One of our all time favorite stories is the retelling of the mitten, by the wonderful jan brett. Just like each of our book units, we included questions to guide you through the text. We adore jan brett books in this house, but the mitten is a particular favorite. Her bestknown titles include the mitten, the hat, and gingerbread baby. When nicki drops his white mitten in the snow, he goes on without realizing that it is missing. It really is a delightful winter tale, with opportunities for prediction and detailed illustrations.
The mitten story printable and handson activity for preschool. Fill your book basket with more of jan bretts winter stories. 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 meet your next favorite book. Sep 28, 2009 millions of readers have fallen in love with jan bretts the mitten, and over 2. The mitten board book and a pair of stretchy onesizefitall mittens for the five and under audience available in a sturdy box decorated with jan bretts designs. Jan brett s the mitten is a must for the first day of winter. This is a great project to use with my book the mitten. The mitten sails up into the air and nicki finds it. It is the details in the illustrations that may make it difficult to share this ukranian folktale with a large group. The mitten is a beautiful ukrainian folk story that our family first became familiar with through the jan brett version. A teaching guide for using jan bretts the mitten in the classroom.
We read the mitten, sequenced the story using the printables on jan bretts website and glued the mitten on a brown paper bag to keep all their characters in. Use a real mitten and see how many different toys or objects you can squeeze into the mitten. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read the mitten. During the summer her family moves to a home in the berkshire hills of massachusetts.
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. Boys and girls will love owning their own pair of stretchy mittens, just like the one nicki drops in the snowy woods near his grandmothers house. Jan brett s 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. Author jan brett s free coloring, video and activity pages. But the classic jan brett illustrations of this book make an entertaining story so much better. Most of these books can be found at your local library or used bookstore. Grabbing the mitten triumphantly, he takes it back to his grandmothers house.
Click on each animal to display the full sized mask artwork. This book is about a missing mitten and the wooded adventure the mitten goes on to find its way back to its owner. Asking questions before, during, and after reading is a strategy that primary students can use to become better readers. The mitten reading comprehension unit for kindergarten. The mitten retell by jan brett winter kindergarten, mitten. By jan brett the mitten board book hardcover january 1, 1996 4. Readers may soon notice that the animal nicki has scared is actually the animal to be featured on the next page of the main story and illustration. With over thirty three million books in print, jan brett is one of the nations foremost author illustrators of childrens books. With over thirty four million books in print, jan brett is one of the nations foremost author illustrators of childrens books.
Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Once again jan brett has created a dramatic and beautiful picture book in her distinctive style. They read the book to each other long after the lesson is over. A teaching guide for using jan brett s the mitten in the classroom. Nicki quickly loses his mitten and it is discovered by the animals in the forest. Jan bretts the mitten is a must for the first day of winter. Author jan bretts free coloring, video and activity pages.
Based on the classic ukrainian folktale, the mitten tells two stories simultaneously. If you are a parent of young children and dont own a jan brett book, but. His mitten stretches and stretches as one by one appealing woodland animals, each. The mitten jan bretts printable masks for the animals in the story. Both books i received were board books, so one product description was not clear. The mitten finger puppet set a exclusive contains eight plush forest creature finger puppets ranging from 2 to 4 inches long and a mitten for them to fit into. The mitten unit a 5 day unit with photos and descriptions of activities. Jan brett has 72 books on goodreads with 410 ratings. As a child, jan brett decided to be an illustrator and spent many hours reading and drawing. Try to remember and recite or tell the order you put them in there.
See all 7 formats and editions hide other formats and editions. I ordered two the mitten books from two different vendors. Get it today with same day delivery, order pickup or drive up. Size small jan brett s 1989 the mitten is now available in a board book edition, for littlest readers.
The idea is to use these questions to help guide the. First published in 1989, this book was considered a treasure then. Then the bear sneezes and the animals fly out of the mitten. A shared reading outlining story elements launches the lesson, followed by a read aloud and. See all 33 formats and editions hide other formats and editions. If you want to extend the activity, you could also provide plastic animal figures and a real mitten that your child can use to retell the story. Nicki wants his grandmother to knit him mittens that were white as snow.
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. Jan 19, 2015 books by jan brett have been huge favorites in our house, especially her story the mitten. When nicki drops his white mitten in the snow, he goes on without realizing. Students should be able to ask and answer basic, literal questions about a story. A collection of projects and activities of books for kids, and classroom activities and lesson plans for teachers about particular subjects, curriculum areas, themes and professional topics. 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. Oct 05, 2009 the mitten ebook written by jan brett. A lovely retelling of this old folktale with bretts truly lovely illustrations. One of our all time favorite stories is the retelling of. The mitten board book edition by jan brett, board book. Find a small space, maybe in a closet or under the stairs, and pretend to be like the animals packing into the mitten. Jan brett author of the mitten meet your next favorite book. As she has explained, she has so many ideas for the illustrations that they spill over onto the borders, so the reader is treated to more designs and information along the edges of the book pages.
You can print these masks and use them for a mitten play. The class also publishes their own book about what could fit in their mitten. The new york times childrens picture book bestseller list. Here is a video version of the book that is read by jan brett. Oct 30, 2014 buy the mitten brdbk by brett, jan isbn. Jan brett book study companion activities, featuring literacy activities for the mitten and the hat. Jan 30, 2014 in this wintry episode of nook online storytime, author jan brett reads the mitten. The mitten jan brett storybook primary resources story. Youll be able to see the beautiful illustrations in the book while it is read out loud by author jan brett.
When nicki drops his white mitten in the snow, he goes on without rea. New england booksellers association artist award winner bookweek new england 1993. This striking oversized anniversary edition with a silver. The mitten by jan brett 19990831 paperback january 1, 1760 4. Oct 05, 2009 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. Todays childrens book read aloud is the mitten by jan brett on once upon a story. Each animal finds a different purpose for the mitten and, in the end, when it. The bestselling modern classic, in an oversized board book edition perfect for sharing. See more ideas about book activities, jan brett and winter theme. 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 mitten by jan brett is a beloved winter book that both young and old adore. She is known for colorful, detailed depictions of a wide variety of animals and human cultures ranging from scandinavia to africa. The mitten teaching ideas, lesson plans, printables. Bretts earliest book in the library of congress online catalog was published.
This winter story is a ukranian folktale about a boy who loses his mitten in the snow. Teach students about story elements such as character using the book the mitten and this lesson plan. She says, i remember the special quiet of rainy days when i felt that i could enter the. Bookmarks from the mitten and the hat by jan brett printable bookmarks. First published in 1989, this beloved picture book by a new york timesbestselling authorillustrator is now in a board book edition. See all 31 formats and editions hide other formats and editions. If you have not read the story to your own children, you may purchase the book below. Brett brings woodland 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. 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. Find free songs, poems, activities, and book selections to use in your classroom. The bear sneezes, and all of the animals pop out of the mitten, causing it to sail in the air just as nicki is about to give up.
Perfect for a winter theme in kindergarten and first grade. I have to figure out which to return and continue to look for the paperback. When nicki drops his white mitten in the snow, he goes on without. The mitten board book and a pair of stretchy onesizefitall mittens for the five and under audience available in a sturdy box decorated with jan brett s designs. Jan brett s winter books jan brett is known for the borders that surround the pages of her books. Each of our children has enjoyed the mitten whether a board books, a paperpack, or. A classic ukrainian folktale retold and stunningly illustrated by brett, the mitten follows the adventures of. I would use this book in a math class to create an atmosphere that is more relatable for students. Readers may soon notice that the animal nicki has scared is actually the animal to be featured on. Adapted from a ukrainian folktale, the story centers on a mitten dropped in the snow which become. Fitchburg state college doctor of humane letters, honoris causa 2005. Size small jan bretts 1989 the mitten is now available in a boardbook edition, for littlest readers. This was one of my sons favorite winter books when he was growing up, so naturally, it became one of the books that we read over and over again.
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. Her most recent book, the three snow bears, was a new york times. The mitten jan brett storybook primary resources, the mitten, story book, knitted, nicki, baba, animals, story, early years eyfs, ks1 primary teaching resources. See all 25 formats and editions hide other formats and editions. Childrens authorsjan brett wikibooks, open books for. Jan brett born december 1, 1949 is an american illustrator and writer of childrens picture books. Dramatic and sweet, this book will evoke warm and cozy feelings in readers any time of the year.
These are some of the activities our children like to do after reading the book. Adapted from a ukrainian folktale, the story centers on a mitten dropped in the snow which becomes a refuge for a series of increasingly large animals. Childrens authorsjan brett wikibooks, open books for an. Jan lives in a seacoast town in massachusetts, close to where she grew up. Im pretty sure most of us know and have shared jan bretts wonderful book the mitten with our storytime kids. Perhaps you have heard about our guiding readers reading comprehension units, but you have not tried them yet. One by one the animals big and small find shelter and each other inside the mitten. Finally, a big brown bear is followed in by a tiny brown mouse and what happens next makes for a wonderfully funny climax. The bestselling modern classic, in a sturdy board book edition perfect for little hands.
The children love the illustrations and guessing how many animals will fit into the mitten. The mitten book, a computer with internet access and printer activity time. This is a great project to use with my book the mitten these files are quite large and download slowly, but i hope that youll be pleased by the quality. The artists trademark borders and panels showcase finely detailed winter scenes. This book is a sweet rendition and children find it warm and inviting. Millions of readers have fallen in love with jan bretts the mitten, and over 2. Boston public library lifetime achievement award book awards 2010s 20. Jan bretts winter books jan brett is known for the borders that surround the pages of her books. Pay close attention to the pictures in the book and you will walk through what happens to the mitten and nicki. Books by jan brett have been huge favorites in our house, especially her story the mitten. In this wintry episode of nook online storytime, author jan brett reads the mitten.
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