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™.








Fourth and Fantabulous –
loved this
Tracey L. –
Great resource!
Kelly L –
Thanks
Caitlin H –
Good resource that goes with the book
Ashley Garcia –
Perfect for my class!
Junelle K –
Thorough and easy to understand.
Andrea N –
Great! My students loved it.
Kathleen W –
great resource – easy to use
Paula B –
Wonderful
Stephanie M –
This is great! Will definitely be using again.
Corey Y –
Loved being able to dig deeper into the message of this text with my 1st graders. Thank you for this resource!
Grace K –
I liked this product as a supplement to the story. My kids enjoyed working through the activities as well.
Gabrielle H –
Such a great resource. It helped my students connect even more with the book.
Tracy L –
Our school shared this book with grades K5-5th. I used it specifically with 2nd grade to talk about problem solving. The students especially enjoyed creating the pennants!
Penguin Pearls –
Nice lesson.
Melanie G –
Great resource to go along with an excellent book
Sheri T. –
Thank you!
Jennifer E –
Very easy to use!
Amanda S –
Super cute/academic! Implemented in a junior high SPED self contained class. 🙂 Thanks!
Christi Jacobs –
Love it!