Jan bretts wonderful adaption of the ukrainian folktale the mitten makes a great base for a unit. Includes crafts, printable resources, games and more for preschool, kindergarten, and elementary students. Story retell box for book, the mitten by jan brett from speech room news story retell box for the book, the mitten by jan brett, is a great idea for a handson activity for kids with visual impairments. Books and giggles is a participant in the amazon services llc associates program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to. Jan 15, 2014 i love the mitten adapted and illustrated by jan brett. Couldnt think of a better story to read to my class of 35 year olds. Discuss the authors use of different kinds of sentences to interest a. The mitten sails up into the air and nicki finds it. The mitten board book edition by jan brett, board book.
Click on the link to viewdownload the activities to go with jan brett s the mitten packet. 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. Here is a collection of ideas and printables that you can use with your kids or classroom when reading the mitten by jan brett. Read the story by yourself 24 times over the course of at least 2 days. Click on each letter for the fullsized print or click on the link under the artwork for a pdf version. It helps their fine motor skills, hand muscles, handeye coordination, concentration, and much more.
A about jan brett addition and subtraction puzzles addition flash cards advent calendar. Jan 30, 2014 in this wintry episode of nook online storytime, author jan brett reads the mitten. One by one the animals big and small find shelter and each other inside the mitten. So put on those mitten and pick up a warm idea or two. Be sure to check out my other resources you can use with the mitten by jan brett. Weve featured a few of her books before and this year we return to a classic the mitten for our winter themed week of play, learning and creating with your preschooler for our first january book of the year. The mitten is a ukrainian folktale retold by jan brett and it is about how a young boy named nicki loses his mitten in the snow and his lost mitten soon becomes a host to a great number of forest animals. I love making a unit out of this book during the winter months. Activities for the mitten by jan brett, mitten activities, mitten crafts, literacy packet for the mitten, common core mitten mitten activities. The mitten activity pack story, crafts and activities. Activities and lesson plans for the mitten by jan brett. Jan brett is a longtime favorite author in our family. See more ideas about book activities, jan brett and winter theme. Start by reading the mitten by jan brett and then give these activities a try.
Activities for jan bretts story the mitten preschool. 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. Then curl up with some hot chocolate for this fun, yet simple preschool art activity. The mitten teaching ideas, lesson plans, printables, activities a to. The mitten activities to go with the picture book by jan brett. The mitten book, a computer with internet access and printer activity time. It helps their fine motor skills, hand muscles, hand. Jan brett is known for the borders that surround the pages of her books. The mitten by jan brett, 5 pagesthis crosscurricular product includes over 100 pages of printables to add to your unit for the mitten by jan brett.
Click on the link to viewdownload the activities to go with jan bretts the mitten packet. Packed with fun ideas and guided reading literacy activities. I used free printables to prepare montessoriinspired activities to go with the book perfect for winter or a woodland animal theme. A about jan brett addition and subtraction puzzles addition flash cards advent calendar alphabets african safari coloring mural alphabet book jacket covers alphabet coloring pages alphabet flags upper and lower case alphabet flash cards alphabets hedgies alphabet game. All content contained of the pages within this website is teaching is a work of heart. The mitten is one of my favorite childrens books for winter. The teacher and students may enjoy looking for more books by this author. Color the mittens and the animals, cut out the two mittens and. Its one of my favorite winter stories and perfect for all sorts of sequencing activities. From making learning fun math ideas for the hat and the mitten with free printables fun childrens learning activities, including printable templates, for preschool, kindergarten and elementary school kids. Adapted from a ukrainian folktale, the story centers on a mitten dropped in the snow which becomes a refuge for a series of increasingly large animals. Then the bear sneezes and the animals fly out of the mitten. A collection of projects and activities of books for kids, and classroom activities and lesson plans for teachers about particular subjects, curriculum areas, themes and professional topics.
Feb 2, 2012 jan bretts, the mitten printable activity. I would highly recommend printing the activities from this set onto cardstock so that they are sturdier for younger hands. Jan 03, 2020 one of our favourite childrens authors and illustrators here on the virtual book club for kids is jan brett. Jan 23, 2012 these printables were created to use with the mitten by jan brett.
Click here for close reading lessons using the mittenclick here for january themed close reading super packclick here for guided reading lessons using the mittenhope you and your student have fun with this freebie. Adapted from a ukrainian folktale and jan bretts the mitten. Books by jan brett have been huge favorites in our house, especially her story the mitten. She brings the animals to life with warmth and humor, and her illustrations are full of visual delights and details faithful to the ukrainian tradition from which the story comes. The mitten by jan brett is a beloved winter book that both young and old adore. I purchased this book for my classroom, since we are studying the world and culture through music. The mitten activities and crafts the mitten book activities. Free mitten printables and montessoriinspired mitten. Her nowclassic version of the mitten is a favorite classroom read aloud every winter.
Read and discuss the different animals in the mitten book and then try to make mittens that are alike. The mitten teaching ideas, lesson plans, printables. These printables were created to use with the mitten by jan brett. I love the mitten adapted and illustrated by jan brett. Preschool literacypreschool booksliteracy activities. Children can compare a mitten to a glove, or the mitten story to jan bretts companion story the hat. Mitten email postcards mitten line drawings months of the year bulletin board.
The story text is rich with interesting, colorful vocabulary and it is a perfect choice to. Oct 21, 2017 listen to jan brett read the mitten as well as talk about her other characters and illustrations on her official youtube channel. The activity mom the mitten activities and crafts the. The illustrations are simply amazing, and there are many activities that can be done to encourage learning as we read.
Size small jan bretts 1989 the mitten is now available in a boardbook edition, for littlest readers. 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. Please practice handwashing and social distancing, and check out our resources for adapting to these times. A classic ukrainian folktale retold and stunningly illustrated by brett, the mitten follows the adventures of. Winter week for preschoolers featuring the mitten by jan brett. The mitten this is a multilevel kinderreader that retells the traditional story with a twist.
Our fun activities will help you to teach and your children practice and learn math and language arts concepts and make fun mitten and winter inspired arts and craft projects. The mitten by jan brett is a delightful story and this activity includes an interactive comprehension printable, vocabulary graphic organizers and common core aligned mitten writing activities with rubrics. In this oversized board book edition, jan brett has once again creates a dramatic and beautiful book in her distinctive style. In this wintry episode of nook online storytime, author jan brett reads the mitten. Printable number line activity for the book the hat by jan brett. The mitten easy winter toddler activities natural beach. The mitten by jan brett freebie preschool books, book. Read the mitten by jan brett and talk about the book. Mitten character sequence cards to accompany the book, the mitten by jan brett. Each of our children has enjoyed the mitten whether a board books, a paperpack, or. Click here for the best bookstore prices on jan brett books. Jan bretts the mitten can be used to teach sequencing, predicting, and how to retell a story. This cozy picture book is perfect for teaching sequencing and story retelling, making predictions, and developing vocabulary.
One of my favorite kids book authors 2 for each childone marked fiction the other nonfiction cut out book covers from book order and glue on correct genre mitten. The mitten and winter preschool and kindergarten activities, lessons, crafts, and games. Theres also a venn diagram to compare 2 animal characters. Printables for the mitten by jan brett homeschool creations.
Teach your first graders about inferring word meaning from context and all about the importance of using strong verbs in writing with two lessons using the mitten by jean brett. Below you will see some things i have tried with my class. Annie and the wild animals read along the umbrella book and cd the hat book and cd. The mitten activities sew a mitten the mitten book activity the jenny evolution jan brett mitten join me for a fun activity filled with fine motor practice with jan brett the mitten activities. Size small jan brett s 1989 the mitten is now available in a board book edition, for littlest readers. This pack includes literacy, math, science, writing, and drama activities, as well as a craft activity. Print mitten pattern and cut out four mitten pages. Free mitten printables and montessoriinspired mitten activities. Jan brett book study companion activities, featuring literacy activities for the mitten and the hat. Jan 21, 2019 jan brett book study companion activities, featuring literacy activities for the mitten and the hat. 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. Jan bretts version of the story is a beautifully illustrated, ukrainian tale thats perfect for.
Lacing is always an excellent activity for young children. I would highly recommend printing the activities from this set onto cardstock so. The first half of the kit focuses on skills for younger children and the second includes pages for more advanced preschoolers or kindergarteners. And if you have any questions, please contact me at. Winter months are great for learning more about new clothing. Here are patterns for the mitten and the animals that look lovely.
My mitten book story retelling kidssoup resource library. The story text is rich with interesting, colorful vocabulary and it is a perfect choice to use to teach inference to first graders. The mitten is a beautiful ukrainian folk story that our family first became familiar with through the jan brett version. The mitten 15 vocabulary overview key words and phrases from this section are provided below with definitions and. Author jan brett s free coloring, video and activity pages. Its one pack that was a last minute addition to our school time, but one i know we will enjoy. On a cold winter day, spend time reading the mitten book. If you have not read the story to your own children, you may purchase the book below.
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 preschool activities and crafts kidssoup. Jan 19, 2015 books by jan brett have been huge favorites in our house, especially her story the mitten. The mitten is easily one of the cutest and most beautiful folktales ever told for children. Perfect for a winter theme in kindergarten and first grade. 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.
Listen to jan brett read the mitten as well as talk about her other characters and illustrations on her official youtube channel. This list includes ideas for fine motor work, art projects, and learning idea. These are some of the activities our children like to do after reading the book. Today we added the mitten by jan brett to our learning space. Have children cut out the mittens and decorate the covers using crayons, markers, etc. The mitten book by jan brett is a fun winter book for preschoolers and toddlers. Heres a quick and easy art idea to go along with the book.
Use jan bretts version, my version or your own version. It isnt a montessoristyle book, but its a beautiful, classic childrens story. Print the masks from jan bretts website to heavy paper. Explore jan bretts website for other kidfriendly activities based on the authors books. 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 picture book kits at your library or purchase them online. The mitten by jan brett is my favorite winter story.
Author jan bretts free coloring, video and activity pages. And here is my proven 3step process for storytelling. Make puppets inspired by the mitten by gluing these animals from a teacher without a classroom onto craft sticks or toilet paper tubes the mitten themed measuring from primary press. The mitten activity pack hi there, thank you for downloading this activity pack. 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. Add these the mitten activities for preschoolers to your winter learning time. Preschool literacy, preschool books, literacy activities, preschool crafts, preschool winter, the. A free printable sight word activity that goes with the book the mitten by jan brett. The artists trademark borders and panels showcase finely detailed winter scenes.
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