Well, we can enjoy some pretend snow indoors anyway. The richly illustrated book tells the story of nicki, a young boy who asks for white. Retelling our own version of the mitten book in preschool. Millions of readers have fallen in love with jan bretts the mitten, and over 2. Color the mittens and the animals, cut out the two mittens and. The mitten is a beautiful ukrainian folk story that our family first became familiar with through the jan brett version. See more ideas about winter theme, jan brett and preschool activities. This humorous story retells the traditional ukrainian. I brought all three of my mitten books to share with the kids introducing a story. I use sticky magnets on the back and use a cookie sheet to. For this activity, i used the put the animals in the mitten mittens pdfs from jan brett and the sequencing cards. Homeschool creations homeschool blog featuring free homeschool printables, information on how to homeschool, a yearly homeschool planner, homeschool curriculum, and more.
Grabbing the mitten triumphantly, he takes it back to his grandmothers. I used free printables to prepare montessoriinspired activities to go with the book perfect for winter or a woodland animal theme. Size small jan bretts 1989 the mitten is now available in a board book edition, for littlest readers. If you fall in love with one of the books mitten patterns and wish you could make a matching hat, she may very well have the pattern for it in her shop. Free mitten printables and activities for preschoolersfirst graders. 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. It would be a great addition to a jan brett author study. This book would be a good introduction to ukrainian culture, especially their folk tales and folk art. Isolating words you will need a basket of blocks to play this game. Activities to go with the books making learning fun. This pack was created to accompany the books the hat and the mitten, both by jan brett. So put on those mitten and pick up a warm idea or two. In addition to reading jan bretts mitten, we also learned and clapped along to a mitten poem. Seven spreads of charming illustrations feature interactive pull tabs and wheels all within a magical popup landscape constructed by the awardwinning paper.
Click here for the best bookstore prices on jan brett books jan brett 19962011. A fun early introduction to tree identification and. I have three different versions of the mitten book. You could also try using them to start discussions about the different key points and story structure. I started a to z teacher stuff in 1997 when i was getting ready for student teaching. I also designed 3 mitten venn diagrams, perfect for helping your students practice the concept of comparison and contrast. The mitten gets bigger and bigger, until a tiny animal causes it to burst. Coop battlea kind of training situation, where all the opponents are bots. It isnt a montessoristyle book, but its a beautiful, classic childrens story. Bring jan bretts story the mitten to life with this free bundle full of crafts. Delightful swedish country mitten patterns with traditional designs to use for all your hand or machine knitting projects ingrid gottfridsson, inger gottfridsson on.
I also made a clip and learn wheel to work on beginning sounds, you can download that here. Your preschooler will love these books about mittens. The mitten by jan brett is such a great book to read with the children in winter. This post contains some affiliate links at no cost to you. I brought all three of my mitten books to share with the kids.
Put the animals in the mitten animals author jan bretts. The mitten preschool activities and crafts kidssoup. Each book presents the same story from three slightly different perspectives. This striking oversized anniversary edition with a silver foil jacket and a fresh image of the woodland animals will attract fans old and new, and adult collectors of jan. The three little kittens, they lost their mittens, and they began to cry, oh, mother dear, we sadly fear, that we have lost our mittens. Jan 30, 2014 a classic ukrainian folktale retold and stunningly illustrated by brett, the mitten follows the adventures of little nicki, who loses his white mitten in the snow and the curious crew of. We havent had much snow and havent done many winter themed activities yet, so i. Humorous fiction, 74 words, level d grade 1, lexile 280l.
Browse the mitten story props resources on teachers pay teachers. 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. This book companion for the mitten by jan brett makes them easy. You will be too focused on getting it right versus being in the moment with your child. Free mitten printables and montessoriinspired mitten. One mitten 2002 is a short story about a little girl who discovers all sorts of fun things to do with one mitten. Children can compare a mitten to a glove, or the mitten story to jan bretts companion story the hat. I made up some phonological awareness games for our preliteracy shelf to go with the book. Theres also a venn diagram to compare 2 animal characters. The mitten is a fun story to read aloud the students in my class loved reading it at circle time. This packet focuses on language activities for early elementary and late preschool. This site is ee story props for many different books as. And idea for the mitten in the snow song have the children hold a card to pretend to. Then she finds the second mitten, opening the door to even more imaginative ideas.
Printables for the mitten by jan brett homeschool creations. The mitten multilevel kinderreaders printable book a to. 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. Jan bretts book the mitten is a consistent hit with my students every year, and its a blast to retell the story i put together this the mitten printable for young kids to work on a variety of early literacy skills. Handknit story props for the mitten by jan brett pattern links included. They are ideal for use in story retelling activities, or a fun. Below you will see some things i have tried with my class. Here are two very good picture book adaptations of the mitten if you want to get a better feel for the story before your storytelling debut. One mitten activities for kids the resourceful mama.
The mitten activity pack story, crafts and activities entangled. A boy drops his mitten in the winter snow, and one by one animals climb into the mitten to stay warm. This jan brett author study unit contains everything you need besides the books. Printable templates for the mitten storytelling props. This one simple object, a mitten, offers a lot of fun playful experiences for the girl. The mitten printable emergent reader for preschool and. Each page features a different line from the story, with a lovely hand drawn image to. The mitten by jan brett retelling story props with white paper bag mitten.
The mitten flannel board felt board magnetic board. This was an easy one to make story prop printables to use in retelling and while reading. The mitten and winter preschool and kindergarten activities, lessons, crafts, and games. Click on each letter for the fullsized print or click on the link under the artwork for a pdf version.
The mitten free printable book homeschool giveaways. These lovable woodland characters from the mitten story will help bring your lesson plan to life. Kids the mittenprintable book the mitten a printable book for early readers print out the following pages to make a mitten early reader book for early readers. Jan bretts version of the story is a beautifully illustrated, ukrainian tale thats perfect for themed activities. Dramatic and sweet, this book will evoke warm and cozy feelings in readers any time of the year. This was an easy one to make story prop printables to use in. Jan 15, 2014 i love the mitten adapted and illustrated by jan brett. Mitten craft 5 your child can create their own mitten for play and storytelling more mitten activities 6 use these ideas to expand on elements of the story. If you fall in love with one of the books mitten patterns and wish you could. Jan bretts wonderful adaption of the ukrainian folktale the mitten makes a great base for a unit on mittens. 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. Story props little giraffes teaching ideas a to z teacher stuff. Jan 23, 2012 printable pack for the mitten by jan brett includes a variety of activities for early childhood learning based around the classic childrens book. With poems, beautiful artwork, and background information on each page, this book is entertaining and educational.
The first half of the kit focuses on skills for younger children and the second includes pages for more advanced preschoolers or kindergarteners. The mitten board book edition by jan brett, board book. Tell the story using your notes and props if you choose to use props rehearse this by yourself if you like or tell it to your child right away. The mitten put the animals in the mitten or character masks. They read the book to each other long after the lesson is over. Out of the three versions of the mitten, i chose to read, the mitten by jim aylesworth to my class.
A pillowcase or small bag would also work well for this activity. Each team has up to 12 players, depending on the type of battle chosen. Children realize that the story isnt bound to the book. Enjoy a beloved classic holiday story with a free reading of the mitten online plus free activities to do with your kids.
The children love the illustrations and guessing how many animals will fit into the mitten. Day 1 was all about wintery math sensory play with trucks. Each page features a different line from the story, with a lovely hand drawn image to illustrate it. I love making a unit out of this book during the winter months. 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. 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. A boys lost mitten is discovered by a group of curious woodland animals in this sweet retelling of the classic ukranian folk tale. Size small jan bretts 1989 the mitten is now available in a boardbook edition, for littlest readers. This one simple object, a mitten, offers a lot of fun. These classic storybooks represent some of the finest. For children, acting out a book, or other activities is a way to expand imaginations, develop language, explore drama.
The bestselling modern classic, in a sturdy board book edition perfect for little hands. Jan bretts the mitten is a must for the first day of winter. The mitten teaching ideas, lesson plans, printables. Jan bretts book the mitten is a consistent hit with my students every year, and its a blast to retell the story i put together this the mitten printable for young kids to. Mitten activities winter theme preschool, winter kindergarten. Deep in the woods on the coldest day of winter a little boy drops his mitten. Positive messages no heavy message here but the suggestion is that one animal too. No matter what youre looking for or where you are in the. Jan 5, 2016 the mitten by jan brett is my favorite winter story.
I would highly recommend printing the activities from this set onto cardstock so that they are sturdier for younger hands. One of our favorite winter books is the mitten, a popular story for many of us. On our next reading, ella had a lot of fun waiting for the story cues and finding the appropriate animal and placing it in the giant mitten. This lovely ebook is great for increasing and assessing familiarity with the main events in the story of the mitten. Eyfs activitiesanimal activitieswinter activitiesbook activitiessequencing activitiespreschool winterpreschool. Free mitten printables and montessoriinspired mitten activities. When nicki drops his white mitten in the snow, he goes on without realizing that it is missing. The mitten activity pack story, crafts and activities. We have plenty of snow covered experiences and chances to talk about adventures in the mitten. The mitten board book october 4, 1996 by jan brett author. Pair this book companion with the mitten to develop speech and language therapy lesson plans for intervention. The mitten is one of my favorite childrens books for winter. We enjoyed this book, but i got tired of it after a few readings.
The artists trademark borders and panels showcase finely detailed winter scenes. We print our props on cardstock, laminate, and then cut out. Includes comprehension questions, story maps, writing. And that lost mitten stretches and stretches and stretches to provide shelter for many woodland creatures. Story sequencing and word cards are included, and the pictures can be colored. After exploring for a while with one mitten she discovers the other mitten. The mitten lacing, sequencing cards, and putting animals in the mitten. See all 32 formats and editions hide other formats and editions. Grabbing the mitten triumphantly, he takes it back to his grandmothers house. Etsy is the home to thousands of handmade, vintage, and oneofakind products and gifts related to your search. Ive looked over the download, and am amazed that these 92 pagesread more. We havent had much snow and havent done many winter themed activities yet, so i decided it was time to try some with liam.