Start by reading the mitten by jan brett and then give these activities a try. See more ideas about book activities, activities and preschool. Jan bretts the mitten can be used to teach sequencing, predicting, and how to retell a story. Each month i order a few books from the kids reading list from mother goose time. Homeschool creations homeschool blog featuring free homeschool printables, information on how to homeschool, a yearly homeschool planner, homeschool curriculum, and more. Check out the activities below, and then pick up some of her other stories from the library.
Mittens theme activities and printables for preschool and. Have children cut out the mittens and decorate the covers using crayons, markers, etc. Students will identify the number of syllables in each picture, then place the picture in the correct bag. Have the children recite the following verses along with you. A lonely elderly woman watches the children at the bus stop each day. The mitten reading comprehension unit for kindergarten.
I created this simple winter mitten shape matching printable for my preschoolers. The mitten and winter preschool and kindergarten activities, lessons, crafts, and games. An 11 lesson plan unit for gingerbread baby by jan brett. Deep in the woods on the coldest day of winter a little boy drops his mitten. Free the mitten printables preschool books, mittens, book. Book companion for preschool speech and languagethis is a 38 page download fo. This list goes with the theme for the month and includes a ton of great classics.
The kind woman knits him a pair and leaves them hanging from a tree for him to find. Grabbing the mitten triumphantly, he takes it back to his grandmothers house. Dramatic and sweet, this book will evoke warm and cozy feelings in readers any time of the year. The mitten by jan brett activities, mitten activities, mitten crafts, common core mittens, this site is ee story props for many different books as well as classics. The mitten by jan brett meet your next favorite book.
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. We love doing all kinds of mitten themed activities when we read the book the mitten by jan brett. Nothing is more fun than bringing a book to life with handson activities. The first half of the kit focuses on skills for younger children and the second includes pages for more advanced preschoolers or kindergarteners. In this wintry episode of nook online storytime, author jan brett reads the mitten. The mitten teaching ideas, lesson plans, printables, activities.
There are numerous sequencing activities, as well as, writing, reading, and math activities too. The mitten is a ukrainian folktale retold by jan brett. Annie and the wild animals read along the umbrella book and cd the hat book and cd. Discuss the authors use of different kinds of sentences to interest a. The mitten story printable and handson activity for preschool. Below you will see some things i have tried with my class. Each of our children has enjoyed the mitten whether a board books, a paperpack, or. The mitten freebies and links first grade blue skies. This would be perfect for a table featuring a few activities for the mitten. The mitten free printable book homeschool giveaways. See more ideas about preschool activities, winter theme and preschool. One wintery morning, she notices a boy who doesnt join in the snow play because he has no mittens.
Obtain copies of these three books at your local library or bookstore. The mitten this is a multilevel kinderreader that retells the traditional story with a twist. Youll need pompoms and construction paperto complete this activity. May 10, 2020 preschool book activities to go along with favorite books in your preschool, pre k, or and kindergarten classroom. Updated 1020 this pack is great for retelling and sequencing for the book, the mitten by jan brett.
The mitten story props 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. Youll find handson learning activities, themes, and printables for prek, preschool, and kindergarten kids. Use warm mittens as a finger play during circle time. Pair this book companion with the mitten to develop speech and language therapy lesson plans for intervention. Animals of the mitten activities bw primarykindergarten. I would highly recommend printing the activities from this set onto cardstock so that they are sturdier for younger hands. Add these the mitten activities for preschoolers to your winter learning time. The mitten lesson activities explanation science choose an animal begin a weeklong animal research project by choosing an animal from the book. I brought all three of my mitten books to share with the kids introducing a story. The mitten preschool activities and crafts kidssoup. I started a to z teacher stuff in 1997 when i was getting ready for student teaching. We also made the mitten books from jamie mayas found here. I used free printables to prepare montessoriinspired activities to go with the book perfect for winter or a woodland animal theme. So put on those mitten and pick up a warm idea or two.
Construct a mitten from outline and cut out the animals provided to use in individual activities, learning center activities or group activities, based on the folktale illustrated by jan brett. Im vanessa, a prek teacher with more than 20 years of classroom experience. Winter months are great for learning more about new clothing. Tons of pre k activities and printables are sorted by theme unit here. Construct a mitten or pair of mittens from outline. Your preschooler will love these books about mittens. The mitten teaching ideas, lesson plans, printables. Listen to jan brett read the mitten as well as talk about her other characters and illustrations on her official youtube channel.
Below are jan brett lesson plans for several of her famous books and activities to use in the classroom to help enhance her stories. See more ideas about book activities, preschool activities and winter theme. Download the mitten printables pack even and odd number sorting. 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. Jan 15, 2014 i love the mitten adapted and illustrated by jan brett. Here are few fun preschool activities to go with mitten rhymes and poems. After reading the book, the mitten, by jan brett, use these animal cards to winter theme activities, lessons, and printables for prek, preschool, and kindergarten. The mitten by jan brett is a beloved winter book that both young and old adore. Find more of jan bretts books read alouds on youtube. Keep reading to get your copy of the printable mitten visual discrimination task cards. The mitten book, a computer with internet access and printer activity time. The mitten includes four different reading level versions plus a wordless version. Read the story with your child each day this week, and then choose an activity to do together.
Animals of the mitten activities color primarykindergarten. Prekinders is a resource site for teachers of prek and preschool with teachercreated activities, lesson ideas, printables, and themes for your classroom. Mittens theme activities, centers, printables and handson games to make that can be used when planning lessons and curriculum for preschool, prek and kindergarten children. Allow your child to put together his own printable book for the. 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. Prek activities read and play homeschool language arts course. Out of the three versions of the mitten, i chose to read, the mitten. A classic ukrainian folktale retold and stunningly illustrated by brett, the mitten. The farmer in the dell the mole is in the mitten, the mole is in the mitten.
Use the the mitten even and odd number sort game to have your. Its about a young boy named nicki, who loses his mitten in the snow and his lost mitten becomes a. This book has always been a favorite of mine especially when i was a kid. And the cute writing activity found here from under the alphabet tree the kids also got to sort animals into either animals from the book or not from the book, found here by prek pages.
Jan brett teaching ideas, lesson plans, printables, activities. Continue with rabbit, hedgehog, owl, batcher, fox, bear, mouse. If you read the mitten by jan brett in your classroom during winter, this set of literacy and math activities are perfect to go along with the book. 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. Story sequencing and word cards are included, and the pictures can be colored. These are some of the activities our children like to do after reading the book. Comprehension activities, retelling, crafts, worksheets and more. The mitten lacing, sequencing cards, and putting animals in the mitten. Great for new teachers, student teachers, homeschooling and teachers who like creative ways to teach. Print mitten pattern and cut out four mitten pages. The teacher and students may enjoy looking for more books by this author. Click on the link to viewdownload the activities to go with jan bretts the mitten packet.
Access my theme sequence using the button below to see what month i teach each theme. These mitten visual discrimination task cards are perfect for a winter theme in your preschool, pre k, or kindergarten classroom. Awardwinning author alvin tresselt retells the traditional ukrainian folktale in his most popular childrens book, the mitten. And that lost mitten stretches and stretchesand stretchesto provide shelter for many woodland creatures. I recommend printing the cards on card stock paper and laminating them. This packet focuses on language activities for early elementary and late preschool aged children. This printable will go great in your early learning centers in preschool and prek and even some toddlers will enjoy it. 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. After youve read the mitten, your preschoolers will enjoy this fun handson sorting activity. The mitten printables preschool books, mittens, book activities. I went on to teach preschool, kindergarten, and first grade and earned my masters degree in education as well. Animals of the mitten activities color primarykindergarten printable worksheet in the classroom or at home. The mitten book activities pre k activities preschool books kindergarten literacy preschool social studies 1st grade crafts mother goose time toddler classroom classroom ideas.
Ive looked over the download, and am amazed that these 92 pagesread more. All content contained of the pages within this website is teaching is a work of heart. Printables and ideas for using popular childrens literature to extend early learning. Extend by using different size mittens and compare. Mittens shape book pattern use for a shape book or writing page. The students will actively demonstrate enjoyment and understanding of the mitten through their role playing. Each book presents the same story from three slightly different perspectives. The mitten story map winter kindergarten, interactive.
This list includes ideas for fine motor work, art projects, and learning idea. Gingerbread baby by jan brett printable animal character masks. Perhaps you have heard about our guiding readers reading comprehension units, but you have not tried them yet. 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. The illustrations are simply amazing, and there are many activities that can be done to encourage learning as we read. Youre a dedicated teacher who is committed to making learning fun for your students while supporting their individual levels of growth and development. The mitten preschool theme preschool activities nook. You spend hours of your precious time each week creating amazing lesson plans with engaging themes and activities your kids will love. Check this winter freebie that goes out with j the mitten reading comprehension unit for kindergarten. After reading the book, the mitten, by jan brett, use these animal cards to teach your prek kids vocabulary, recall, and story sequencing. Stories, reading, book activities for prek and preschool.
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. Jan 23, 2019 printable pack for the mitten by jan brett includes a variety of activities for early childhood learning based around the classic childrens book. Have the children wiggle their left hands and then right hands and then hold them together like they are keeping them warm. Activities and lesson plans for the mitten by jan brett. The mitten multilevel kinderreaders printable book a to. I love making a unit out of this book during the winter months. Conclusion upon completion of this lesson, students will have been exposed to the use of the internet and have enjoyed a literature experience with a jan brett book. The mitten gets bigger and bigger, until a tiny animal causes it to burst. The mitten is a beautiful ukrainian folk story that our family first became familiar with through the jan brett version. Students will retell the story as they recall the sequence of the animals as they appear in the story. Please practice handwashing and social distancing, and check out our resources for adapting to these times. Retelling our own version of the mitten book in preschool. A boy drops his mitten in the winter snow, and one by one animals climb into the mitten to stay warm. One mitten can have a picture on it and the matching mitten is the one that has the beginning sound of the picture.
The mitten, along with many other jan brett stories are perfect for your winter preschool activities. Perfect for a pre k, preschool, or kindergarten animal unit. Free mitten printables and handson mitten activities to go with the classic childrens book the mitten. Making mittens with the mitten book read and discuss the different animals in the mitten book and then try to make. The mitten teaching ideas, lessons, printables, and activities. Trace their hands on the construction paper, and cut around it to make the shape of mittens. Check this winter freebie that goes out with jan bretts the mitten book.
Free mitten printables and montessoriinspired mitten. Includes an activity suggestion sheet for teachers. It isnt a montessoristyle book, but its a beautiful, classic childrens story. Free mitten printables and montessoriinspired mitten activities today, im sharing free mitten printables and montessoriinspired activities to go with the book the mitten by jan brett. I have three different versions of the mitten book. This printable mitten matching game is a great activity to work on those visual discrimination skills. Gather up the following materials to use in the craft. Free mitten printables and montessoriinspired mitten activities. 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.
Books by jan brett have been huge favorites in our house, especially her story the mitten. Jan 26, 2016 after reading the book, the mitten, by jan brett, use these animal cards to teach your pre k kids vocabulary, recall, and story sequencing. The student will be able to recall characters and details from a story. The mitten, story characters and sequence grade level. 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 set has 16 activities that supplement the book including a mitten sequencing activity, emergent reader, animal writing craft, animal graph, nonfic. Find picture book kits at your library or purchase them online. We enjoyed this book, but i got tired of it after a few readings. My mitten book story retelling kidssoup resource library. Printables for the mitten by jan brett with images. Our fun activities will help you to teach and your children practice and learn math and language arts concepts and.
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