Story book the mitten

Jan brett creates a dramatic picture book with the story of nicki, a young boy who has lost a mitten in the snow and the animals who try to make a home of it. Each of our children has enjoyed the mitten whether a board books, a paperpack, or. Grabbing the mitten triumphantly, he takes it back to his grandmothers house. This one simple object, a mitten, offers a lot of fun playful experiences for the girl. Take time to look at the details in the illustrations. The mitten book kids reading with english subtitles youtube. 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 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. Review the story by performing and acting it out by letting students wear animal masks from jan bretts website of the character they are to be.

When a little boy loses a mitten in the snow, a passing squirrel finds its the perfect place to warm his icy toes. Books by jan brett have been huge favorites in our house, especially her story the mitten. Out of the three versions of the mitten, i chose to read, the mitten by jim aylesworth to my class. Perfect to share with little ones, the simplicity of the story shines bright.

I love making a unit out of this book during the winter months. The boy in bretts version is playing while tresselts boy is engaged in more serious enterprise. A good book is like a secret door, a longhaired childrens author once told a ted talk crowd mac, it was mac barnett, and famous authors, illustrators, celebrities, and. The book ends with her going outside to play in the snow with her friend. As each animal enters the mitten a large white sheet, sing the mitten phoneme substitution song to the tune of the farmer in the dell. The story abounds with delights for reader and listeners. I have three different versions of the mitten book. She brings the animals to life with warmth and humor, and her illustrations are full of. Students will write about some of the characters and events in the book.

The book has pages on the mole, rabbit, frog, owl, badger, fox, wolf. As the story of the animals in the mitten unfolds, the reader can see nicki in the borders of each page, walking through the woods unaware of what is going on. Rabbit a rabbit hopped into the mitten to get warm. The mitten printable emergent reader for preschool and. The mitten jan brett storybook primary resources story. I would recommend this book to kids that are just learning how to read and want a cute little story. Boy loses a mitten on a very cold day in the forest, a little boy lost one of his mittens. The creatures who take up residence in the mitten are different as are less obvious details.

Have children cut out the mittens and decorate the covers using crayons, markers, etc. How many animals can fit inside a little boys mitten. But, alas, the mitten was not the right mitten, for it was colored yellow. I could enter the pages of my beautiful picture books, she reflects. The book has pages on the mole, rabbit, frog, owl, badger, fox, wolf, wild boar, bear, cricket, and mouse. Stack them together and put two staples at the top. As the story of the animals in the mitten unfolds, the reader can see nicki in the borders of each page. When nicki drops his white mitten in the snow, he goes on without rea. The mitten activity pack hi there, thank you for downloading this activity pack.

Theres also a venn diagram to compare 2 animal characters. I found a mitten just right for a kitten under my mothers bed. Adapted from a ukrainian folktale, this is the story of a lost mitten and the succession of animals that find shelter in its warmth. Practice reading the high frequency word went in in this book. Free mitten story minibook for kindergarten madebyteachers. So put on those mitten and pick up a warm idea or two.

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. I found a mitten just right for a kitten under my fathers pillow. Tresselts mitten bursts apart while bretts keeps stretching. Retelling our own version of the mitten book in preschool. You can print and use all the pages or just the ones that you prefer to use. First up is the mitten story slider craftivity, that will help your students retell the story in the proper order. The mitten is a beautiful ukrainian folk story that our family first became familiar with through the jan brett version. As the story of the animals in the mitten unfolds, the reader can see nicki in the. When the bear sneezes in the story, the actors toss the mitten up into the air and pretend to fall into the snow while the percussionists play all together. The final page is blank to allow students to create their own page. Aylesworths rollicking rhyming refrains and mcclintocks delightfully expressive characters are sure to make this book everychilds storytime favorite. Print mitten pattern and cut out four mitten pages.

Simply run the mitten and slider patterns off on white paper. The mitten is a great wintertime story for preschoolers and their older siblings. The bestselling modern classic, in an oversized board book edition perfect for. Each set includes the book plus a carefullyselected sets of charming objects to help young students retell and reenact these wonderful stories in their own words.

We enjoyed this book, but i got tired of it after a few readings. Then she finds the second mitten, opening the door to even more imaginative ideas. That turns into a disaster, which helps the boy find his lost and now oversized mitten. Enjoy a beloved classic holiday story with a free reading of the mitten online plus free activities to do with your kids. The authors visual delight and details are faithful to. One mitten 2002 is a short story about a little girl who discovers all sorts of fun things to do with one mitten. The story is about a mitten that is lost by a young boy. May 19, 2014 the kids loved doing the winter hokey pokey we probably could have done three or four rounds of it. In this wintry episode of nook online storytime, author jan brett reads the mitten.

They loved matching the mittens on the flannelboard and laughed uproariously when they realized froggy forgot his underwear. 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. A classic ukrainian folktale retold and stunningly illustrated by brett, the mitten follows the adventures of. As the story is read, one student plays the rhythm pattern on the percussion instrument while that character gets into the mitten. Teach students about story elements such as character using the book the mitten and this lesson plan. First mole, then rabbit, followed by hedgehog, owl, badger, fox, and even a bear. The mitten jan brett storybook primary resources, the mitten, story book, knitted, nicki, baba, animals, story, early years eyfs, ks1 primary teaching resources. You might also use the stapled shapes as another way for students to show their understanding of story elements. As an alternate idea, you can use the smaller squares to the right to sequence the story using a paint stick. Then a bunch of creatures try to fit into the mitten. In this oversized board book edition, jan brett has once again creates a dramatic and beautiful book in her distinctive style. A beautiful and very imaginative childrens book about a grandmother, her grandson.

Click on a link to buy jans book at your favorite store. I found a mitten just right for a kitten on the hand of my brothers toy clown. The mitten activity pack story, crafts and activities. The mitten is a ukrainian folktale retold by jan brett and it is about how a young boy named nicki loses his mitten in the snow and his lost mitten soon becomes a host to a great number of forest animals. Mar 25, 2016 as the story is read, one student plays the rhythm pattern on the percussion instrument while that character gets into the mitten. It is the most famous and popular ukrainian folk tale. Jan 30, 2014 in this wintry episode of nook online storytime, author jan brett reads the mitten. Jan 19, 2015 books by jan brett have been huge favorites in our house, especially her story the mitten. In her distinctive style, jan brett brings the animals to life with warmth and humor, and her illustrations are full of visual delights and details faithful to the ukrainian tradition from which the story comes. 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 by jan brett author, illustrator a bestselling modern classic that has been a family favorite for over 25 years. The mitten story printable and handson activity for preschool.

This smash mat is intended to be used along with the book, the mitten by jan brett. Once again jan brett has created a dramatic and beautiful picture book in her distinctive style. Children can compare a mitten to a glove, or the mitten story to jan bretts companion story the hat. She reluctantly makes him a pair, but warns they may get lost if he drops them outside. With that in mind, i designed some quick, easy and fun, mittenthemed activities. This lesson is designed to introduce primary students to the importance of asking questions before, during, and after listening to a story.

Students will love fitting all the miniature creatures from the mitten into the expanding mitten included in our kit. Their favorite book was definitely under my hood, i have a hat, with one mitten as a fairly close second. First, print out the free printable you can find it at the bottom of this post. The kids loved doing the winter hokey pokey we probably could have done three or four rounds of it. A printable book for early readers about the ukrainian folktale called the mitten. Baba, nickis grandmother, knits pure white mittens for him, even though she is afraid that he will lose them in the snow. In her distinctive style, jan brett brings the animals to life with warmth and humor, and her illustrations are full of visual delights and details faithful to the ukrainian tradition. A boy drops his mitten in the winter snow, and one by one animals climb into the mitten to stay warm. Primary concepts, the mitten 3d storybook childrens book. I purchased this book for my son right before christmas last year because he loves jan brett stories. This is the first lesson in a set of questioning lessons designed for primary grades. After exploring for a while with one mitten she discovers the other mitten, she goes through an assortment of things to do with two mittens.

She uses her imagination to come up with lots of creative ways to use one mitten. Many animals take refuge in the lost mitten until it breaks. One mitten activities for kids the resourceful mama. Out of the three versions of the mitten, i chose to. I brought all three of my mitten books to share with the kids introducing a story.

The mitten gets bigger and bigger, until a tiny animal causes it to burst. Your preschooler will love these books about mittens. This is a fun way to target story characters, articulation, story retell, and more. In this lesson, using the story the mitten by jan brett, students learn how to become good readers by asking questions. Read another version of the story, like the mitten by alvin tresselt. Mitten flip book the smaller mitten shaped book pages can be used as the task card suggests. My mitten book story retelling kidssoup resource library. Famous people reading childrens books is one good thing. Next, a rabbit, badger, and then a bunch of other animals crawled in that made the mitten bigger. See more ideas about book activities, preschool activities and winter theme. Badger a badger crawled into the mitten to get warm. All content contained of the pages within this website is teaching is a work of heart.

Each book presents the same story from three slightly different perspectives. 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. The mitten is easily one of the cutest and most beautiful folktales ever told for children. Below you will see some things i have tried with my class. Click on the link to viewdownload the mitten venn diagrams. Using construction paper or card stock adds to the sturdiness. But, alas, the mitten was not the right mitten, for it was colored red. Sep 01, 2002 one mitten 2002 is a short story about a little girl who discovers all sorts of fun things to do with one mitten. 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. To create your own version of the story, you can change the main charactera boy, a girl, or even a brother and sister, two friends, etc. In the mitten a boy named nicki drops his mitten in the snow. Kittens mittens flannel story my poor little kitten lost her mitten and started to cry, boohoo.

Youll be able to see the beautiful illustrations in the book while it is read out. A shared reading outlining story elements launches the lesson, followed by a read aloud and. The mitten a winter folk story with activity annie s place 1100733 the mitten preschool unit speech room news 800601. In the story, a young boy named nicki wants his baba to make him some mittens that are white as snow. The illustrations are simply amazing, and there are many activities that can be done to encourage learning as we read.