The Mitten has been called “a charming lap book to be pored over again and again” by School Library Journal. These include a mole, rabbit, hedgehog, owl, badger, bear, and mouse, all of which begin to peacefully cohabitate inside the mitten. As Nicki wanders in the snow unaware of his loss, woodland animals take residence inside the mitten one at a time. The story follows seven-year-old Nicki, who accidentally loses one of his white wool mittens in the snow. Get ready to do some upppercase and lowercase letter matching in this mitten match activity.-> Snowman Mitten Match More Mitten FunĪnd, check out my Three Little Kittens Book Dive for more mitten learning fun.A New York Times bestselling children’s book, The Mitten: A Ukrainian Folktale (1989), written and illustrated by American author Jan Brett, is based on an old Ukrainian folktale. And, keep reading for even more The Mitten activities.Ī few basic supplies and you’ve got a playful way to work on letter sounds.-> Mystery Mitten Letter Sound Game Mitten Match Just click the purple printer button link below. You can grab the two printables for these activities below. Students can practice writing their name on the mitten or the letters M and m. Have students circle the first letter of each animal’s name and practice saying the beginning sound that letter represents.ģ. (correct order: mole, rabbit, hedgehog, owl, badger, fox, bear, mouse)Ģ. Or, the mat could be used at snack time and students could count a food item such as goldfish crackers and place the correct number of snack on each animal as they appeared in the story. Alternately, they could color the animals as you identify the correct order with them. Have the students write the number order that each animal climbed into the mitten under each animal. There are multiple ways to use this page.ġ. Have students trace the line from the mitten to the owner to build fine motor and eye-hand coordination skills. Check out The Hat, Snowy Nap, Cozy, and The Three Snow Bears. Jan Brett also has many other wonderful winter tales. This is a wonderful book to work on sequeincing, discussing winter & winter animals, and so much more. After the animals leave, the mitten ends up making its way back to the child. Soon, several animals find warmth and shelter in the mitten until the mitten gets stretched to its limits. In The Mitten by Jan Brett, a young child takes his new white mittens out in the snow and ends up dropping one during his play. Book activities enhance your reading experience.įull Disclosure: This post contains affiliate links. Today we are enjoying the The Mitten and pairing it with some literacy rich The Mitten Activities. Winter isn’t quite the same until you enjoy a wintry book by Jan Brett.

Jan brett reading the mitten