There are just certain books that seem to resonate with children, and i love watching the kids get wrapped up in a store. Positive messages no heavy message here but the suggestion is that one animal too many a tiny mouse in this case pushes the mitten beyond its limit. Making mittens with the mitten book read and discuss the different animals in the mitten book and then try to make. Im going to share a couple activities with you that go great with this book. I would highly recommend printing the activities from this set onto cardstock so that they are sturdier for younger hands. I used free printables to prepare montessoriinspired activities to go with the book perfect for winter or a woodland animal theme. The mitten unit a 5 day unit with photos and descriptions of. I remember it from my elementary school days, and ive always used it in my classrooms and with my own children. Its about a young boy named nicki, who loses his mitten in the snow and his lost mitten becomes a host to a lot of different forest animals. The mitten easy winter toddler activities natural beach.
When nicki drops his white mitten in the snow, he goes on without realizing that it is missing. The child does eventually find her other mitten, so she shows what can be done with two. The mitten free printable book homeschool giveaways. Handson printable activities for the mitten by jan brett.
The mitten this is a multilevel kinderreader that retells the traditional story with a twist. A jan brett book study this pack was created to accompany the books the hat and the mitten, both by jan brett. You can use wallpaper samples, construction paper, or scrapbook paper for the game. These activity pages from homeschool preschool will help your little ones bring jan bretts the mitten to life. Each of our children has enjoyed the mitten whether a board books, a paperpack, or. Find free songs, poems, activities, and book selections to use in your classroom. The mitten preschool activities and crafts kidssoup.
Print the mitten template which you can find in our free resource library. This packet was created as a companion to the book. The mitten activities preschoolers are going to love funaday. The mitten tree is a heartwarming story about the joy of giving, and taking the time to notice and care for others. Take time to look at the details in the illustrations. Instead of animals, we had children climbing in our mitten. The illustrations are simply amazing, and there are many activities that can be done to encourage learning as we read. Happy hooligans shares a simple mittenthemed matching game that would be a great addition to your list of the mitten activities. Get 10% off your first order at the scholastic store online when you sign up.
One mitten activities for kids the resourceful mama. The activities in this packet were created by mindy. Read another version of the story, like the mitten by alvin tresselt. Lacing is always an excellent activity for young children. See more ideas about book activities, jan brett and winter theme.
A ukrainian folktale jan brett, adapted by, jan brett. Its one pack that was a last minute addition to our school time, but one i know we will enjoy. The mitten activities preschoolers are going to love. These are some of the activities our children like to do after reading the book.
She uses her imagination to come up with lots of creative ways to use one mitten. Find books like the mitten from the worlds largest community of readers. Compare and contrast with jan brett stories comparing the hat and the mitten. In jan bretts version, the main character is a boy named nicki and his lost mitten.
Receive book suggestions, reading tips, educational activities, and great deals. The mitten is one of my favorite winter stories and it lends itself to beautifully to a wide range of activities for children ages 2 and up. Enjoy a beloved classic holiday story with a free reading of the mitten online plus free activities to do with your kids. Literacy central is a free resource for parents, teachers and children thanks in part to the generous support of macys. Print the masks from jan bretts website to heavy paper. We prefer to use white card stock for a sturdier project. Well, we can enjoy some pretend snow indoors anyway. A badger looked out of his house and saw the mitten. Included in this packet are activities that target sequencing, story retell, comprehension, basic language concepts, following directions, written expression, and more. Younger readers can certainly enjoy it with mom or dad as the reader. Retelling our own version of the mitten book in preschool. The mitten board book edition by jan brett, board book.
The mitten by jan brett is a beloved winter book that both young and old adore. Then we did our own retelling of the mitten book i had a large mitten shape made out of tape on the floor to use as our mitten prop. We havent had much snow and havent done many winter themed activities yet, so i decided it was time to try some with liam. Sarahs first grade snippets first grade reading, mitten. Readers will enjoy the charm and humor in the portrayal of the animals as they make room for each newcomer in the mitten and sprawl in the snow after the big sneeze. Explain that the children will be making a pair of mittens that look alike. And if you have any questions, please contact me at. With that in mind, i designed some quick, easy and fun, mitten themed acti. Today we got snow for the first time, and so it was the perfect day to pull out this book. Free mitten printables and montessoriinspired mitten activities. Story sequencing and word cards are included, and the pictures can be colored. The mitten is a ukrainian folktale retold by jan brett. A shared reading outlining story elements launches the lesson, followed by a read aloud and. It started to snow, so a fox pushed his way in and made himself right at home.
Jan 03, 2017 this week i chose one mitten by kristine oconnell george and couple of fun activities to go with the book. Making mittens with the mitten book read and discuss the different animals in the mitten book and then try to make mittens that are alike. Grandmother knits snowwhite mittens that nikki takes on an adventure. Humorous fiction, 74 words, level d grade 1, lexile 280l.
Read the mitten by jan brett and talk about the book. The mitten activity pack hi there, thank you for downloading this activity pack. The first half of the kit focuses on skills for younger children and the second includes pages for more advanced preschoolers or kindergarteners. Preschool literacy, preschool books, literacy activities, preschool crafts, preschool winter, the mitten book activities, winter activities for preschoolers, snow. The mitten handbook is much more than an instruction bookit provides a list of mitten ingredients thumbs, cuffs, tops, edgings, and different constructions, then outlines the best tools and techniques for readers to combine them to knit their own unique creations. The mitten written by alvin tresselt and illustrated by yaroslava is a 40 pages ukrainian folktale picture book about a young boy who went to the woods on the coldest day. The creatures who take up residence in the mitten are different as are less obvious details. Teach students about story elements such as character using the book the mitten and this lesson plan. The mitten speech and language activities winter book. Help the students notice that the side pictures are a story within a story and will help them predict what is going to happen next. Making mittens with the mitten book a to z teacher stuff.
Books by jan brett have been huge favorites in our house, especially her story the mitten. The mitten activity pack story, crafts and activities. Preschool literacypreschool booksliteracy activities. Dec 03, 20 the mitten by jan brett is an absolute favorite book of mine. The naughty sheep the farmyard tales book kids reading with english subtitles duration. Jan bretts wonderful adaption of the ukrainian folktale the mitten makes a great base for a unit on mittens to use during the winter months with your preschool and kindergarten children. The mitten includes four different reading level versions plus a wordless version. Today we added the mitten by jan brett to our learning space. This book has always been a favorite of mine especially when i was a kid. So the mole, the rabbit, and the hedgehog had to move over. Pin it the mitten printables includes fun activities to tie in with the story vocabulary words, word tracer cards, a tracer page, sequencing cards, a fun song, beginning sound.
Oct 18, 2004 this fun wintertime book shows the creative things you can do with just one mitten in a sweet, comical way. The bestselling modern classic, in a sturdy board book edition perfect for little hands. The mitten is in fact an old ukrainian folktale, which features a wood cutter and a variety of animals. Day 1 was all about wintery math sensory play with trucks. Homeschool creations homeschool blog featuring free homeschool printables, information on how to homeschool, a yearly homeschool planner, homeschool curriculum, and more. For this project we used one of our favorite art suppliestempera paint sticks. This book would be a good introduction to ukrainian culture, especially their folk tales and folk art.
It would be a great addition to a jan brett author study. Ask the children to raise their hands if they can name one of the animals in the book. The mitten activities and crafts books and giggles. If you have not read the story to your own children, you may purchase the book below.
The mitten and winter preschool and kindergarten activities, lessons, crafts, and games. Nicki finds his mitten, and takes it home, but baba is left to wonder about how it became so enormously. This led to a simple but thoughtful discussion on how each author used their own imaginations and ideas to tell the same story just like we can do. Printables for the mitten by jan brett homeschool creations. It helps their fine motor skills, hand muscles, handeye coordination, concentration, and much more.
And, when you can introduce handson activities to bring a book to life thats even better. Dec 14, 20 the mitten tree, by candace christiansen, and the mitten, by jan brett were the perfect books to accompany our project. Move over please, so i wont freeze easy reader booklet, which reinforces lots of common core. This humorous story retells the traditional ukrainian wintertime tale of several animals squeezing into a mitten to stay warm. Jan 23, 2012 these printables were created to use with the mitten by jan brett. The mitten teaching ideas, lesson plans, printables. Mittens shape book pattern use for a shape book or writing page. This one simple object, a mitten, offers a lot of fun playful experiences for the girl.
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