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A New York Times Best Seller and award-winning book, What Do You Do With an Idea? is for anyone who's ever had a big idea.Praise for The Children's Book Review

This is the story of one brilliant idea and the child who helps to bring it into the world. As the child's confidence grows, so does the idea itself. And then, one day, something amazing happens. This is a story for anyone, at any age, who's ever had an idea that seemed a little too big, too odd, too difficult. It's a story to inspire you to welcome that idea, to give it some space to grow, and to see what happens next. Because your idea isn't going anywhere. In fact, it's just getting started.

What Do You Do With an Idea?

National best seller, appearing in the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, USA Today, and Publishers Weekly.

Gold medal winner of the Independent Publishers Award, the Washington State Book Award, and the Moonbeam Children's Book Award.

"What makes this message so unique is the simple but beautiful way it's delivered, in narrative and illustration, through the eyes and voice of an innocent and hopeful child. What Do You Do With An Idea? is a spectacular book for all ages and is a wonderful treasure for any home or school library."-

Publisher's Weekly
"Despite the fact that it's Yamada's first time writing a children's book, it's had breakout success, selling over 300,000 copies since its publication date of January 2014."-

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What Do You Do With an Idea? - New York Times best seller

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What Do You Do With a Problem? by Kobi Yamada

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This activity packed literature unit for What Do You Do With a Problem by Kobi Yamada is a perfect for 1st-4th grade. This new picture book works perfectly in conjunction with What Do You Do With an Idea.

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What Do You Do With an Idea? by Kobi Yamada

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This literature unit for What Do You Do With an Idea focuses more on the concepts presented in the story and less on the content (although there are comprehension questions included in list form as well as task card form). In addition to the task cards and printables, you will also find a craftivity and growth mindset reflection page.

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Are you looking for growth mindset picture books? Have you read Kobi Yamada's new "What Do You Do With a...." picture books? If you're a teacher, counselor, or parent, you can't afford to leave these growth mindset picture books on the shelf. What Do You Do With a Problem? is Kobi's most recent (and my favorite) book about finding opportunities in problems. Mothering an anxious child and having taught and counseled students with tendencies towards anxiety and worry, this book is an absolute gem.

Labeling Worries:

Helping children identify their worries can be difficult. Identifying the root of anxiety as an adult isn't always easy, so we can only imagine asking little ones to verbalize feelings that they may not fully understand. In an eloquent way and in child appropriate language, Kobi Yamada manages to make this connection for kids.

As adults, our first inclination is to want to solve problems for kids. While it is full of fantastic intentions, it doesn't provide kids with tools to help themselves when they're faced with similar problems in the future.

When we teach kids to find opportunities in problems, we're asking them to reframe a problem, or to see it in a new way. Viewing the problem from a different angle allows students to release the worry and anxiety and to, instead, make some peace with it.

What can you do as a teacher, a counselor, or a parent to help children face a problem?

Identify the worry, problem, or concern:

Verbalize it. Sometimes it's near impossible and a child may report that they just feel sad, worried, anxious, or upset. You may need to spend some time talking to the child about triggers. When is the feeling most prevalent? What is occurring during the onset of the anxiety? Are there patterns (times, places, events, etc.) when the worry or anxiety occurs?

See the problem under a new lens:

Put on some sunglasses and tell the child(ren) that you are going to help them see the problem in a new way (growth mindset in action). One way to view the issue is through the lens of a problem (take your sunglasses off). Another way to view the problem is through the lens of opportunity (put the sunglasses back on). SIDE NOTE: Some problems are very heavy and devastating (for example, a child with a terminally ill parent). Prior to finding opportunities, it is really important to connect and empathize with the child's situation. Rushing to find opportunities prior to expressing your genuine concern and care can come across as insensitive. It might take days, weeks, or months to get to the point where the child trusts you enough to discuss multiple perspectives.

Brainstorm new perspectives with the child:

How can this problem be viewed from a new angle? Are there any angles that show promise for personal growth? How could this problem help the child face similar issues in the future? Will experiencing this problem help the child empathize with others facing similar situations in the future? Continuing to see the problem as a problem illustrates a fixed mindset, while reframing the problem to see opportunities is the crux of a growth mindset perspective. If you'd like to teach your students more about growth mindset, you can learn how to use growth mindset affirmations in a blog post here.

As a trusted adult in the child's life, you have the opportunity to help the child identify growth opportunities and to reframe the problem. This is an important component of growth mindset. The power associated with the problem is taken back and then placed into the hands of the child.

Additional Resource:

Prior to this publication, Kobi Yamada wrote a book called What Do You Do with an Idea? Just as brilliant, this picture book helps children gain enough confidence to see their ideas through. It gives them freedom to tap into their own magnificence and to take risks and put their ideas to the test.

If you see the same teaching opportunities in these books as I did, you may also be interested in literature units for What Do You Do With an Idea? and What Do You Do With a Problem? found here.

In any case, it's important to teach children about their potential and their magnificence. Both of these books do just that!

Find additional growth mindset literature units, posters, affirmations, or activities here. All the units you see in this category are related to helping students develop a growth mindset.

Happy reading and please feel free to share your ideas for these books in the comments below!
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Are you looking for growth mindset picture books? Have you read Kobi Yamada's new "What Do You Do With a...." picture books? If you're a teacher, counselor, or parent, you can't afford to leave these growth mindset picture books on the shelf. What Do You Do With a Problem?