Description
What Do You Do With an Idea Book Activities:
This What Do You Do With an Idea? book activities product is perfect for students in 1st-4th grade.
This literature unit focuses more on the concepts presented in the story and less on the content (although comprehension questions are included in list form and task card form).
In addition to the task cards and printables, you will also find a craftivity and growth mindset reflection page.
These activities will help your students discover their magnificence (with a bit of help from you and this fantastic picture book). Enjoy!
Note: Picture books are generally most appropriate for primary grades, but the concepts presented in this book are suitable for any age. This unit is designed to reach students older than the average picture book audience.
This file includes activities about the following:
- Discussion questions and task cards
- What is a problem?
- Inventions
- Use a stick brainstorm
- Use a stone brainstorm
- Growth Mindset
- Journal Writing
- Your bright idea
- Changing the world
- Adjectives (craftivity)
- Imagination, creativity, and perseverance
Here are individual links for each Kobi Yamada Literature Unit:
- What Do You Do With an Idea Activities
- What Do You Do With a Problem Activities
- What Do You Do With a Chance 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 file contains 36 pages + Google Slides™.
My Little Paper Co –
Love this! Thank you!!
Sondra N –
Love this book! Thank you for providing a great resource for it!
Heather C –
I love this book!
Sarah Brundige –
looking forward to using this
Trekking into a New Learning Adventure –
So excited to use this creative cc aligned unit with my second grade kiddo’s!
Stephanie Tallent –
Love this!! My students loved this!
Ashly M –
I love the materials and the book.
Trina D –
Bought this book last spring can’t wait to use this in between novels to break things up.
Dani L –
Great resource. I students loved this book and had a lot of fun doing the activities.
Stephanie B –
Wonderful set of resources. Lots of fun activities to do with the book.
Yvette D –
I love this book. thanks for the activities. My class will enjoy this,
Tammy R –
Fun activity to go with the book.
Tammy R –
Fun activity to go with the book.
Katherine D –
Great practical ideas, thanks.
Wendy H –
Great additions to the book!
lisa damante –
I just received this book as a gift from our school Literary Coach. I am so excited to use these activities with my 3rd and 4th grade students to help enhance their creative side!
Tracey R –
I was able to use this and modify it to fit my needs!
Tarah D –
I loved this book and I was looking for material to match it’s quality. This is it! Thank you!
Shawn C –
Very Helpful!
Bethany P –
I LOVE this! I used this book in 1st-5th grade and used different sheets for each grade level. The kids loved the book and the activities. Thanks!
Sharne Q –
Excellent resource for this book. I intend to work through these this year.
stephanie H –
perfect book companion!
kathleen C –
Love this and the book!
Linda McKenna –
Using this for a special school wide project! Thanks
Gifted Wonders –
Great resource for an excellent book. I used this resource while team teaching an enrichment lesson with 2nd grade. It is great!
Kelley B –
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Peter R –
I just found this book and had a short lesson planned but this really helped to make it a better lesson
Stephanie G –
excellent!!
Melissa G –
Great product for a great book!
Erica R –
this was wonderful!
Kelly P –
Great resource for the book. My kids loved it.
Lisa G –
Thanks so much for a really good activity to go along with this book! All my classes enjoyed it!
Michelle M –
Looking forward to using this in the classes I push into.
Susan T –
Wonderful!
Gail S –
Thanks for the great lessons.
Meghan Mirrione –
Worked well with the book we read!
Nancy T –
Love it! I am using this with my homeschooler this fall as we start our Genius Hour.
Fun in the Elementary Years –
A collection of great resources and activities to support this wonderful book.
Mindy S –
excited to use this!
Carmen Shannon –
Loved these ideas! Fit so well!
Julia B –
So many IDEAS in this resource – see what I did there 😉 Truly a fantastic resource, it is loaded with so many opportunities. Great book, great resource. Thank you!
Rebecca G –
Wonderful! Thank you!!
Teach with Tya –
I teach gifted students at the K-2 level and can’t wait to see how they react to this unit and their comments in answering what is an idea!
Kairos Moments –
Thank you so much!
Heather A –
This is awesome. Love it all.
Second By the Sea –
Great product with lots of activities and worksheets to use.
Second By the Sea –
Great product with lots of activities and worksheets to use.
Olga S –
Love
Traci P –
I love the book, but had no idea where to start with it! Thank you for some great ideas!
Ann B –
Love it !! Thank you
Heather J –
Great Product
Anne L –
Great job! Thanks so much!
Jennifer T –
Amazing Thanks!
Cheryl M –
great resource, thank you
Molly H –
Love this book and can’t wait to use this lesson!
McKenzie Gudzak –
Wonderful!!
Kim A –
Love these activities! Thank you!
Susan P –
I love this! I used the book and activities in my class and the kids loved it!
lori M –
Love this book1
Dawn D –
Great resource
Hannah H –
Great resource for the book!
Holly C –
First time using the book and the activities! LOVE It!!!! Will be a staple every year!
Erin W –
great book and easy to use ideas to extend the read aloud
Erin W –
great book and easy to use ideas to extend the read aloud
Teaching with Ms Shoe –
Great resource! Thank you!
Carol M –
This was perfect with the book. Great resource!!
Katie B –
Great activities to follow up with after we read the book!
Sandra H –
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Teddi F –
Great Resource!
Chelsea H –
I love this because it encourages my students to utilize their ideas and not ignore them too. It not only is good for teaching a life lesson, but helps cover reading strategies as well.
DONNA G –
Love! Thanks!
Amy R –
very cute activities! thanks
laura S –
creative
CourysCorner –
Loving this packet for my growth mindset unit!
CourysCorner –
Loving this packet for my growth mindset unit!
Rosalva A –
Great resource to use with the book.
Janet M –
My second graders loved this book, they want to revisit often.
Skylar Albers –
I LOVE the book “What do you do with an idea!” These documents are perfect to go with the book!
Emily Messina –
This resource is AWESOME! I revisit this book each month and use a different resource from this pack. LOVE IT!
ELIZABETH M –
I adore the book these activities are based on and loved using these activities in the classroom even more. I love the way they encouraged creativity in both myself and my students. Thank you!
Chris A –
The activities contained in this bundle are quite popular with my third grade students. Thank you so much.
Lauren J –
I love the different options fro written response.
Ashley G –
Great resource! Thanks so much!
S’more Speech Therapy –
I’m looking forward to doing a unit on this book! Crafts are always great to include in lessons.
Laticia J –
Many possibilities with this!
Laura J H –
This is a great literacy package that provides a variety of activities including visuals and simple writing tasks.
Melissa R –
Awesome resource for thinking outside of the box!
The Library Life –
This is an excellent set of resources for this book!
Sharmane N –
Phenomenal resource.
Caroline G –
I loved teaching growth mindset using this unit!
Dian W –
I love this book.
Kathrine O –
This has creative ways to incorporate different areas-writing, hands on, critical thinking, with the book. Activities can be modified for different ages & abilities.
MsConnellsMess –
This was a great resource to use with one of my favorite books, and my students were extremely engaged.
jennifer S –
Perfect for using with my 3-5 grade enrichment kids after reading the book! Thanks
Those that Can- TEACH –
Fantastic writing activities to go with the book!
Kristen W –
I love this!!
Lisa S –
Thanks 🙂
Melanie Burdick –
Awesome thank you!!
Kerrie H –
Wow!!! Another great unit of work. I have had such success with ‘What Do you do With A Problem.’ I can’t wait to try this one! A beautiful book and a perfect unit of work..such a a great learning opportunity for children! Thank you!
Dina Marschke –
We do a book of the month at our school and this gave some great activity ideas to do! Thank you!
Romanpreet J –
Really great resource to go along with an awesome book. Thanks!
Kelsey Wright –
I fell in love with this book and desperately wanted to incorporate it into ELA and this source was perfect!
Wendy G –
Great Help! Thanks!
Sarah S –
Thank you 🙂
Jodie B –
Wonderful resource for an amazing book! One of my favorite books. Thank you for some great ideas to use the book.
maureen A –
Cannot wait to use this material next year!!
Eve F –
Great resource for a wonderful book!
Eva L –
LOVE this book! So I was excited to find this resource! My kiddos loved using it! Thanks for creating it!
Linda B –
I love this book and so I was thrilled to find a package that I could use to extend the learning.
judy vizzini –
my students love building on this unit!
Joan N –
Loved this book and the lessons really kept my students’ attention! We had quite a bit of class discussion!
Julia W –
SO HELPFUL!!!! Thank you!
Kathryn Nerl –
great resource
Julie I –
Can’t wait to use these. I love this story so much. thanks
Patricia D –
Thank you so much!!!!
Libby Thomas –
This is a great book to use to introduce growth mindset and the pack goes amazingly alongside it. I rotated some of the worksheets in our center time to continuously have my students thinking about growth mindset.
Lea N –
Thank you for wonderful activities to go along with the story. I am looking forward to implementing these with my students.
Cassie kolbenschlag –
So cute
kristi flood –
Love this!
Megan Dumais –
Love this product!
Kaylee W –
I loved using this lesson to go along with the book!
Rebecca L –
Thanks for the resource.
allyson R –
loved it
Samantha R –
Was looking for growth mindset activities to do with 2nd-5th grade and this had it !
Josie M –
Love the book and your activities compliment it well!
Yvonne R –
Excellent!
Stephanie Nowak –
Great extension
Nicole N –
This was a great resource for my students. The activities didn’t take as long as I thought it would, but they were still quality activities.
Nicole N –
This was a great resource for my students. The activities didn’t take as long as I thought it would, but they were still quality activities.
Kelly B –
Great Activities!
Susan G –
Cute resource to accompany the book! Thank you.
Rebecca Scheuerer –
can’t wait to use this!
Kristen P –
Used this at the beginning of the year, thanks!
CaffeineTeachRepeatInFirst –
I can’t wait to use this with my fourth graders!
A Reading Teacher –
What wonderful ideas to go with the book. Thank you.
Danielle V –
Loved this bundle and it helped expand my plans with the book. I paired this with an activity where my first graders had to complete a marshmallow tower challenge and they loved it. This allows for a lot of higher order thinking skills to be used. Thank you!!
Jen Bonofiglio –
A great resource. Thanks!
Susan L –
I love this, Thank you!
Amanda R –
awesome
Kelly Giano –
Perfect resource for the book. Thank you!
Brad G –
I love this book and love this packet for my 3rd grade class!
Erin M –
Thank you!
Erin M –
Thank you!
Beth M –
I love this book! Thanks!
Sweet Tea and Literacy –
Great activities!
Chloe G –
We did a school wide literacy day and read this book in every class. This was a great packet to supplement the reading. Thank you!
Bonnie W –
My kids loved this! I teach 2-5 gifted and they ran with it!
Happily Made by Mihaela –
love!
savannah gentle –
My students really enjoyed this!
Michelle W –
Awesome!!
Margaret K –
Great extension activities after the lesson!
AnneMarie W –
Love using this story in the beginning of the year, and this is an excellent resource to accompany it. Thank you!
Genevieve J –
These were great and we had them up on the wall for back to school night.
Susanne C –
Fun activities!
Kimberley L –
Love this book. So happy to have found this resource to go with it.
Adore Teaching –
Great resource, Thank you!
Rebecca C –
Thank-you.
Rebecca C –
Thank-you.
Lauren C –
An amazing, comprehensive unit to accompany a fabulous book!
Laura M –
Great essential questions and love the craftivity!
Trisha C –
thank you
Aubrey B –
Great resource to use when teaching this book! Thank you!
Krista Z –
Great reinforcement activities for an outstanding book…thank you!
Fiorela M –
Great resource. Can’t wait to use.
Roxana M –
Great unit! I love the discussion question cards. I use them to play Quiz, quiz, trade.
Pajama Mama Homeschool Teacher –
This was a great resource for my creative writing class! Thank you 🙂
sybil C –
My students really liked this resource
Kandice A –
This is awesome!
Veronica C –
Loved it!
Katie M –
My class LOVED this!
Rebecca Barajas –
I used this ideas for my library classes.
Catherine M –
This is a wonderful resource for the text!
Allison K –
One of my favorite books! I love these extension activities! Thank you
Amber G –
This was a fantastic unit! Thank you!
Patricia K –
Engaging, higher level, creative and comprehensive.
Prue C –
Thanks for the great resource!
Happylearning –
Good resource! THANK YOU!
Happylearning –
Good resource! THANK YOU!
Priscilla W –
An awesome resource to accompany the book! I used the materials for my daily journal writing!
Jennifer Ruffner –
Great resource! Thanks!
Susan Davey –
Was great! Kids loved it.
Morgan H –
My kids really enjoyed this! It went well with the book.
Carmelene A –
Fabulous!
Jennifer Stay –
I am so excited to put this resource to good use this school year.
Suzanne H –
Great product! Thanks!
Christine T –
I love this book! This resource really helped provide some guidance with how to use the book in my classroom. Thank you.
lorri W –
used to help kiddos understand the book
Ann-MarieFlynn620 –
Cute resource for a great book!
Rebecca R –
wonderful story companion
Amy B –
Excellent back to school activities
Ashley B –
I love this book! Now I have some awesome activities to do with my kids!
Tracy C –
Thank you!
Jeslyn W –
Great resource!! Thank you!
Ashley Snow –
Great product!
kelsey V –
Great resource! Very user friendly. Cant wait to use!
Jennifer M –
This was helpful. Thank you! I appreciate it.
Robin Menon –
Very Helpful..thank you!
Keely M –
Loved this!!! Thank you
Deborah Hays –
Just got the book in. Excited to see what my class thinks!
Michelle C –
Thanks
Patricia C –
Used this with the text to get them thinking! Thanks.
Daina Sinclair –
Great resource for my first graders!
Heather Haney –
Great resource! Great book!
Alyssa B –
Love it
Kimberly M –
Love these ideas and how to create with this book. Thank you!!
KALLE C –
Great intro. to engineering.
Nelson 4th Grade –
Awesome Resource!
Carpet Time by Cyd –
Wonderful! Great resource for introducing writing to K and 1st!
Bronwyn D –
Such an engaging activity! Thanks for sharing!
Mrs Kehr’s World –
Great
Kaitrin C –
Thank you for this fantastic resource!
Matthew M –
thank u
Chris T –
great
Caley J –
Love this! Using it as a center in my classroom!
lauren C –
This is a great enrichment with the book. It helped the students think about the higher level concepts found in the text.
Robert M –
Thank you very much!
Deborah O –
Great!
Jeanne J –
Love it!
Melanie S –
Perfect for teaching growth mindset! Thanks!
Cathy Whorton –
Loved!
The Inspired 3rd GradeClassroom –
Amazing unit!
Nora L –
My fifth graders loved this. Perfect thing to leave as a sub plan. Fantastic resource.
Carol W –
Perfect unit!
Whitney T –
Love!
Natalie C –
I think this is great
Misty L –
Looking forward to using this.
Grace V –
This is great!
Brittany Hutt –
This went great with the book! My students loved it. Thank you!
Marissa C –
Lots of resources!
MaryMargaret L –
Love!!!
Abbey S –
This is a great resource
Sarina V –
I love this story and the kids enjoyed the activities!
Bailee D –
Thanks!
Kathleen R –
Great activities to go along with this book!
Cynthia K –
LOVE this book! I was so excited to find this resource! Thanks for creating it!
Gayla H –
Love this! Thank you!
Elise Tickner –
A great resource. Thank you!
Amanda C –
Useful resource to add to my collection!
Lorelle D –
Thank you! My kiddos loved this!
Kasey B –
Thank you!
Klaudia K –
Wonderful resource! My students loved this.
Lyn Peters –
Love the books and this resource adds to it!
Kim B –
Great story, great resource.
LeAnn Divjak –
This was a great supplemental resource.
Jill A –
loved this resource and used it at the very beginning of the school year. I plan to again! Thanks!
McMahon’s Move Mountains –
I love using this resource in my classroom no matter the age of the students. We enjoy reading the book and talking about different parts of the book and then also continuing that learning through the activities from this resource.
SHELBY SIMMS –
I used this resource during my general read alouds for PK-5 music and my students responded so well! As a music specialist, I am always trying to find resources that I can adapt to fit a wide range of students and this was perfect! Everyone could participate and gave very dynamic answers because of the different levels of development.
Diane B –
A great resource. A big help when working with What Do You Do With An Idea?. Thank you!
robin B –
Love the book and this resource is the perfect companion.
Amy C –
My students seemed very engaged. They loved this resource.
Vickie E –
My students loved the activities.
Fun in Second –
Thank-you!
Candace L –
Love these lesson plans!!
Amber S –
We used this resource to start the school year! My students loved reading this story and the questions that went along with this were so great to get them thinking!
Virginia U –
Useful
Diverse Little Learners –
My kids loved this, thank you!
Rosalie S –
Thanks for this easy to follow resource!
amy S –
Good resource to accompany a really good book! I used this with Kinder students as we talked about what it means to brainstorm.
Melanie H –
Fun resource!
The Okie Educator –
students really enjoyed the book and then activities to follow
randy B –
Good resource.
Paradise in Primary –
Great resource!
Paige Hays Therapy Services –
Nice variety of worksheet and application of the ideas from the book. We needed a bit more structure for a struggling learning, pages with less writing responses would have been helpful (or writing prompts).
Ashley F –
Great, no-prep lesson for my students. Works perfectly with the text.
Wendy C –
great activities to go along with the book!
Laura P –
My students loved reading the book and the activities were so fun!
Krystina S –
Great resource. My students really enjoyed the activities. I was also able to use as a great emergency sub activity.
Miss Browns Primary Land –
Excellent resource!
Ali S –
This is a great unit for the first week of school!
Maria L –
Used as summer project choice for 1st grade.
Lauren R –
I loved using these activities!
A Curious Kindergarten –
Used this with our inventor unit, so fun!
Kayla G –
Great quality resource!
C M –
Love the book, and this is a perfect compliment to it. This was PERFECT! My students really enjoyed this activity! Very engaging and fun!
Heather S –
Great read aloud and activities!
Jody B –
This is a large file with lots of flexibility and goes along well with the literature.
Brittany Musante –
I loved this resource! I’ve used this book in class for several years, and love this to supplement it. Thanks!
Courtney V –
Loved this project with my 6th graders. Everyone needs to be reminded their thoughts are important