and wrote them on
the board. Mrs. Ruiz was using ________
to help her students think of solutions
to the problem in the story.

1. problem solving
(or)
2. brain storming

Would this be "brainstorming?"

Yes, brainstorming is correct.

=)

Brainstorming is a technique used to generate creative ideas or solutions to a problem. In this case, Mrs. Ruiz asked the children what they would do with the puppy to encourage them to think creatively and come up with different suggestions. By accepting all their suggestions and writing them on the board, Mrs. Ruiz was utilizing brainstorming to help her students think of solutions to the problem in the story.