The Mitten

THE MITTEN

The Mitten by Jan Brett is an award-winning, classic winter read aloud for Kindergarten and First Grade. I read this beloved book every winter in my classroom! The Mitten and these corresponding book activities and craft make for fun and engaging literacy learning!

THE MITTEN BOOK ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING IDEAS

In The Mitten by Jan Brett, Nicki asks his Baba to knit him some white mittens. He proceeds to play outside and lose one of his mittens in the snow. One by one, forest animals come upon the mitten and burrow inside to get warm from the cold winter weather. The mitten stretches and stretches to allow for each additional creature that snuggles inside, from mole to owl to hedgehog to fox to bear...and more! What happens when a tiny mouse decides to join the animals in the mitten? Does Nicki find his lost mitten? Read the book to find out!

These corresponding activities to go with The Mitten by Jan Brett will provide you with lesson ideas, literacy activities, and crafts for Kindergarten and First Grade. The unit will enrich your guided reading lessons as students develop their literacy experience and reading comprehension skills while doing activities that are fun and engaging.

These book companion activities foster essential literacy skills, such as story elements, character traits, story retell, writing activities, sequencing events, problem and solution, making text to self connections, making mental images, developing vocabulary, defining the author's purpose, recognizing cause and effect, reading comprehension, and more!

This book study unit can be used as a whole class activity, during small group guided reading time, as individual student work, or as part of a book club. Copy a pack for each student and you're ready to go!

This companion unit wil save you tons of time, is no prep, and is great to leave for a sub!

This guided reading unit includes lots of activities, so you can differentiate to suit your students' learning abilities and needs.

THE MITTEN CRAFT

There are two different crafts included in this pack! One is more simple for non-writers, and the other allows for students to retell the story or write about their favorite part of The Mitten. These craftivities make a great winter bulletin board display, to showcase student learning!