Description
What Do You Do With a Problem Book Activities:
These activities for What Do You Do With a Problem by Kobi Yamada are perfect for 1st-4th grade. This picture book works perfectly with What Do You Do With an Idea? and What Do You Do With a Chance?.
The activities in the companion book focus more on the concepts presented in the story than on the content (though comprehension questions are included in list and task-card form).
In addition to the task cards and worksheets, you will also find a variety of activities where students can practice finding opportunities in real-life problems and a growth mindset reflection page.
Instructions are also included on how to set up a “Problem Patrol” in your classroom to help students solve problems (or receive suggestions on how to manage them).
I hope this product helps your students learn to find the gems of opportunity in problems. It also focuses on how to deal with worries students can control and worries they can’t (and it would be perfect for a counselor facilitating a group focused on anxiety, worries, or problem-solving skills).
This file includes activities about the following:
- Discussion questions and task cards
- Solving problems anchor charts
- Opportunities
- Growth mindset
- Problem Patrol
- Journal Writing
- Problems create worries
- Problems on pendants
- One problem, three opportunities
- Go away worries
Here are individual links for each Kobi Yamada Literature Unit:
- What Do You Do With an Idea Book Activities
- What Do You Do With a Problem Book Activities
- What Do You Do With a Chance Book Activities
- Maybe Book Activities
- Trying Book Activities
- The Candy Dish Book Activities
NOTE: THIS FILE INCLUDES A DIGITAL DISTANCE LEARNING OPTION!
This product includes a digital option (as well as the no-prep printable option). The instructions for utilizing the digital portion appear at the end of the packet.
This PDF product contains 37 pages + Google Slides™.








Nicollette G –
Love this book and love this resource! Thank you!
The Sleep Deprived Teacher –
Love this! Thank you!
Tessa R –
So excited to use!
Emily S. –
Great resource!
Krista Z –
Adding this to my Growth Mindset file…thank you so much!
Prue C –
Thanks for the great resource!
Elizabeth S. –
Thanks!
Carmelene A –
Excellent resource!
Ashley R. –
Thank you!
Michelle B –
Great Product
Caitlin W –
I can’t wait to use this resource this year! Great for BTS!
Amy P –
I used this in the beginning of the year to set classroom expectations.
Teach To Cultivate –
Love using this with my Social Group!
ANGIE T –
Great idea!
Melissa Corl –
Great
Sherri B –
Great activities to go with this beautiful book. Thought provoking and meaningful- the book and these resources. Thank you!
Denise C –
Great back to school activities.
Rebecca R –
Great for growth mindset
Kimberly L. –
Awesome Resource!
Michaeleen G –
Fun and helpful!