I started a to z teacher stuff in 1997 when i was getting ready for student teaching. Author jan bretts free coloring, video and activity pages. Perhaps you have heard about our guiding readers reading comprehension units, but you have not tried them yet. Take the work and expense out of doing school at home with our vast collection of free worksheets for kids. Our free educational printables cover alphabet letters, math, language arts, history, geography, and more. If so, theyre going to love this the mitten story printable and handson activity. The final page is blank to allow students to create their own page. In this lesson, using the story the mitten by jan brett, students learn how to. The missing mitten mystery by steven kellogg the mitten tree by candace christiansen snowshoe hare by dee phillips missing mittens by stuart j. I would highly recommend printing the activities from this set onto cardstock so that they are sturdier for younger hands.
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. She uses her imagination to come up with lots of creative ways to use one mitten. Homeschool creations homeschool blog featuring free homeschool printables, information on how to homeschool, a yearly homeschool planner, homeschool curriculum, and more. Preschool literacy preschool booksliteracy activitiespreschool craftsthe mitten book activities. See the progress your students make while they are reading. The mitten is a great wintertime story for preschoolers and their older siblings. After reading the book the mitten by jan brett, we decided to play the story.
A printable book for early readers about the ukrainian folktale called the mitten. Free the mitten worksheets and literature unit for. If you do not own your own copy of the book check with your school librarian or the public library to get a copy. Mitten activity pack with free printables moments with miss. You can also ask questions while youre reading the book and after you read the. Mittens shape book pattern use for a shape book or writing page.
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. The mitten and winter preschool and kindergarten activities, lessons, crafts, and games. Free mitten printables and montessoriinspired mitten. This is a fun cutting and gluing activity as well as a way to learn more about the animals in the mitten.
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. The mitten includes four different reading level versions plus a wordless version. 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. Free the mitten study unit worksheets for teachers to print. Our collection is growing every day with the help of many teachers. Practice reading the high frequency word went in in this book. Use this cute mittenshaped minibook in a winterthemed unit to target fluency. The book has pages on the mole, rabbit, frog, owl, badger. Murphy the main focus of these lesson plans is jan bretts book the mitten. The jan brett website has several great activities to use with. One mitten activities for kids the resourceful mama. Young children will enjoy the humorous language and predictable ending. This week i chose one mitten by kristine oconnell george and couple of fun activities to go with the book. Download the mitten printables pack even and odd number sorting.
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 mitten free printable book homeschool giveaways. 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. Visual discrimination skills are an important part of the process of learning how to read. Use the the mitten even and odd number sort game to have your. Free mitten story minibook for kindergarten kindergarten. Many animals take refuge in the lost mitten until it breaks. The mitten by jan brett is a delightful story and this activity includes an interactive comprehension printable, vocabulary graphic organizers and common core aligned mitten writing activities with rubrics.
Explore jan bretts website for other kidfriendly activities based on the authors books. Ive looked over the download, and am amazed that these 92 pagesread more. The mitten by jan brett is a beloved winter book that both young and old adore. Includes a list of her books, brief biography, and many activities for parents, teachers, and children. Teach inference and strong verbs in writing using the. It isnt a montessoristyle book, but its a beautiful, classic childrens story. In this fun holiday printable, your child will sort through the pile of mittens, drawing a line from each mitten to the one that matches. You can print and use all the pages or just the ones that you prefer to use. Ask the children to raise their hands if they can name one of the animals in the book. This printable mitten matching game is a great activity to work on those visual discrimination skills.
The mitten multilevel kinderreaders printable book a to z. Find ideas for activities and lesson plans to use the mitten across the curriculum. The mitten a winter folk story with activity annie s place 1100733 the mitten preschool unit speech room news 800601. I went on to teach preschool, kindergarten, and first grade and earned my masters degree in education as well. Free mitten printables and montessoriinspired mitten activities. The mitten lacing, sequencing cards, and putting animals in the mitten. Jan 21, 2016 use this mitten worksheet to help the students recall the order in which the animals entered the mitten.
Download the the mitten printables kindergarten addon. Engaging readers units are full of resources for a weeklong book study. 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. There are numerous sequencing activities, as well as, writing, reading, and math activities too. This short printable pack is the perfect addition to your winter preschool printables collection. In this lesson, using the story the mitten by jan brett, students learn how to become good readers by asking questions. The mitten story mini book esl worksheet by alenka. Making mittens with the mitten book a to z teacher stuff.
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. I would highly recommend printing the activities from this set onto cardstock so. Comprehension by chapter, vocabulary challenges, creative reading response activities and projects, tests, and much more. See more ideas about book activities, preschool activities and winter theme. This is the first lesson in a set of questioning lessons designed for primary grades. This one simple object, a mitten, offers a lot of fun playful experiences for the girl. Other good themes for this time of year are just general snowmen, snow, winter weatherwinter wear, and just plain old mittens. And if you have any questions, please contact me at. The mitten story printable and handson activity for preschool. The mitten learning printables homeschool creations.
Get 10% off your first order at the scholastic store online when you sign up. Use this mitten worksheet to help the students recall the order in which the animals entered the mitten. After hes done sorting, your child can color in the mittens for extra fun. An early learning printables pack for children that contains games and activities to use when learning.
This humorous story retells the traditional ukrainian wintertime tale of several animals squeezing into a mitten to stay warm. Emphasize not putting glue on the bottom edge of the mittenso that the animals can fit inside it. Free the mitten worksheets and literature unit for teachers. Nooks online storytime has a video of the book with jan brett reading her work aloud the world of jan brett. Use this cute mitten shaped mini book in a winterthemed unit to target fluency. Welcome to esl printables, the website where english language teachers exchange resources. The mitten reading comprehension unit for kindergarten. The mitten by jan brett is a great book for a first grade unit. After you read it, show the class a list of words from the book that may have unfamiliar meanings, like burrowed, jostled, talons, investigate, drowsy and silhouetted.
We not only have free worksheets, but we also have handson activities, printable games, and more to make learning fun. Story sequencing and word cards are included, and the pictures can be colored. 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. Beginning of kindergarten, kindergarten math worksheets, teaching math, teaching ideas, the mitten book activities, free preschool, preschool winter. Nothing is more fun than bringing a book to life with handson activities.
In this oversized board book edition, jan brett has once again creates a dramatic and beautiful book in her distinctive style. Here are the activities i created that we have been enjoying the last couple of weeks. Provide each child with a half sheet of construction paper. Printables for the mitten by jan brett homeschool creations. So, ive created a preschool printable for the mitten. The mitten book your beginning reader will love to read and color in this adorable mini book printable. Animals masks you can find on jan bretts offical webside. The mitten activity pack hi there, thank you for downloading this activity pack. Emphasize not putting glue on the bottom edge of the mitten so that the animals can fit inside it. The story is about a mitten that is lost by a young boy. Free the mitten printables mittens, preschool books. Official site of the authorartist of the mitten and other childrens favorites. 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.
Free mitten story minibook for kindergarten madebyteachers. The mitten worksheets and literature unit by alvin tresselt grades daily reading journal go beyond a simple book report. Activities for a first grade unit on the mitten by jan brett. Teach students about story elements such as character using the book the mitten and this lesson plan. The mitten printable emergent reader for preschool and. I used free printables to prepare montessoriinspired activities to go with the book perfect for winter or a woodland animal theme. The mitten teaching ideas, lesson plans, printables. Read the story, do crafts, print related worksheets, and read animal information pages. Humorous fiction, 74 words, level d grade 1, lexile 280l. Several mitten worksheets, including one that covers rhyming words, plus more verbwork. Comprehension activities, retelling, crafts, worksheets and more. Free the mitten printables mittens, preschool books, book. You will find resources for all ages from toddler, pre k, kindergarten, 1st grade, 2nd grade, 3rd grade, 4th grade, 5th grade, 6th. If you have not read the story to your own children, you may purchase the book below.
Receive book suggestions, reading tips, educational activities, and great deals. 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. Animals in the mitten bookmaking tray for this tray, i used the mitten unit and lapbook printables by kelly cooper and ami on homeschool share. Jan 15, 2014 i love the mitten adapted and illustrated by jan brett. Click on the link to viewdownload the activities to go with jan bretts the mitten packet. Young children need plenty of opportunities to practice identifying the similarities and differences in pictures and symbols to develop strong visual discrimination skills. A certificate of praise bookmark that can be used to play another game. Keep reading to get your copy of the printable mitten visual discrimination task cards. This would be perfect for a table featuring a few activities for the mitten i put two activities. These are some of the activities our children like to do after reading the book.
First, print out the free printable you can find it at the bottom of this post. This lesson is designed to introduce primary students to the importance of asking questions before, during, and after listening to a story. If you want to download you have to send your own contributions. This set has 16 activities that supplement the book including a mitten sequencing activity, emergent reader, animal writing craft, animal graph, nonfic. 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 how to assemble the emergent reader. Check this winter freebie that goes out with j the mitten reading comprehension unit for kindergarten. The mitten preschool activities and crafts kidssoup. Jan 03, 2017 this week i chose one mitten by kristine oconnell george and couple of fun activities to go with the book. The mitten lesson plans for teaching reading comprehension skills. This cozy picture book is perfect for teaching sequencing and story retelling, making predictions, and developing vocabulary. The mitten reading comprehension lesson plans freebie. Our fun activities will help you to teach and your children practice and learn math and language arts.