The mitten teaching ideas, lesson plans, printables, activities. Author jan bretts free coloring, video and activity pages. Winter months are great for learning more about new clothing. All content contained of the pages within this website is teaching is a work of heart. Preschool literacy, preschool books, literacy activities, preschool crafts, the mitten book activities, winter activities for preschoolers, winter preschool. The mitten free printable book homeschool giveaways. Nothing is more fun than bringing a book to life with handson activities. The mitten activities to go with the picture book by jan brett. 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. Check out the activities below, and then pick up some of her other stories from the library. A rabbit, a bear, a fox, and several others snuggle inside it.
I would highly recommend printing the activities from this set onto cardstock so that they are sturdier for younger hands. The mitten teaching ideas, lesson plans, printables. The mitten story printable and handson activity for preschool. Jan brett books have more than just the illustration. Here is a collection of ideas and printables that you can use with your kids or classroom when reading the mitten by jan brett. Free mitten story mini book for kindergarten practice reading the high frequency word went in in this book. 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. Come play and learn with us through handson activities to accompany the book. The missing mitten mystery by steven kellogg book not included is a fun book about a little girl that loses another mitten. Download the mitten printables pack even and odd number sorting. The mitten by jan brett meet your next favorite book. Literacy the mitten by jan brett is a terrific book that i could write down for circle time. Add these the mitten activities for preschoolers to your winter learning time. The illustrations are simply amazing, and there are many activities that can be done to encourage learning as we read.
With so many great winter books and ideas, its easy to put together themed activities. In this lesson, using the story the mitten by jan brett, students learn how to become good readers by asking questions. Here are some of the best books for to read aloud to kindergarten age kids. In this series of math book lists, we move on now to math picture books for kindergarteners through second grade. Listen to jan brett read the mitten as well as talk about her other characters and illustrations on her official youtube channel. Activities to go with the books making learning fun. Jan bretts version of the story is a beautifully illustrated, ukrainian tale thats perfect for themed activities. To begin your eric carle author study with preschoolers. Students will retell the story as they recall the sequence of the animals as they appear in the story.
Show the children one of the books youve chosen to read reminder that an author study doesnt have to include every title, but at least two so children can compare and contrast. Click on the link to see the new, 65page, literacy packet for the mitten. I did some investigating and found some things online to include with the book and made some of my own all shared below. This one simple object, a mitten, offers a lot of fun playful experiences for the girl.
The first half of the kit focuses on skills for younger children and the second includes pages for more advanced preschoolers or kindergarteners. Use the the mitten even and odd number sort game to have your. I thought i would share with you some of the mitten ideas i have found so if you are considering a mitten unit, you can use some of these great ideas too. Here are few fun preschool activities to go with mitten rhymes and poems. I love making a unit out of this book during the winter months. Book companion for preschool speech and languagethis is a 38 page download fo. Here are patterns for the mitten and the animals that look lovely. Read another version of the story, like the mitten by alvin tresselt. In my list of math books for preschoolers i mentioned that there is no shortage of math picture books. Students write one thing that will fit in their mitten and draw a picture of it. The student will be able to recall characters and details from a story.
Annie and the wild animals read along the umbrella book and cd the hat book and cd. She goes back through her day of snow activities and finally finds the red mitten on the snowman looking like a heart. Free mitten story minibook for kindergarten kindergarten. You can conveniently order them from amazon using the links provided so you can read these classics to your child over and over again or print the convenient book marks below to check them out for free from your local library. Practice reading the high frequency word went in in this book. Read and compare two versions of the mitten see books here pretend a table is the big white mitten and the children take turns being the various characters and crawling inside the mitten under the table.
This week we have already read the gingerbread baby and had fun with these montessori inspired animal matching activities. Comprehension activities, retelling, crafts, worksheets and more. I use the mitten to teach sequencing and predicting. You can print and use all the pages or just the ones that you prefer to use. After we read the story, the kids do a retell activity. Youll find a bevy of doneforyou resources like preschool lesson plans, math and stem activities, and literacy packs. 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. If so, theyre going to love this the mitten story printable and handson activity. The mitten freebies and links first grade blue skies. Our fun activities will help you to teach and your children practice and learn math and language arts concepts and.
Have kids wear mittens, close their eyes and try to touch the object and identify what it is. I read this one to my little girl who enjoyed the animals and the snow. The mitten activities preschoolers are going to love funaday. I thought it was a creative touch to add the mitten windows which allowed you to catch a glimpse of what was going on inside or outside of the cottage. Free mitten printables and montessoriinspired mitten activities.
My mitten book story retelling kidssoup resource library. There are clues that students have to look at that tell more of the story. The mitten, story characters and sequence grade level. 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.
Receive book suggestions, reading tips, educational activities, and great deals. Activities and lesson plans for the mitten by jan brett. The mitten printable book is a wonderful way to extend a jan brett author study. The final page is blank to allow students to create their own page. Check out our membership options for even more ways to save your time. Discuss how stories may be different depending on who tells the story. She uses her imagination to come up with lots of creative ways to use one mitten. Extend by using different size mittens and compare. This packet focuses on language activities for early elementary and late preschool aged children. The mitten activity pack story, crafts and activities. We also did some fun mitten themed activities to go along with the book. Pair this book companion with the mitten to develop speech and language therapy lesson plans for intervention. The mitten book, a computer with internet access and printer activity time.
There are a ton of fun activities to go with jan bretts the mitten, but we stuck with some general mitten activities this time for something different. Packed with fun ideas and guided reading literacy activities. The mitten activities and crafts books and giggles. These are some of the activities our children like to do after reading the book. Move over please, so i wont freeze easy reader booklet, which reinforces lots of common core. The mitten preschool theme preschool activities nook. 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 includes four different reading level versions plus a wordless version. Packet includes 3 mitten venn diagrams including 1 where students compare and contrast 2 animal characters from the story the mitten. Free mitten printables and montessoriinspired mitten. Free mitten printables and activities for preschoolersfirst graders. I enjoyed the illustrations more than the folktale itself. This lesson is designed to introduce primary students to the importance of asking questions before, during, and after listening to a story. Check this winter freebie that goes out with jan bretts the mitten book.
One mitten activities for kids the resourceful mama. This is the first lesson in a set of questioning lessons designed for primary grades. Eric carle theme and author study activities for preschool. The trick, for me at least, is to find books to teach math concepts that are not boring. My students like retelling the story with different voices. This is a mitten activity for beginning writers available free on. See more ideas about book activities, kindergarten literacy and preschool activities. Here are the activities i created that we have been enjoying the last couple of weeks. Find more of jan bretts books read alouds on youtube. Mitten activity pack with free printables moments with miss. Find picture book kits at your library or purchase them online. After which time, it will be updated and put in my tpt shop. The mitten, along with many other jan brett stories are perfect for your winter preschool activities.
Retelling for kindergarten teachers for teachers in collaboration with marcia uretsky. The children can retell the wellloved book by jan brett using this emergent reader. Winter is a great time of year for indoor toddler activities. See more ideas about book activities, kindergarten literacy and kindergarten reading. This list includes ideas for fine motor work, art projects, and learning idea. Perhaps you have heard about our guiding readers reading comprehension units, but you have not tried them yet. Jan 08, 2012 we also did some fun mitten themed activities to go along with the book. The mitten is based on a ukranian folktale about a boy with a pair of snow white mittens. Each of our children has enjoyed the mitten whether a board books, a paperpack, or. Free mitten printables and activities for preschoolersfirst graders the mitten is one of my favorite childrens books for winter. The mitten and winter preschool and kindergarten activities, lessons, crafts, and games.
Inspiring the mitten printable book printable images. Her nowclassic version of the mitten is a favorite classroom read aloud every winter. Jan 15, 2014 the mitten lacing, sequencing cards, and putting animals in the mitten. There are just certain books that seem to resonate with children, and i love watching the kids get wrapped up in a store. Take time to look at the details in the illustrations. I also like to use the mitten to teach the children how to retell a story. Have children cut out the mittens and decorate the covers using crayons, markers, etc.
This 58page pack includes activities for comparing two versions of the popular childrens book, the mitten. The mitten reading comprehension unit for kindergarten. She took a photo of each child and they created their page. The mitten lesson activities explanation science choose an animal begin a weeklong animal research project by choosing an animal from the book. The mitten is one of my favorite childrens books for winter. In this journal entry, students are looking for verbs, nouns, and adjectives.
Books by jan brett have been huge favorites in our house, especially her story the mitten. And here is my proven 3step process for storytelling. These three simple story retelling activities are perfect for children who are just starting to read all the way until upper elementary school. Below you will see some things i have tried with my class. Read and discuss the different animals in the mitten book and then try to make mittens that are alike. Click on the link to viewdownload the activities to go with jan bretts the mitten packet. They also love looking at the details of the illustrations. Kindergarten reading fluency book letter, word and sentence practice.
Grab these free printable books for preschool and kindergarten. This week i chose one mitten by kristine oconnell george and couple of fun activities to go with the book. The mitten is a beautiful ukrainian folk story that our family first became familiar with through the jan brett version. Free mitten story minibook for kindergarten madebyteachers. So put on those mitten and pick up a warm idea or two. Making mittens with the mitten book read and discuss the different animals in the mitten book and then try to make. The mitten by jan brett is a beloved winter book that both young and old adore. Have the children wiggle their left hands and then right hands and then hold them together like they are keeping them warm. Winter reading activities act out the mitten story. The mitten writing activity for kindergarten madebyteachers.
We have a few math journal prompts to accompany this free unit. Read the story by yourself 24 times over the course of at least 2 days. Goldens kindergarteners made a class book of how many mittens long they were. See more ideas about book activities, preschool activities and winter theme. You can use these activities with just one book at different readings or try out just one activity with a new book. Story sequencing and word cards are included, and the pictures can be colored.
Jan brett book study companion activities, featuring literacy activities for the mitten and the hat. Start by reading the mitten by jan brett and then give these activities a try. Dec 28, 2016 explore ambilows board kindergarten jan. The mitten by jan brett freebie preschool books, book. This cozy picture book is perfect for teaching sequencing and story retelling, making predictions, and developing vocabulary. The mitten preschool activities and crafts kidssoup. Homeschool creations homeschool blog featuring free homeschool printables, information on how to homeschool, a yearly homeschool planner, homeschool curriculum, and more. Winter seasonal activities for preschool and kindergarten. Tf shape matching match the mittens based on the shapes printed on each one. Thanksgiving paper bag book instructions and free printables can be modified to be a thankful book for any time of year the mitten lapbook. Coop battlea kind of training situation, where all the opponents are bots. Its the perfect way to start you winter learning with preschoolers. Oct 16, 2014 books to read aloud to kindergarten students.
Planning marvelous mitten activities for preschool teach. I think the students favorite mitten activity was sewing up their own paper mittens with yarn. It helps the children explore the characters in a simple, repetitive way. The mitten lacing, sequencing cards, and putting animals in the mitten. The mitten was a retelling of a ukrainian winter folktale. Each team has up to 12 players, depending on the type of battle chosen. Use warm mittens as a finger play during circle time. Get 10% off your first order at the scholastic store online when you sign up. The mitten this is a multilevel kinderreader that retells the traditional story with a twist. He loses one of the mittens in the snow and several woodland animals find it. Jan 20, 2016 mystery mitten letter sound game by growing book by book mitten letter matching on a clothesline by mom inspired life mystery mitten tactile counting game for preschool. 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. This week we had so many fun activities that correlated with the mitten by jan brett. The first thing i do is pass out pictures of the characters from the book.
Perfect for a winter theme in kindergarten and first grade. Print mitten pattern and cut out four mitten pages. Includes crafts, printable resources, games and more for preschool, kindergarten, and elementary students. Fun story retelling in three simple ways for kids hoawg. 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. Mitten activities this week we read the book the mitten by jan brett.
Speech activities art therapy activities interactive activities hands on activities classroom activities the mitten book activities prek literacy preschool books therapy ideas this is one of the book of the month interactive activities for children with special needs. This would be perfect for a table featuring a few activities for the mitten i put two activities on a large plastic tray from. Today we did a miniunit on the mitten by jan brett, one of my favorites. Winterthemed educational activities for kids free printables science with children. If you have not read the story to your own children, you may purchase the book below. Ive looked over the download, and am amazed that these 92 pagesread more. Today we added the mitten by jan brett to our learning space the mitten book activities for toddlers. Math picture books kindergarten, 1st and 2nd grades. This highly engaging pack will keep your kids warm this winter. We also included a sentence study in each of our units. Jan 23, 2012 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 cards, counting activities and more. This would be perfect for a table featuring a few activities for the mitten. Printable pack for the mitten by jan brett includes a variety of activities for early childhood learning based around the classic childrens book. My cuties made predictions about the capacity of different mittens if they filled them with cotton balls.