A collection of projects and activities of books for kids, and classroom activities and lesson plans for teachers about particular subjects, curriculum areas, themes. The mitten board book edition by jan brett, board book. The children love the illustrations and guessing how many animals will fit into the mitten. Jan lives in a seacoast town in massachusetts, close to where she grew up. Explore jan bretts website for other kidfriendly activities based on the authors books. The class also publishes their own book about what could fit in their mitten. Staple together along the left side of the mini book. Free printable minibook to read and color winter kindergarten. I have used many copies of her book, the mitten, over the years with all ages of children from little ones in preschool all the way to older students in primary grades.
Inspiring printable mini book the mitten printable images. If you have not read the story to your own children, you may purchase the book below. A fun christmas unit study for jan bretts the mitten. 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. See 4 best images of printable mini book 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. Jan 30, 2014 in this wintry episode of nook online storytime, author jan brett reads the mitten. Jan brett s the mitten is a must for the first day of winter. Childrens authorsjan brett wikibooks, open books for an. The mitten sails up into the air and nicki finds it. Youll be able to see the beautiful illustrations in the book while it is read out loud by author jan brett. See more ideas about mitten, winter preschool, book activities.
His mitten stretches and stretches as one by one appealing woodland animals, each. Then the boys mitten is all stretched out from all the animals laying in there. Let all students participate in the story by using this adapted and interactive velcro book to teach sequencing, characters, and character traits. All content contained of the pages within this website is teaching is a work of heart. 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. Oct 05, 2009 the mitten ebook written by jan brett. Readers may soon notice that the animal nicki has scared is actually the animal to. Her books are known for colorful, detailed depictions of a wide variety of animals and human cultures ranging from scandinavia to africa. Jan brett has 72 books on goodreads with 412164 ratings.
These are some of the activities our children like to do after reading the book. Jan 23, 2012 these printables were created to use with the mitten by jan brett. Book is small and made of sturdy cardboard, so even baby chewing on the edges cant do much. The mitten jan brett storybook primary resources story. Put the animals in the mitten use after reading the mitten this is cute they could color the. Mitten email postcards mitten line drawings months of the year bulletin board. I would highly recommend printing the activities from this set onto cardstock so that they are sturdier for younger hands. Jan bretts the mitten is a must for the first day of winter.
A about jan brett addition and subtraction puzzles addition flash cards advent calendar. The mitten by jan brett is a beloved winter book that both young and old adore. Its one pack that was a last minute addition to our school time, but one i know we will enjoy. With over thirty four million books in print, jan brett is one of the nations foremost author illustrators of childrens books. During the summer her family moves to a home in the berkshire hills of massachusetts. Todays childrens book read aloud is the mitten by jan brett on once upon a story.
When nicki drops his white mitten in the snow, he goes on without realizing that it is missing. Includes crafts, printable resources, games and more for preschool, kindergarten, and elementary students. The mitten by jan brett 19990831 paperback january 1, 1760 4. Ive looked over the download, and am amazed that these 92 pagesread more. Let all students participate in the story by using this adapted and interactive. This winter story is a ukranian folktale about a boy who loses his mitten in the snow. The mitten jan brett storybook primary resources, the mitten, story book, knitted, nicki, baba, animals, story, early years eyfs, ks1 primary teaching resources. Jan bretts fans count her snowy books set in irresistible winter landscapes among their favorites. 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. 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. This free the mitten printable, based on the book by jan brett, explores early reading. Jan brett fans can now get three of her bestselling books in one box.
Books by jan brett have been huge favorites in our house, especially her story the mitten. The mitten emergent reader by jamie mayas teachers pay teachers. 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. Its a ukrainian folktale, and one of my kiddos favorite winter books, thats perfect for practicing sequencing and a variety of other standards. As a child, jan brett decided to be an illustrator and. Now they can own a beautiful edition containing four of her bestselling titles gingerbread baby, the mitten, the hat and the three snow bears, set in switzerland, the ukraine, denmark and the arctic, respectively. Author and illustrator jan brett s love of folk and fairy tales is apparent in this beautifully illustrated picture book for little readers. But the classic jan brett illustrations of this book make an entertaining story so much better. Oct 30, 2014 buy the mitten brdbk by brett, jan isbn. The mitten activities to go with the picture book by jan brett. The mitten reading comprehension unit for kindergarten. Pin it the mitten printables includes fun activities to tie in with the story vocabulary words, word tracer cards, a tracer page, sequencing cards, a fun song, beginning sound. The polar express by chris van allsburg the mitten by jan brett animalia by graeme.
Having carefully researched this ukrainian tale, she renders each picture with true authenticity. These printables were created to use with the mitten by jan brett. Then the bear sneezes and the animals fly out of the mitten. The story begins with nicki, a young ukrainian boy, who hopes that his. First, print out the free printable you can find it at the bottom of this post. I love making a unit out of this book during the winter months. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. This is an emergent reader based on the story the mitten by jan brett. Jan 19, 2015 books by jan brett have been huge favorites in our house, especially her story the mitten. Jan bretts the mitten can be used to teach sequencing, predicting, and how to retell a story. Color the mittens and the animals, cut out the two mittens and. 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. Children can compare a mitten to a glove, or the mitten story to jan bretts companion story the hat. Theres also a venn diagram to compare 2 animal characters.
The mitten includes four different reading level versions plus a wordless version. A classic ukrainian folktale retold and stunningly illustrated by brett, the mitten follows the adventures of. But he loses one, and soon the forest animals become interested in it. Jan brett the mitten printable book free mitten printable book emergent reader printable mini books printable preschool mitten activities. Great collection of jan brett stories, which kids from 310 love. Size small jan bretts 1989 the mitten is now available in a boardbook edition, for littlest readers. Jan leads her readers through her books with side panel illustrations that show what happened on the page before and what is coming next.
I did some investigating and found some things online to include with the book and made some of my own all shared below. Dramatic and sweet, this book will evoke warm and cozy feelings in readers any time of the year. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read the mitten. They read the book to each other long after the lesson is over.
The mitten by jan brett adapted interactive book special education. My favorite part is when the bear sneezes and all the animals fly out of the mitten. Nickis grandmother knitted him a pair of white mittens, which he wears as he goes outside to play in the snow. 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. See all 7 formats and editions hide other formats and editions. Author jan bretts free coloring, video and activity pages. The mitten freebies and links first grade blue skies. What favourite winter books would you like to see miniunits for. Perhaps you have heard about our guiding readers reading comprehension units, but you have not tried them yet. Size small jan brett s 1989 the mitten is now available in a boardbook edition, for littlest readers. In jan bretts story, the mitten, the borders show the adventures of the young boy nicki as he treks trough the woods scaring different animals out of their hiding places.
Students can work in small groups to retell the story. Children can compare a mitten to a glove, or the mitten story to jan brett s companion story the hat. Click here for the best bookstore prices on jan brett books. The illustrations are simply amazing, and there are many activities that can be done to encourage learning as we read. Young children will find out in this charming and humorous board book. 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. Printables for the mitten by jan brett homeschool creations. In this wintry episode of nook online storytime, author jan brett reads the mitten.
Grabbing the mitten triumphantly, he takes it back to his grandmothers house. It is modified for the accessibility of all students. Today we did a miniunit on the mitten by jan brett, one of my favorites. Qtip painting printables featuring animals from the mitten. So put on those mitten and pick up a warm idea or two.
This little library contains the board book editions of three brett wintertime tales. Jan bretts little library by jan brett, board book. Off he goes into the deep snows around the small farmsteadand drops a mitten while climbing a tree. Nov 06, 2011 jan leads her readers through her books with side panel illustrations that show what happened on the page before and what is coming next. Her nowclassic version of the mitten is a favorite classroom read aloud every winter. Dec 30, 2018 biographical information jan brett is a bestselling author and illustrator of childrens books. Click here for the best bookstore prices on jan brett books jan brett 19962011. Click on the link to viewdownload the mitten venn diagrams. The mitten board book edition 9780399231094 by jan brett. The mitten activities and crafts books and giggles. Find books like the mitten from the worlds largest community of readers.
Young readers will love watching woodland animals snuggle together in the mitten, and in the hat, theyll laugh at seeing hedgie and his animals friends wearing clothes. See more ideas about winter theme, jan brett and mittens. The first half of the kit focuses on skills for younger children and the second includes pages for more advanced preschoolers or kindergarteners. Finally, a big brown bear is followed in by a tiny brown mouse and what happens next makes for a wonderfully funny climax. The mitten by jan brett adapted interactive book special. Author and illustrator jan bretts love of folk and fairy tales is apparent in this beautifully illustrated picture book for little readers. Even very young babies are attracted and fascinated by the bright colors, and lively scenes. Story sequencing and word cards are included, and the pictures can be colored. First published in 1989, this book was considered a treasure then. Childrens authorsjan brett wikibooks, open books for. Recently, piper brought home a book from her mookie and papas the mitten by jan brett.
Get it today with same day delivery, order pickup or drive up. One by one the animals big and small find shelter and each other inside the mitten. This awardwinning book will keep readers toastywarm on the coldest of nights. This is the first jan brett book i ever read, and not only did i enjoy the story. The mitten printable emergent reader for preschool and. The mitten by jan brett meet your next favorite book. Jan brett s 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. Adapted from a ukrainian folktale, the story centers on a mitten dropped in the snow which become. 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. 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.
The mitten printable emergent reader for preschool and kindergarten. The mitten emergent reader by jamie mayas teachers pay. Click on each letter for the fullsized print or click on the link under the artwork for a pdf version. As a school librarian, i have read jan bretts books to kids for years. Below you will see some things i have tried with my class. Author and illustrator jan bretts love of folk and fairy tales is apparent in this. I loved the animals and i enjoyed all the detail in each picture, and the mini. Her books are extremely beautiful and colorful, and the mitten is no exception. 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. The story of the mitten is a ukrainian story about a child who drops their mitten in the snowy woods and then animals one by one crawl into the mitten. The mitten free printable book homeschool giveaways.