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™.








Lisa L –
I used the brainstorming sheets with the class and they worked with a partner to think of opportunities. They loved the activity!
sarah K –
Great as a resource to follow up with the book!!
Cassidy W –
I love this book and this resource. I use almost all of it at the beginning of the year when I talk about growth mindset and problem-solving.
Amanda G –
Thank-you! This was very helpful for discussing positive problem solving with my class.
teachinglearnersforlife –
Great product!
Deborah C –
Fabulous!
Colette O –
Great companion to the book.
I Am Second –
This is a great resource!
Amanda W –
This was awesome to use to pair with the read aloud! Thank you!
Vickie E –
My students really enjoyed the activities.
Zimm –
Excellent!
Julie Ring –
Thank you!
kelly L –
This is a great resource to go along with the read aloud.
Courtney W –
This is great! Thank you!!!
Tina L –
Great unit! Thanks!
alicia M –
I love using picture books throughout my classroom each day. In addition, I like to tie in lessons and this helped me tremendously.
Julia F –
LOVE
Cindy C. –
Great resource!
Rebecca Bowman –
Great file. The kids loved it.
Kaitlynn Q –
This is such a helpful resource!