Cut the mitten on the fold and staple open sides closed leaving the wrist part open. Our book of the day, jan bretts the mitten, always emerges as a fan favorite. It has now been in print long enough, more than twenty years, to have achieved classic status. Comprehensive lesson plan for the mitten by jan brett. I did some investigating and found some things online to include with the book and made some of my own all shared below. This is a great project to use with my book the mitten. The mitten teacher resources a comprehensive literacy unit based on jan bretts the mitten with extensive resources such as poems, songs, literature connections, math and art activities, center ideas and favorite links. A classic ukrainian folktale retold and stunningly illustrated. You can also print out animal masks from the book and act out the mitten. The story begins with nicki, a young ukrainian boy, who hopes that his.
This awardwinning book will keep readers toastywarm on the coldest of nights. The mitten problem 1 per student thermometers 2 for initial demonstration 2 per student pairs or 1 per student an assortment of mittens 1 pair minimally per student pair scientists notebook 1 per student teacher resource 1. Jan brett teaching ideas, lesson plans, printables. I personally created this audiobook for a college course in order to use it in my future classrooms. Tell you own mitten story animals new click here for pdf format.
The mitten by jan brett is such a great book to read with the children in winter. Jan brett s pals characters pdf jan brett s pals hats jan brett s pals hats pdf. Try to remember and recite or tell the order you put them in. What is your favorite of all the books you have written or illustrated. Deep in the woods on the coldest day of winter a little boy drops his mitten. Once again jan brett has created a dramatic and beautiful picture book in her distinctive style. The students will retell the story of the mitten through dramatic play using a white sheet or blanket to represent the mitten.
We will be acting out the mitten with the masks from your web site. When nicki drops his white mitten in the snow, he goes on without realizing that it is missing. Summary this is a story about a little boy named nicki. A shared reading outlining story elements launches the lesson, followed by a read aloud and.
They will learn to use adjectives as they describe the animals. These are some of the activities our children like to do after reading the book. Click on each letter for the fullsized print or click on the link under the artwork for a pdf version. Free pdf reader click on each letter for the fullsized print or click on the link under the artwork for a pdf version. The mitten this is a great project to use with my book the mitten. The first half of the kit focuses on skills for younger children and the second includes pages for more advanced preschoolers or kindergarteners.
Download free coloring pages and activities that reinforce the language and reading experience here. Boston public library lifetime achievement award book awards 2010s 20. In the month of december, students will draw deeper connections by studying the author and illustrator processes as well as the overall author craft of jan bretts books. If you have not read the story to your own children, you may purchase the book below. This is the first lesson in a set of questioning lessons designed for primary grades. Read another version of the mitten by alvin tresselt.
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. An 11 lesson plan unit for gingerbread baby by jan brett. The story goes through a series of events in which several animals gather into the main character nickis mitten. The bestselling modern classic, in a sturdy board book edition perfect for little hands. Use a real mitten or cut one out of paper and play hide and seek with the mitten. Isolating words you will need a basket of blocks to play this game. This slideshow is intended to be used as a teaching tool for the book, the animals, and the colorful vocabulary. Packet includes 3 mitten venn diagrams including 1 where students compare and contrast 2 animal characters from the story the mitten this packet will be free for an entire year.
In this lesson, using the story the mitten by jan brett, students learn how to become good readers by asking questions. 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. The mitten freebies and links first grade blue skies. Put the animals in the ee printable by jan brett to go with. Pay close attention to the pictures in the book and you will walk through what happens to the mitten and nicki. Many of the following links are from jan bretts website. Read the story by yourself 24 times over the course of at least 2 days.
Armadillo rodeo activities from the jan brett site. You can print these masks and use them for a mitten play. The mitten by jan brett 1 per class student handout 1. The new york times childrens picture book bestseller list. Author and illustrator jan brett answers questions from students and teachers on. First mole, then rabbit, followed by hedgehog, owl, badger, fox, and even a bear. They will use this knowledge to write their stories about animals. Get it today with same day delivery, order pickup or drive up. The mitten by jan brett is a beloved winter book that both young and old adore. Comprehension activities, retelling, crafts, worksheets and more.
The mitten board book edition by jan brett, board book. And that lost mitten stretches and stretches and stretches to provide shelter for many woodland creatures. Nicki quickly loses his mitten and it is discovered by the animals in the forest. After which time, it will be updated and put in my tpt shop. Gingerbread baby animal masks gingerbread baby by jan brett printable animal character masks. The mitten by jan brett is a wonderful book for music education. Today we did a miniunit on the mitten by jan brett, one of my favorites. I would highly recommend printing the activities from this set onto cardstock so that they are sturdier for younger hands. Use a real mitten and see how many different toys or objects you can squeeze into the mitten. In this oversized board book edition, jan brett has once again creates a dramatic and beautiful book in her distinctive style. Jan brett the hat activities free pdf file sharing. The students will color if you do not have a colored printer, cut out, and put elastic bands on their animal masks obtained from the jan brett website. The mitten stretches and stretches to accomodate them.
Having carefully researched this ukrainian tale, she renders each picture with true authenticity. The mitten teaching ideas, lessons, printables, and activities. Then the bear sneezes and the animals fly out of the mitten. Teach students about story elements such as character using the book the mitten and this lesson plan. On each page draw a picture of another animal who could have crawled into the mitten and tell why the other animals might have let it in. The mitten lp the hat by jan brett the mitten by alvin tresselt week of january 5, 2004 1. In her distinct style, renowned childrens author jan brett has created a wonderful winter story about a lost mitten and the woodland creatures who find it called, the mitten a book which lesson plan contributor janet lowe thinks makes the basis of a great winter lesson for your preschoolers and kindergartners. Use jan brett s version, my version or your own version. Please do not link directly to just the pdf files the link you are. In this wintry episode of nook online storytime, author jan brett reads the mitten. In a story adapted from a ukrainian folk tale, jan brett relates the saga of nikki, who wants mittens as white as snow. Nicki wants his grandmother to make him white mittens. The mitten sails up into the air and nicki finds it.
Using a venn diagram, compare the similarities and differences between the two versions of this classic ukrainian tale from the jan brett website, download and print your own bookmark. I made up some phonological awareness games for our preliteracy shelf to go with the book. The mitten jan brett storybook primary resources story. Here is a collection of ideas and printables that you can use with your kids or classroom when reading the mitten by jan. Tell your own mitten story click here for pdf format. Read read pdf the mitten by jan brett full download. Fitchburg state college doctor of humane letters, honoris causa 2005.
Color the mittens and the animals, cut out the two mittens and tape them together to make one, then cut out the animals. The mitten adapted and illustrated by jan brett published november 1990. Check this winter freebie that goes out with jan bretts the mitten book. Books are food new for thought click her for pdf format. Author and illustrator jan bretts love of folk and fairy tales is apparent in this beautifully illustrated picture book for little readers. See more ideas about book activities, jan brett and mittens. Have the children discuss the sequence the animals go into the mitten and place them into their mitten in correct order. New england booksellers association artist award winner bookweek new england 1993. This resource includes a variety of activities based on jan bretts books, the mitten and the hat. 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. Stack them together and put two staples at the top. One by one the animals big and small find shelter and each other inside the mitten. The unit revolves around jan brett books that have a winter theme, including the hat, the mitten, trouble with trolls, gingerbread baby, and the three snow bears.
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