And, when you can introduce handson activities to bring a book to life thats even better. Here is a video version of the book that is read by jan brett. The mitten literacy activities to go with the book the mitten by jan brett. Notice the parts of the book which are very realistic. The missing mitten mystery by steven kellogg the mitten tree by candace christiansen snowshoe hare by dee phillips missing mittens by stuart j.
The illustrations are simply amazing, and there are many activities that can be done to encourage learning as we read. The mitten jan brett storybook primary resources story. Ive further tied the packet into bretts folktale,the mitten, by including an alphabetical list of 39 of the action verbs in her story, along with a worksheet. By jan brett the mitten board book hardcover january 1, 1996 4. Her nowclassic version of the mitten is a favorite classroom read aloud every winter. This list includes ideas for fine motor work, art projects, and learning idea. If you arent familiar with the story of the mitten, it is about a grandson who begs his grandmother to knit him a pair of white mittens.
They will work on their fine motor skills asread more. First published in 1989, this book was considered a treasure then. The richly illustrated book tells the story of nicki, a young boy who asks for white mittens from his baba grandmother, and promptly loses one, which is explored by several forest animals before it is returned to nicki albeit, a bit stretched out. Childrens authorsjan brett wikibooks, open books for. This literacy mini unit goes along with jan bretts the mitten activities included. Our fun activities will help you to teach and your children practice and learn math and language arts concepts and. Grandma warns him they will get lost in the snow, and that is the first thing that happens of course. I used free printables to prepare montessoriinspired activities to go with the book perfect for winter or a woodland animal theme. The mitten preschool theme preschool activities nook. Grabbing the mitten triumphantly, he takes it back to his grandmothers house. Lots of handson language activities perfect for kindergarten.
Based around the book the mitten by jan brett, the students will choose an animal and describe why it would crawl into his or her mitten. Click on the link to viewdownload the activities to go with jan brett s the mitten packet. The mitten board book and a pair of stretchy onesizefitall mittens for the five and under audience available in a sturdy box decorated with jan brett s designs. This cozy picture book is perfect for teaching sequencing and story retelling, making predictions, and developing vocabulary. The mitten in this technologyintegrated lesson, students respond to listening by answering comprehension questions, retelling the story as a skit, and writing to. This was one of my sons favorite winter books when he was growing up, so naturally, it became one of the books that we read over and over again. The mitten activities and crafts books and giggles. The mitten by jan brett freebie preschool books, book. Youll be able to see the beautiful illustrations in the book while it is read out loud by author jan brett. Mar 06, 20 the mitten by jan brett preschool lapbook resources march 6, 20 filed under.
Includes crafts, printable resources, games and more for preschool, kindergarten, and. Activities to go with the hat by jan brett childrens books. The mitten, by jan brett, is a perfect read aloud for those winter months in your. The idea is to use these questions to help guide the conversation vs. Jan 07, 20 today we did a miniunit on the mitten by jan brett, one of my favorites. A shared reading outlining story elements launches the lesson, followed by a read aloud and. Dec 1, 2016 the hat book study companion literacy activities for kindergarten based on the book by jan brett. Free mitten printables and montessoriinspired mitten. As the story of the animals in the mitten unfolds, the reader can see nicki in the borders of each page, walking through the woods unaware of what is going on. In her distinctive style, jan brett brings the animals to life with warmth and humor, and her illustrations are full of visual delights and details faithful to the ukrainian tradition. Printables for the mitten by jan brett homeschool creations. See more ideas about book activities, kindergarten literacy and kindergarten reading.
Enjoy a beloved classic holiday story with a free reading of the mitten online plus free activities to do with your kids. Youll be able to see the beautiful illustrations in the book while it is read out. The mitten reading comprehension unit for kindergarten. Young children will find out in this charming and humorous board book. They have their favorites, including the book the mitten by jan brett. Do you love using this book in your classroom as much as i do. Then the bear sneezes and the animals fly out of the mitten. 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. Jan bretts the mitten is a must for the first day of winter. Just like each of our book units, we included questions to guide you through the text.
The mitten by jan brett preschool lapbook resources march 6, 20 filed under. The first half of the kit focuses on skills for younger children and the second includes pages for more advanced preschoolers or kindergarteners. Free mitten printables and montessoriinspired mitten activities. All content contained of the pages within this website is teaching is a work of heart. Asking questions before, during, and after reading is a strategy that primary students can use to become better readers. These are some of the activities our children like to do after reading the book. Teach students about story elements such as character using the book the mitten and this lesson plan. These printables were created to use with the mitten by jan brett. See more ideas about book activities, kindergarten literacy and winter theme. The mitten board book edition by jan brett, board book.
Each of our children has enjoyed the mitten whether a board books, a paperpack, or. The class also publishes their own book about what could fit in their mitten. Compare two characters in the mitten, or compare the story the mitten with jan brett s other story the hat. Do one as a wholegroup activity to explain things, compare mittens and gloves and then give students a choice of the other two. Theres also a verbdefinition poster, plus 39 action verb cards, and 11 character cards, which you can use for several games and activities. The mitten preschool activities and crafts kidssoup. Preschool books, montessori activities, kindergarten literacy, preschool activities, preschool. This would be perfect for a table featuring a few activities for the mitten i put two activities on a large plastic tray from. The mitten teaching ideas, lesson plans, printables, activities. If you have not read the story to your own children, you may purchase the book below. The mitten jan brett storybook primary resources, the mitten, story book, knitted, nicki, baba, animals, story, early years eyfs, ks1 primary teaching resources. 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. Dec 28, 2016 explore ambilows board kindergarten jan. The mitten sails up into the air and nicki finds it.
They read the book to each other long after the lesson is over. Kindergarten, preschool, winter recently i stumbled across some wonderful free printables to go along with the childrens book the mitten, by jan brett. I also designed 3 mitten venn diagrams, perfect for helping your students practice the concept of comparison and contrast. Size small jan brett s 1989 the mitten is now available in a board book edition, for littlest readers.
Jan brett teaching ideas, lesson plans, printables, activities. One by one the animals big and small find shelter and each other inside the mitten. Start by reading the mitten by jan brett and then give these activities a try. The mitten teaching ideas, lesson plans, printables. Below you will see some things i have tried with my class. When nicki drops his white mitten in the snow, he goes on without realizing that it is missing. Find out the sizes of each of these animals and get into some math activities by estimating how big the mitten would have to have grown. Check this winter freebie that goes out with jan bretts the mitten book. Oct 05, 2009 the mitten ebook written by jan brett. I love making a unit out of this book during the winter months. Jan brett s 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. Find ideas for activities and lesson plans to use the mitten across the curriculum.
The mitten board book and a pair of stretchy onesizefitall mittens for the five and under audience available in a sturdy box decorated with jan bretts designs. To see a short 3 minute youtube video featuring jan brett click on the link. These activity pages from homeschool preschool will help your little ones bring jan bretts the mitten to life. The mitten story printable and handson activity for preschool. Perhaps you have heard about our guiding readers reading comprehension units, but you have not tried them yet. Jan 19, 2015 books by jan brett have been huge favorites in our house, especially her story the mitten. Check out the activities below, and then pick up some of her other stories from the library. This set has 16 activities that supplement the book including a mitten sequencing activity, emergent reader, animal writing craft, animal graph, nonfic. But he loses one, and soon the forest animals become interested in it.
Books by jan brett have been huge favorites in our house, especially her story. This is a book study i created to accompany the book the mitten by jan brett. These activities go along with the common core in literacy, writing, and math. Add these the mitten activities for preschoolers to your winter learning time. The activity also includes ordinal words to match up to the pictures, as well as a recording sheet for additional practice or to set this activity up at a center with a pocket chart.
I did some investigating and found some things online to include with the book and made some of my own all shared below. Take time to look at the details in the illustrations. As she has explained, she has so many ideas for the illustrations that they spill over onto the borders, so the reader is treated to more designs and information along the edges of the book pages. An 11 lesson plan unit for gingerbread baby by jan brett. Then the boys mitten is all stretched out from all the animals laying in there.
The mitten writing prompt by miss angotti teachers pay. The mitten book, a computer with internet access and printer activity time. The mitten by jan brett this 5day unit plan also includes related stories and crosscurricular activities. I would highly recommend printing the activities from this set onto cardstock so that they are sturdier for younger hands. The mitten lacing, sequencing cards, and putting animals in the mitten. Activities for a first grade unit on the mitten by jan brett. Packed with fun ideas and literacy activities in a. Preschoolers and kindergartners love these story rock activities for the mitten. The mitten board book edition 9780399231094 by jan brett. Nickis grandmother knitted him a pair of white mittens, which he wears as he goes outside to play in the snow. Boys and girls will love owning their own pair of stretchy mittens, just like the one nicki drops in the snowy woods near his grandmothers house. The mitten activities to go with the picture book by jan brett.
Jan bretts the mitten is according to her informative authors note a combination, an original fusion of several similar ukrainian folktales in some of these versions, a group of shivering, cold animals find refuge in a discarded pot, whilst in others, it is a huntsmans lost mitten providing shelter, who then unfortunately also starts shooting at the animals inhabiting his mitten when he. Readers may soon notice that the animal nicki has scared is actually the animal to. I also designed 3 mitten venn diagrams, perfect for helping your. Jan bretts winter books jan brett is known for the borders that surround the pages of her books. Includes a free printable to make your own the mitten story stones. Students should be able to ask and answer basic, literal questions about a story. Dramatic and sweet, this book will evoke warm and cozy feelings in readers any time of the year. My favorite part is when the bear sneezes and all the animals fly out of the mitten. The mitten and winter preschool and kindergarten activities, lessons, crafts, and games. The mitten, along with many other jan brett stories are perfect for your winter preschool activities. Read another version of the story, like the mitten by alvin tresselt. The mitten jan bretts printable masks for the animals in the story. Gingerbread baby by jan brett printable animal character masks.
So put on those mitten and pick up a warm idea or two. Mitten character sequence cards to accompany the book, the mitten by jan brett. Find free songs, poems, activities, and book selections to use in your classroom. Vocabulary page where students must define vocabulary words from the story 2. Kindergarten, preschool, winter recently i stumbled across some wonderful free printables to go along. Winter months are great for learning more about new clothing. The mitten freebies and links first grade blue skies. Go to jan bretts site and print the masks and hot glue onto river rocks story rocks for the mitten. The students will then illustrate that animal in the mitten. Handson printable activities for the mitten by jan brett. Sequencing whole group activity for sequencing to put the animals in order on a mitten and an independentstation activity for students to cut and paste and do this on their own basic comprehension whole gro. The mitten unit a 5 day unit with photos and descriptions of activities. The mitten by jan brett lesson plans and teaching resources.
Comprehension questions that address the standard of answering who, what, when, where, why, and how questions 3. It isnt a montessoristyle book, but its a beautiful, classic childrens story. If you read the mitten by jan brett in your classroom during winter, this set of literacy and math activities are perfect to go along with the book. The mitten is a beautiful ukrainian folk story that our family first became familiar with through the jan brett version. Bookmarks from the mitten and the hat by jan brett printable bookmarks. Jan 23, 2012 these printables were created to use with the mitten by jan brett. The bear sneezes, and all of the animals pop out of the mitten, causing it to sail in the air just as nicki is about to give up. The mitten practice with retelling the story and with letters and sounds. Includes crafts, printable resources, games and more for preschool, kindergarten, and elementary students. 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. The artists trademark borders and panels showcase finely detailed winter scenes. Jan brett s winter books jan brett is known for the borders that surround the pages of her books.
This literacy mini unit goes along with jan brett s the mitten activities included. The mitten by jan brett is a great book for a first grade unit. See all 33 formats and editions hide other formats and editions. This unit is full of fun, handson, engaging, math and literacy activities all related to the story, the mitten.
His mitten stretches and stretches as one by one appealing woodland animals, each. Nothing is more fun than bringing a book to life with handson activities. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read the mitten. A bestselling modern classic that has been a family favorite for over 25 years. Books by jan brett have been huge favorites in our house, especially her story the mitten. Size small jan bretts 1989 the mitten is now available in a boardbook edition, for littlest readers. She has shown or told about the animals who live in that area. Go to jan bretts site and print the masks and hot glue onto river rocks. The mitten by jan brett preschool lapbook resources. Teach inference and strong verbs in writing using the. Jan brett book study companion activities, featuring literacy activities for the mitten and the hat.
The children love the illustrations and guessing how many animals will fit into the mitten. In jan bretts story, the mitten, the borders show the adventures of the young boy nicki as he treks trough the woods scaring different animals out of their hiding places. But the classic jan brett illustrations of this book make an entertaining story so much better. Below youll find others that complement the focus book. Click on the link to viewdownload the activities to go with jan bretts the mitten packet.