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. 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. Tell the story of the mitten as a whole class using this great powerpoint presentation. Aylesworths rollicking rhyming refrains and mcclintocks delightfully expressive characters are sure to make this book everychilds storytime favorite. Add a childs white mitten and a white piece of felt. This slideshow will introduce children to the animals in the story, the mitten. This year we are using the book for a week of preschool work for ladybug and i am using jolanthes the mitten printable packs, my own printables above and a few new ones i made for her.
They loved matching the mittens on the flannelboard and laughed uproariously when they realized froggy forgot his underwear. Grandmother baba makes white mittens for nicki but warns him that white mittens are easily lost in the snow. The kids loved doing the winter hokey pokey we probably could have done three or four rounds of it. Students will sew their own mittens with construction paper and yarn. Explain that it is a story about a little boy who loses his snowwhite mitten in the snow. History of gloves and mittens by sara hinke on prezi. Three different picture book versions are included in the related resources section below. A moment later, a frog hopped to the mole and said, mole, may. At the conclusion of the story, ask students why they thought the animals climbed into the mitten. A simple way to extend the story is have kids to act out the actions with their mittens. Then she finds the second mitten, opening the door to even more imaginative ideas. This would be perfect for a table featuring a few activities for the mitten i put two activities on a large plastic tray from. Some small animals find the mitten and move into it, thinking that it would make a good home. Book companion for preschool speech and languagethis is a 38 page download fo.
See more ideas about winter theme, book activities and winter activities. Comprehensive lesson plan for the mitten by jan brett. 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. On each page draw a picture of another animal who could have crawled into the mitten and tell why the other animals might. 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. You are watching the mitten, a super fun christmas story created by pinkfong. The mitten jan brett storybook primary resources, the mitten, story book, knitted, nicki, baba, animals, story, early years eyfs, ks1 primary teaching resources. 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. Take time to look at the details in the illustrations.
The crown jewel of the story is annies daydream about growing a mitten tree. The cards can also be used for other activities and games, such as rhyming, beginning sounds, counting and more. My favorite is the put the animals into the mitten printable. The mitten activity pack story, crafts and activities. This slideshow will introduce children to the animals in the story, the mitten, by jan brett, and includes real photos of the animals. When a little boy loses a mitten in the snow, a passing squirrel finds its the perfect place to warm his icy toes. As an alternate idea, you can use the smaller squares to the right to sequence the story using a paint stick. Get 10% off your first order at the scholastic store online when you sign up.
The mitten felt story set by keeping life creative tpt. Their favorite book was definitely under my hood, i have a hat, with one mitten as a fairly close second. Receive book suggestions, reading tips, educational activities, and great deals. It will also introduce children to the rich vocabulary in the book.
Please note, this set comes in flattened pdf files only. All content contained of the pages within this website is teaching is a work of heart. In this wintry episode of nook online storytime, author jan brett reads the mitten. She reluctantly makes him a pair, but warns they may get lost if he drops them outside. Young children will enjoy the humorous language and predictable ending. See handout for further explanation of the comic scene option. Story retell box the mitten by jan brett is my favorite winter story.
History of gloves and mittens throughout the 19th and 20th centuries it was essential for the upper classes to wear gloves for all formal occasions. Download and print the mitten flannel board patterns below. We made a salt dough hedgehog craft during our autumn camp that you could do with your littles, maybe substituting pine needles or yarn for the autumn. Read one of the many versions of the ancient ukranian story the mitten before beginning this mittenmaking craft. I found a mitten just right for a kitten under my mothers bed. Kittens mittens flannel story my poor little kitten lost her mitten and started to cry, boohoo. She loves to share her passion for writing and kids with the world in the form of short stories, poems and more.
The mitten flannel board flannel board stories, felt board patterns. Annie has lost her mitten, and thats the fifth one this year. Includes a free printable to make your own the mitten story stones. She and her dog oscar retrace their steps, imagining all sorts of humorous fates her mitten may have met. Stack them together and put two staples at the top. Bring jan bretts story the mitten to life with this free bundle full of crafts, printables and activities for young children. Write a short story using an appropriate beginning middle end following the prompt if you had a magical mitten that could fit any amount of peopleanimalsitems.
The mitten is a ukrainian folktale as retold by alvin tresselt and is designed for students in kindergarten and above. The mitten activity pack story, crafts and activities entangled. 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. The creatures who take up residence in the mitten are different as are less obvious details. In the story, a young boy named nicki wants his baba to make him some mittens that are white as snow. A shared reading outlining story elements launches the lesson, followed by a read aloud and. You can download the pdf of this slideshow to view on a computer, projector. The mitten is easily one of the cutest and most beautiful folktales ever told for children. This one simple object, a mitten, offers a lot of fun playful experiences for the girl. The mitten is a great wintertime story for preschoolers and their older siblings. Free mitten printables and montessoriinspired mitten. Once the patterns are printed you can laminate the. 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. This humorous story retells the traditional ukrainian wintertime tale of several animals squeezing into a mitten to stay warm.
The mitten jan brett storybook primary resources story. This will help students discuss the sequence of the story and retell the story. The mitten story printable and handson activity for preschool. Subscribe to pinkfongs youtube channel for hundreds of kids favorite songs and stories, including phonics songs. Attach velcro dots to the paint stick and dots to the back of the squares. As you read the story with your child, have him put the animals below into the mitten in the order you read about them in the book. So put on those mitten and pick up a warm idea or two. This folktale tells the story of a young man who is out in the woods, gathering wood for his grandmother, when he unknowingly drops one of his mittens, leaving it behind. Each page features a different line from the story, with a lovely hand drawn. This would also make a great takehome craft after sharing the book in storytime. After reading the book, the mitten, by jan brett, use these animal cards to teach your prek kids vocabulary, recall, and story sequencing. In this oversized board book edition, jan brett has once again creates a dramatic and beautiful book in her distinctive style. We will talk about the question words as they relate to the story elements and orally answer the questions.
I love making a unit out of this book during the winter months. Beginning of a dialog window, including tabbed navigation to register an account or sign in to an existing account. I recommend printing the cards on card stock paper and laminating them. 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. Free winter fun early learning pack instant download free homeschool deals says. Draw a comic scene of the main events that occurred in the story the mitten by jan brett. Download the free the mitten story and activity bundle now and read it later.
How many animals can fit inside a little boys mitten. All patterns are in full color and includes a story. And if you have any questions, please contact me at. For this story, i knew i wanted to knit as part of telling the story. When i tell a story to the children in my classes, i always try to find a good balance between my words and visual elements. Click on each animal to display the full sized mask artwork. The mitten activity pack hi there, thank you for downloading this activity pack. Below you will see some things i have tried with my class. 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. Youll be able to see the beautiful illustrations in the book while it is read out.
It was a cold winters day when a mole found a mitten in the snow. The story shows some ways in which things can go wrong when there isnt. Free hands on fun for your preschoolers to use with jan bretts the mitten. Encourage your child or students to get creative and come up with.
The mitten easy reader power point based off of the story by jan brett. Read another version of the story, like the mitten by alvin tresselt. The dictionary of etiquette that was published at the end of the 19th century states that. The mitten christmas stories pinkfong story time for. Enjoy a beloved classic holiday story with a free reading of the mitten online plus free activities to do with your kids. Then i will divide the class into cooperative groups and have each group take a story elementquestion and illustrate the answer for the mitten. If you head over to jan bretts website and click on the activities tab, youll find bunches of cool stuff to do with your littles to go along with this book. Teach students about story elements such as character using the book the mitten and this lesson plan. Story rocks make easy story rocks based on the books characters.
As the story of the animals in the mitten unfolds, the reader can see nicki in the boarders of each page, walking through the woods unaware of what is going on. Provide each student with a copy of student handout 1. 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. One mitten activities for kids the resourceful mama.
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