Two Books by Kobi Yamada

Yamada, K. (2013). What do you do with an idea?. Seattle, WA: Compendium, Inc.

Brief Overview: What a sweet little book about working through an idea. This book is great for social and emotional development with dealing with frustration and confusion when problem solving. Great lessons can be learned through this book. A must add to any elementary library. This book can be used in so many different ways.

Resources:
Idea Portraits Lesson Plans
Discussion Questions
Questions for Philosophical Discussion
How to use the books Pre-K through 5th grade?

Yamada, K. (2016). What do you do with a problem?. Seattle, WA: Compendium, Inc.

Brief Overview: Another winner from Yamada. A great book for helping students work through solving problems. How sometimes the problem seems to large to be able to tackle. The book walks the reader through how to break a problem down and take it one step at a time. Another great life lesson book.

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Discussion Questions

Growth Mindset Support

Interview with Author