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™.








Candace R. –
great
Susan P –
After buying the book I wasn’t sure what to do with it. Now that my whole school is reading it, I have one up on everyone by using the book as a whole unit. Thank you!
lori M –
Love this book!
Katherine M –
Great resource! Thanks!
Lisa H –
This helped my students understand that you can see a problem as an opportunity.
Diane S –
Great addition to this book
Diane S –
Great addition to this book
Rachel K –
Excellent resource, thank you!
JoAnna K. –
Thanks
Joi H. –
Awesome resource!
Carol M –
Wonderful work to use as a resource! Thank you!
Sandra H –
🙂
Jennifer O –
Just what I needed to start the year!
CK’s Classroom –
This was amazing accompaniment to the book!
Heather A. –
Great!
Laurie P –
Great unit
Monica Tracey –
Wonderful unit
Jessica M. –
Thanks!
DONNA G –
Love! Thanks!
JolanaCounsels –
I placed the scenarios around the room and let the students answer all of the questions, in any order that they chose. Then we discussed their answers together. Thanks!