This would also make a great takehome craft after sharing the book in storytime. This would be perfect for a table featuring a few activities for the mitten. The activity also includes ordinal words to match up to the pictures, as well as. You can print these masks and use them for a mitten play. Jan brett book study companion activities, featuring literacy activities for the mitten and the hat. Have the students color the animals and then use them for the mitten craft. Printable book a printable book for early readers about the ukrainian folktale called the mitten. Three different picture book versions are included in the related resources section below. The mitten jan brett the mitten alvin tresselt the. An old ukrainian folktale by alvin tresselt librarything. These simple the mitten sudoku puzzles are another fun way to talk about the characters in the mitten. My toddler loves that book but isnt very careful with it.
I thought this book would be great, but the text is completely different and he doesnt like it and i dont like it. Books by jan brett have been huge favorites in our house, especially her story the mitten. The richly illustrated book tells the story of nicki, a young boy who asks for white mittens. These miscreants, and more, do their dastardly deeds in blood on the mitten, an aptlytitled case book documenting the more infamous scenes in michigan history.
Perfect for a winter theme in kindergarten and first grade. Free mitten printables and montessoriinspired mitten. A bestselling modern classic that has been a family favorite for over 25 years. For this activity, i used the put the animals in the mitten mittens pdfs from jan brett and the sequencing cards from the mitten printables kindergarten addon from homeschool creations. The mitten is a ukrainian folktale retold by jan brett. Teach students about story elements such as character using the book the mitten and this lesson plan. As you may have seen in my blog post, 8 fun christmas activities for kindergarten, making words is an engaging activity for early language and writing skills. Review the story by performing and acting it out by letting students wear animal masks from jan bretts website of the character they are to be. The mitten this is a great project to use with my book the mitten. I have a copy of the mitten from 1992 with a lovely inscription from my parents. The activity also includes ordinal words to match up to the pictures, as well as a recording sheet for additional practice. Below you will see some things i have tried with my class. The story moves quickly, and there are bits of humor surrounding the mitten. Tell you own mitten story animals new click here for pdf format.
The mitten reading comprehension unit for kindergarten. The activity also includes ordinal words to match up to the pictu. It doesnt take long before the mitten becomes to crowded. After which time, it will be updated and put in my tpt shop. The mitten activity pack story, crafts and activities. Preschool books preschool themes kindergarten literacy early literacy preschool classroom preschool crafts preschool winter language activities literacy activities. The mitten flannel board felt board magnetic board. Its about a young boy named nicki, who loses his mitten in the snow and his lost mitten. On each page draw a picture of another animal who could have crawled into the mitten and tell why the other animals might have let it in. The mitten, story characters and sequence grade level.
Students will love fitting all the miniature creatures from the mitten into the expanding mitten. Sign up for librarything to find out whether youll like this book. In the book, the mitten, the main character, is a child that has lost his mitten while playing out in the snow. Are all of these characters going to be in the story. Millions of readers have fallen in love with jan bretts the mitten. 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. I love making a unit out of this book during the winter months. Commonly in a childrens book, the main character in the story is a child. Click on each animal to display the full sized mask artwork. The mitten is a beautiful ukrainian folk story that our family first became familiar with through the jan brett version. Stack them together and put two staples at the top. Literacy activities winter activities the mitten book activities winter art winter theme preschool books. According to jan bretts adaptation, this tale is about a sniveling bully who torments his own.
The mitten characters printable winter activities for kids, preschool. The children love the illustrations and guessing how many animals will fit into the mitten. Many animals take refuge in the lost mitten until it breaks. Each of our children has enjoyed the mitten whether a board books. The illustrations are simply amazing, and there are many activities that can be done to encourage learning as we read. Students will retell the story as they recall the sequence of the animals as they appear in the story. 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. Packet includes 3 mitten venn diagrams including 1 where students compare and contrast 2 animal characters from the story the mitten this packet will be free for an entire year.
Story time felts the mitten felt figures for flannel. Children can compare a mitten to a glove, or the mitten story to jan bretts companion story the hat. Mitten character sequence cards to accompany the book, 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. Click on the link to viewdownload the mitten venn diagrams. Enjoy a beloved classic holiday story with a free reading of the mitten online plus free activities to do with your kids. Extend by identifying additional words that begin with the same sound. The mitten characters printable winter activities for. Tell your own mitten story click here for pdf format. The book has pages on the mole, rabbit, frog, owl, badger, fox, wolf, wild boar, bear, cricket, and mouse. To see what your friends thought of this book, please sign up. Elegant art makes this anniversary edition a real treasure. Theres also a venn diagram to compare 2 animal characters.
Grabbing the mitten triumphantly, he takes it back to his grandmothers house. Here is a free printable that goes along with the classic story of the mitten by jan brett. Read one of the many versions of the ancient ukranian story the mitten before beginning this mitten making craft. This is a great project to use with my book the mitten these files are quite large and download slowly, but i hope that youll be pleased by the quality. Jan bretts pals characters jan bretts pals characters pdf jan bretts pals hats jan bretts pals hats pdf. The story is about a mitten that is lost by a young boy. Build vocabulary and concepts of print with these printable mitten. Well, i know that this book must have animals in it. Click on the link to see the new, 65page, literacy packet for the mitten.
This child and this event are things that child listenersreaders can relate to. Jan bretts the mitten is a must for the first day of winter. Packed with fun ideas and guided reading literacy activities. Add a childs white mitten and a white piece of felt. The mitten sequence cards jan brett this board has a great pic of a mitten in masking tape on the floor and the kids add pictoys to the mitten as the teacher reads the story. As an alternate idea, you can use the smaller squares to the right to sequence the story using a paint stick. The first half of the kit focuses on skills for younger children and the second includes pages for more advanced preschoolers or kindergarteners.
Oversized board book board book published october 30th 2014 by g. Putnams sons books for young readers board book, 32 pages. One mitten can have various numbers of dots on it and the child must count the dots on the mitten and then run to the pile and find the mitten. The mitten is one of my favorite childrens books for winter. When nicki drops his white mitten in the snow, he goes on without realizing that it is missing. Students will enjoy studying the story elements of the mitten through these engaging activities, students create products to share their understanding of the characters, plots, and settings of the book. Genres, animal character, fables and folklore, seasons. The first page has pictures of animals, some are from the story and some are not. The student will be able to recall characters and details from a story. Each chapter contains a murder mapa unique guide for the stoutofheart who would like to follow in the footsteps of the characters who doused the mitten. Jan brett s version of the story is a beautifully illustrated, ukrainian tale thats perfect for themed activities. Each set includes the book plus a carefullyselected sets of charming objects to help young students retell and reenact these wonderful stories in their own words.
This simple and repetitive story lends itself beautifully to creating your very own version of the story. The mitten by jan brett carol hursts childrens literature site. The mitten lacing, sequencing cards, and putting animals in the mitten. A shared reading outlining story elements launches the lesson, followed by a read aloud and.
Youll be able to see the beautiful illustrations in the book. The mitten is an old ukrainian folktale that has been adapted as an american childrens book by several authors. Primary concepts, the mitten 3d storybook childrens book. The mitten free printable book homeschool giveaways. In jan brett s version, the main character is a boy named nicki and his lost mitten is visited by a different set of animals. When the two figures join on the second page main picture and baba begins. This smash mat is intended to be used along with the book, the mitten by jan brett. One mitten can have a picture on it and the matching mitten is the one that has the beginning sound of the picture. As each animal enters the mitten a large white sheet, sing the mitten phoneme substitution song to the tune of the farmer in the dell. Explain that looking at the cover of a book can help you think of questions to ask before you start reading. This book has always been a favorite of mine especially when i was a kid.