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™.








Ashley G –
Just what I was looking for! Thanks!
Kelli K –
Went along great with the book.
Amanda W –
Love the book! Can’t wait to get started on this with my students!
Christina M –
I will be utilizing this with my middle school students with Autism. Such a great resource.
amanda L. –
Great!
Kerrie H –
I loved the book and this resource is an amazing companion for it. Kids loved activities. SUPER!!!! Thank you!!!!!
Jessica R –
I love this to go along with a great book!
kelly R –
Excellent resource for self contained class
Second Grade Stage –
thank you, we did a literature study and used some of these ideas.
sarah S –
useful
Cheryl W –
This resource is AMAZING!!! I love the variety of questions and activities to be used with the book.
Dina Marschke –
Love this package as well as the others you made! Great ideas for the kids to do!!!
Lisa Y –
I used it as introduction lesson to my 2nd guidance unit on Problem Solving & Conflict Resolution. I used the problem situations and the pennant activity. The students loved it!
Karen G –
Great lesson.
Jennifer P –
Excellent resource
Katie T –
well thought out and wish I found it earlier in the year to use the problem patrol!
Bridget M –
Perfect companion for the book! Great for social skills!
The Helpful Hendersons –
Wow – a ton of activities to choose from when reading this amazing book.
Kate G –
This is so great for students to hear!
Maggie F. –
Thanks