Our fun activities will help you to teach and your children practice and learn math and language arts concepts and. Being a teacher i love bringing thematic learning to my classroom. Author spotlight, crafts and activities unit study jan brett author. Students write one thing that will fit in their mitten and draw a. Mitten activities the book mini of week from jan brett printables lesson plans preschool animals free printable readers for kindergarten at the zoo. I use the mitten to teach sequencing and predicting. After printing these alphabet mittens, cut them apart and use for. Jan 15, 2014 i love the mitten adapted and illustrated by jan brett. The mitten class book kindergarten writing, teaching. Dec 11, 2011 5 i created a cover and put the pages together to create a classroom book. Practice reading the high frequency word went in in this book. Ive been very fortunate to meet and get to know leslie goldhardt who enjoys making clip art. This adorable mini book printable is a great coloring and reading activity for beginning readers.
Guided reading level d, grade level equivalent assembly instructions included. Learning 2 walk you can find more activities on my literacy pin board free mitten alphabet matching printables. The mitten writing center who doesnt love write the room activities. Literacy, preschool, preschool literacy, winter activities tagged with. Tell them that you are going to go back and read these words in the story and try to figure out their meanings. Kindergarten winter art projects the mitten 62 best ideas the mitten book activities, literacy. Printable book a to z teacher stuff printable pages and worksheets art. This is a mitten activity for beginning writers available free on. It has mittenthemed math, literacy, and art activities as well as study aids to go along with the book the mitten, by jan brett. 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.
It has mitten themed math, literacy, and art activities as well as study aids to go along with the book the mitten, by jan brett. Learning centers for art, drama, play, big book, and science. The mitten lacing, sequencing cards, and putting animals in the mitten. Students will make a class book, practice their creative writing skills and learn about using venn diagrams to compare books. 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. This pack is a thematic mitten unit for classroom use.
One mitten can have a picture on it and the matching mitten is the one that has the beginning sound of the picture. Winter friends is a book of short, fun to read poems with winter themes including the title recipe for a party, which describes making hot chocolate for friends. 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. Jan 12, 2019 free mitten activities and crafts for elementary. There are just certain books that seem to resonate with children, and i love watching. Check out below to also see some mlk activities we. The mitten and winter preschool and kindergarten activities, lessons, crafts, and games. Free mitten printables and handson mitten activities to go with the classic childrens book the mitten. Another option from my store during mitten week is my unit for the mitten.
Teach your first graders about inferring word meaning from context and all about the importance of using strong verbs in writing with two lessons using the mitten by jean brett. Comprehension activities, retelling, crafts, worksheets and more. Practice writing letters using these fun winter tracing pages. This week we had so many fun activities that correlated with the mitten by jan brett. A lonely elderly woman watches the children at the bus stop each day.
Read the mitten by jan brett and talk about the book. Free mitten printables and montessoriinspired mitten activities. The mitten curriculum web learning centers for art, drama, play, big book, and science. Be sure to add these activities to your preschool mitten theme. No prep language arts center, based on the mitten, by jan brett. The mitten teaching ideas, lesson plans, printables, activities. They also love looking at the details of the illustrations.
One wintery morning, she notices a boy who doesnt join in the snow play because he has no mittens. Jan 28, 2011 this week we had so many fun activities that correlated with the mitten by jan brett. Make your own cup of hot chocolate from construction paper with a tutorial at kiboomu. Students write one thing that will fit in their mitten and draw a picture of it. Your preschooler will love these books about mittens. My students like retelling the story with different voices. Several mitten worksheets, including one that covers rhyming words, plus more verbwork. Free mitten printables and montessoriinspired mitten. We did lots of fun activities to go along with the story from my mitten unit. The kind woman knits him a pair and leaves them hanging from a tree for him to find. Use these language arts activities to do with the mitten by jan brett as part of a first grade unit about the mitten or jan bretts books.
The mitten by jan brett lesson plans and teaching resources free english learning and. See more ideas about activities, mittens and winter theme. I love seeing these kids develop into amazing writers over the course of just one year. Dec 27, 2019 24 preschool learning activities for your winter theme, including literacy, math, science, art, fine motor, and more. The story text is rich with interesting, colorful vocabulary and it is a perfect choice to use to teach inference to first graders. 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. The mitten printable emergent reader for preschool and. We enjoyed this book, but i got tired of it after a few readings.
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. A boy drops his mitten in the winter snow, and one by one animals climb into the mitten to stay warm. The mitten writing activity for kindergarten with images. This would be perfect for a table featuring a few activities for the mitten i put two activities on a large plastic tray from. It includes materials for various comprehension skills summarizing, story elements, sequencing, and making comparisons, vocabulary building, writing prompts and a class project. Mitten activities kindergarten writing, kindergarten. Compile the pages into a class book for all to enjoy.
Coop battlea kind of training situation, where all the opponents are bots. Cute winter art idea to go with the mitten by jan brett art activities cute art idea to go with the mitten great idea for mitten symmetry. Each team has up to 12 players, depending on the type of battle chosen. The mitten preschool activities and crafts kidssoup. Jan bretts wonderful adaption of the ukrainian folktale the mitten makes a great base for a unit on mittens. First, print out the free printable you can find it at the bottom of this post. Each of our children has enjoyed the mitten whether a board books, a paperpack, or hardcover.
Level a the mitten level c art projects mitten art mitten wreath the mitten retelling puppets songs oh where, oh where fuzzy mittens the mitten winter thematic unit winter independant writing center activities winter sport reading. Browse the mitten writing activities resources on teachers pay teachers. Free mitten story minibook for kindergarten madebyteachers. Mittens shape book pattern use for a shape book or writing page. I used free printables to prepare montessoriinspired activities to go with the book perfect for winter or a woodland animal theme. Language arts activities to do with the mitten by jan brett. The final page is blank to allow students to create their own page. It isnt a montessoristyle book, but its a beautiful, classic childrens story. Use this cute mitten shaped mini book in a winterthemed unit to target fluency. See more ideas about winter theme, book activities and preschool activities. Activities to go with the books making learning fun.
Click on the link to viewdownload the activities to go with jan bretts the mitten packet. My goal is to put a new classroom book out on display in the hallway at least once a month. Printables, activities, and writing prompts to go along with the book the mitten, by jan brett. Engaging students in mitten themed literacy activities. The mitten activities preschoolers are going to love funaday. Great for new teachers, student teachers, homeschooling and teachers who like creative ways to teach. 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. The mitten writing activity writing activities, teaching. Jan, 2015 printable to be used with the mitten story by jan brett. Children draw their own picture of what they would like to have in the mitten.
Jan 19, 2015 the illustrations are simply amazing, and there are many activities that can be done to encourage learning as we read. It was so well worth the wait because the art is awesome. Language arts activities to do with the mitten by jan. Print, cut out the cards and laminate for durability. Mitten word wall make a list of mitten words class book millions of mittens guided reading books the mitten. This pack includes a few activities to go with jan bretts book the mitten. This writing activity allows students to make those important texttoself connections. 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 that has the correct numeral number on it. The mitten gets bigger and bigger, until a tiny animal causes it to burst. This is the writing page i created for this activity. The mitten and winter preschool and kindergarten activities, lessons, crafts. Check this winter freebie that goes out with jan bretts the mitten book. Mitten ornament from fun handprint art winter mittencontinue reading.
Mitten class book class book, winter kindergarten, mitten. Explore jan bretts website for other kidfriendly activities based on the authors books. The mitten writing activity for kindergarten madebyteachers. This handson fun pack, containing 10 task cards, is an ideal activity to accompany the book the mitten by jan brett. Ive also seen versions that use a glue stick and a dusting of cocoa powder to. Use this cute mittenshaped minibook in a winterthemed unit to target fluency. I also like to use the mitten to teach the children how to retell a story. 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. The mitten writing activity for kindergarten kindergarten activities. The mitten teaching ideas, lesson plans, printables. The mitten in this technologyintegrated lesson, students respond to listening by answering comprehension questions, retelling the story as a skit, and writing to the author.
Dec 01, 2019 another option from my store during mitten week is my unit for the mitten. The illustrations are simply amazing, and there are many activities that can be done to encourage learning as we read. The mitten by jan brett lesson plans and teaching resources. You can print and use all the pages or just the ones that you prefer to use. The mitten class book the mitten book activities, mittens.