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

Question

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.

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