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™.








Cara E –
Can’t wait to use in my classroom with the book. Thank you!
Anne V –
My small study skills/affective group of students found the materials easy to understand. It was easy to use. Thanks
Stephanie B –
This is a great supplement for such a sweet book.
Tally B. –
great
Marissa Katz –
Can’t wait to use this!
Melissa L –
This is great for a range of year groups.. love the kids thinking of the ‘opportunities’ in front of them!
Kaylee W –
I really enjoyed using this in my classroom!
Kelly B –
Can’t wait to use this.
Possibility Perch –
Great resource- thank you!
Kyung Jin S –
These activities are perfect following the story.
kailey majewski –
This is awesome!
Madilyn W –
My kids loved this book and this resource!!!! Thanks so much!!!
katherine S –
bought the book, cannot wait to use the lessons in the classroom!
katherine S –
bought the book, cannot wait to use the lessons in the classroom!
Caquandra G –
This is great. I used this throughout the second half of the year. My students loved the activities.
Kelley S –
Great resource with a lot to choose from.
Kelley S –
Great resource with a lot to choose from.
Teaching Tiny Tigers –
Thank you! A great resource to extend this amazing book!
Ann G –
This is an excellent book to use in the classroom and these activity ideas provide terrific follow up activities. Great work.
Kathleen D –
I cannot wait to use the problem activity cards. Thank you.