Depending on where you live and what the needs of your community are, you can create a mitten tree with your students. Being a teacher i love bringing thematic learning to my classroom. I have created a packet to go along with this book which includes worksheets for each of the above. Enlarge the sheet sequencing the storys events and make copies for each group of students. Just read this story today i will try this for our literacy center in december. Children love this story when putting each of the animals on. See 4 best images of printable mini book the mitten. 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. You can print and use all the pages or just the ones that you prefer to use. New research published in biomed central and bgis open access journal gigascience provides the. The mitten tree is an example of how simple and achievable service learning can be. See more ideas about mittens, winter theme and bulletin board tree.
I love making a unit out of this book during the winter months. Jan 11, 2016 last week we had our mini unit on the mitten by jan brett, and we began with reading it whole group. Free mitten story mini book for kindergarten practice reading the high frequency word went in in this book. The mitten tree by candace christiansen, greenstein elaine. At the back of the stage on each side there is a box with snow people attached. Your winter lesson plans just wouldnt be complete without jan bretts classic childrens tale, the mitten or an appearance of it, at the very least. Youngsters listen to the classic jan brett book, the mitten, then gain strength in utilizing listening skills, developing vocabulary, practicing sequencing events, and expressing themselves through movement and art projects. Nothing is more fun than bringing a book to life with handson activities. The wuzhishan miniature pig is one of 72 breeds native to china. Activities and ideas for kindergarten and first grade teachers. The activity also includes ordinal words to match up to the pictures, as well as a recording sheet for additional practice or to set this activity up at a center with a pocket chart. One of the most versatile of these resources is the set of sequencing cards.
Young children will enjoy the humorous language and predictable ending. Free mitten printables and montessoriinspired mitten. There is a pine tree on the floor to the left of the stage, the piano is to the right. As a class, have students practice another sequencing activity. As they interact with the stories to order events from beginning to end, children develop essential skills they need for understanding sequence, such as identifying context and picture clues, making predictions, drawing conclusions, and using key sequencing words. Explore jan bretts website for other kidfriendly activities based on the authors books. This bundle has all that you need to teach different aspects of the mitten through hands on learning centers, animal studies, and many student centered ac. I use the mitten to teach sequencing and predicting. She misses her grown children, so, she watches the children who wait for the school bus near the big evergreen tree. Then we created an anchor chart and discussed the elements of the story.
They also love looking at the details of the illustrations. The mitten tree by candace christiansen carol hurst. This would be perfect for a table featuring a few activities for the mitten. First, print out the free printable you can find it at the bottom of this post. The mitten tree by candice christiansen the picture book teachers. Deep in the woods on the coldest day of winter a little boy drops his mitten. The mitten teaching ideas, lesson plans, printables. The mitten graphic organizer jan brett kindergarten sequencing first grade. Her children had grown up and moved away, but sarah still remembered the mornings when she walked with them to the blue spruce tree where they waited for the school bus.
Mitten tree our holiday collection of new hats, scarves and mittens helps to ensure that others are a bit warmer in the winter months. I also like to use the mitten to teach the children how to retell a story. I started a to z teacher stuff in 1997 when i was getting ready for student teaching. This fun mini book explores trees and the myriad lives that depend on them. Yuyi morales tells her own immigration story in this picturebook tribute to the transformative power of hope. So, ive created a preschool printable for the mitten.
Use this cute mitten shaped mini book in a winterthemed unit to target fluency. This is an intergenerational tale of good that will warm your heart. Three children put on pairs of mittens from the basket hidden on the stage behind the tree oh, mitten tree. The mitten is not only an excellent anchor text for teaching comprehension strategies, but it also pairs well with a phonics lesson about pasttense verbs ending in ed. Mitten tree the universalist church, west hartford, ct. Story sequencing activities for the mitten kidssoup.
Next we completed a mitten sequence cut and paste activity. Mittens shape book pattern use for a shape book or writing page. While there are many other book themed activities you and your kiddos can explore together, one thing the story is great for is working on sequencingretelling skills. The creative curriculum for preschool teaching strategies. I went on to teach preschool, kindergarten, and first grade and earned my masters degree in education as well. And that lost mitten stretches and stretches and stretches to provide shelter for many woodland creatures. The mitten printable emergent reader for preschool and. Do you need activities to go with jan bretts book, the mitten. As an alternate idea, you can use the smaller squares to the right to sequence the story using a paint stick.
Please feel free to print this pdf file for your own personal use. Free the mitten printables mittens, preschool books. The book has pages on the mole, rabbit, frog, owl, badger, fox, wolf. Mitten activities the book mini of week from jan brett printables lesson plans preschool animals free printable readers for kindergarten at the zoo. Game this is a lotto type game that can be played by picking up cards and trying to match all the pictures on the mitten. Below youll find others that complement the focus book. 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. Learn how simple acts of kindness can speak louder than words.
A printable book for early readers about the ukrainian folktale called the mitten. A preschool teacher shares three ways to incorporate story sequencing into your students daily routine. The mitten story printable and handson activity for preschool. Here are a few ways you might work with your kiddos to recount the story. For the love of physics walter lewin may 16, 2011 duration. Sarah sees a need and fills it, with no reciprocal need for acknowledgement. See more ideas about winter theme, book activities and preschool activities. 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. The stage and the floor area directly in front of the stage is outdoors. All content contained of the pages within this website is teaching is a work of heart. The missing mitten mystery by steven kellogg the mitten tree by candace christiansen snowshoe hare by dee phillips missing mittens by stuart j. Jan 26, 2016 after reading the book, the mitten, by jan brett, use these animal cards to teach your prek kids vocabulary, recall, and story sequencing. If you have not read the story to your own children, you may purchase the book below. It helps promote language, and its great use for large and small group times.
Jan brett author study for the mitten sequencingretell. If 30 numbers is too many, choose a handful of numbers and record them on the mat great handwriting practice as well. Dec 18, 20 the mitten by jan brett worksheets paper bag retelling. The mitten is a classic ukrainian folktale written and illustrated by jan brett. The mitten by jan brett you tube story reading kindergarten books, preschool. My students like retelling the story with different voices. Guided reading level d, grade level equivalent assembly instructions included. You will find resources for all ages from toddler, pre k, kindergarten, 1st grade, 2nd grade, 3rd grade, 4th grade, 5th grade, 6th grade. This would be perfect for a table featuring a few activities for the mitten i put two activities on a large plastic tray from. Kidssoup offers many resources to use with your students when including this story in your curriculum. Mitten character sequence cards to accompany the book, the mitten by jan brett. See more ideas about winter theme, kindergarten literacy and kindergarten reading.
Humorous fiction, 74 words, level d grade 1, lexile 280l. Use this cute mittenshaped minibook in a winterthemed unit to target fluency. I have had quite a few emails asking me for this mitten writing page. These are some of the activities our children like to do after reading the book. Dec 01, 2012 teaching a lesson using the mitten by jan brett. The mitten is a wellknown folktale that has been retold and illustrated by several childrens authors and illustrators. Last week we had our mini unit on the mitten by jan brett, and we began with reading it whole group. The very hungry caterpillar by eric carle, if you give a mouse a cookie by laura joffe numeroff, the napping house by audrey. So put on those mitten and pick up a warm idea or two. I recommend printing the cards on card stock paper and laminating them. This fun minibook explores trees and the myriad lives that depend on them.
Free mitten printables and montessoriinspired mitten activities. The story is about a mitten that is lost by a young boy. Jan bretts the mitten can be used to teach sequencing, predicting, and how to retell a story. The mitten activity printable animals and left and right. The mitten by jan brett is a beloved winter book that both young and old adore. One child sneaks over to annies chair and places the basket of yarn in front of it. We not only have free worksheets, but we also have handson activities, printable games, and more to make learning fun. Attach velcro dots to the paint stick and dots to the back of the squares. All students were given the easiest level worksheet first. The creative curriculum for preschool book discussion cards. This adorable mini book printable is a great coloring and reading activity for beginning readers. The first half of the kit focuses on skills for younger.
Add the mini book report to the front of your folder. Youngsters listen to the classic jan brett book, the mitten, then gain strength in utilizing listening skills, developing vocabulary, practicing sequencing events, and. Explain that the illustrations provide picture clues to help children read the text. This short printable pack is the perfect addition to your winter preschool printables collection. The mitten multilevel kinderreaders printable book a to z. I need to make several units to use as last minute sub lessons. Have the children discuss the sequence the animals go into the mitten and place them into their. Inspiring printable mini book the mitten printable images.
Heres a class book you can make after reading jan bretts, the mitten. After reading the book, the mitten, by jan brett, use these animal cards to teach your prek kids vocabulary, recall, and story sequencing. The mitten multilevel kinderreaders printable book a to. Teach students about story elements such as character using the book the mitten and this lesson plan. Our mitten tree is in the church lobby near our sign up bulletin boards. They stand in aroung the tree singing oh mitten tree. This pack contains early learning printables to use with your child when reading. The book has pages on the mole, rabbit, frog, owl, badger, fox, wolf, wild boar, bear, cricket, and mouse. Please do not link directly to just the pdf files the link you are at now. Here, she uses the kidssoup sequencing cards for the childrens classic story the mitten. Yuyi morales tells her own immigration story in this picture book tribute to the transformative power of hope.
While there are many other book themed activities you and your kiddos can explore together, one thing the story is great for is working on sequencing retelling skills. As you read about an animal in the story, attach it to the stick until they are all in the. Please do not link directly to just the pdf files the link you are. Multiage, preschoolprek, 35 year old target learning skills. Below you will see some things i have tried with my class. 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. At the end of a long lane, in a tidy little house, old sarah lived alone. The cards can also be used for other activities and games, such as rhyming, beginning sounds, counting and more. The mitten is a great wintertime story for preschoolers and their older siblings. Either download the mitten super pack or this individual word work package to access lesson plans, interactive games and fun worksheets that directly tie word study to your classroom reading. A shared reading outlining story elements launches the lesson, followed by a read aloud and. Take the work and expense out of doing school at home with our vast collection of free worksheets for kids. More fun for the mitten pull out this felt board activity based on jan bretts the mitten.
Jan brett the mitten printable book free mitten printable book emergent reader printable mini books printable preschool mitten activities. Many animals take refuge in the lost mitten until it breaks. When you need to make sure what is your right, you have to contact the website on each. Murphy the main focus of these lesson plans is jan bretts book the mitten. This humorous story retells the traditional ukrainian wintertime tale of several animals squeezing into a mitten to stay warm. Download the mitten printables pack even and odd number sorting use the the mitten even and odd number sort game to have your child work on sequencing numbers from 1 to 30 or have your child sort the numbers by odd or even. The mitten lacing, sequencing cards, and putting animals in the mitten. Have students share their retelling of the story with another class. A book from the easytoread wonder tales series and the copy of the sheet sequencing the storys events for the story you want the students to work with. Books similar to the mitten tree meet your next favorite book. This is a beautiful story about kindness and is a must have for any. Jan 15, 2014 the mitten lacing, sequencing cards, and putting animals in the mitten.