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™.








Lauren E –
Thank you, this is a great resource! My students are really enjoying it!
Lynda Courage C –
I am LOVING this and using it with my Fourth graders.
Georgena E –
Perfect book and activities even for 5th grade! thanks
Emma W –
Thank you, great resource!!
Elizabeth B –
This was a great resource to use with the book! Thank you!
Elsa M –
This will be such a valuable resource for my classroom! I love all of the different activities; they will help give this book the thought and discussion it deserves. Thank you so much!
Laticia J –
This is great!
Danielle Schols –
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Sharmane N –
Phenomenal resource.
Crista Bacarella –
I did a lesson on problem solving in third grade and read the book. Thank you for providing a solid lesson to use
Kimberly DeLongchamp –
This is an amazing unit to go with an amazing book. It was the answer to students making less than desirable choices in the classroom.
Jill Salinaz –
Just bought this book and now I am excited to turn it into something fun and exciting in the classroom. This will really help me do that.
Lindsay W –
So cute! Great resource.
Caroline G –
I have several students who really needed this unit on a personal level. They loved it!
Katherine P. –
Excellent Resource!
Inventive Counseling –
This has been a great resource after reading the book. It really seemed to help the students understand how to problem solve. Thank you!
Avery S –
I love that I can use the book for multiple activities.
Marianne Bynum –
Great to go along with our schools growth mindset focus this year!
Christine S –
Thank you!
Skylar M –
This is a good unit to get my students realize they can solve their own problems without tattling.