Use What Do You Do With an Idea? by Kobi Yamada to strengthen your students' comprehension skills, build their vocabulary, and help them understand how words work.
Step into the imaginative world where one small idea grows into something powerful enough to change the world. This resource set invites students to explore the story through three key comprehension strategies: Making Inferences, Synthesizing, and Identifying Author's Purpose. Each activity helps students look closely at how the boy's thoughts and feelings change as he learns to believe in his idea—and in himself.
Students will also strengthen their word knowledge through a word work activity on multisyllabic words, using examples from the text to break long words into syllables and practice pronunciation and meaning. To extend learning, a creative art and writing activity invites students to dive deeper into the themes and messages of Yamada's writing. Together, these activities deepen comprehension, build vocabulary, and inspire confidence in creative thinking.
