First grade is when students will first encounter the book report. Well, i know that this book must have animals in it. Books by jan brett have been huge favorites in our house, especially her story the mitten. The mitten preschool theme preschool activities nook. Perhaps youre partial to a grinch whose heart grows three times its size. The mitten in this technologyintegrated lesson, students respond to listening by answering comprehension questions, retelling the story as a skit, and writing to the author. Check out these great titles that will keep your first grader wanting to turn page after page. The mitten freebies and links first grade blue skies. Associates program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to amazon. Today we added the mitten by jan brett to our learning space the mitten book activities for toddlers. Click on the link to viewdownload the activities to go with jan bretts the mitten packet. First grade activities art therapy activities literacy activities reading activities winter activities literacy centers therapy ideas the mitten book activities kindergarten reading. Read jim aylesworth and alvin tresselts versions of the mitten.
Book study companion activities to go with junie b. The mitten preschool activities and crafts kidssoup. Students listen to the story the mitten, and visit a website about the storys author. Pair this book companion with the mitten to develop speech and language therapy lesson plans for intervention. I started a to z teacher stuff in 1997 when i was getting ready for student teaching.
First grade narrative help your first grader structure and create stories to help them not only tell the world about their day, but also let their imagination grow. First grade garden amanda ross is a participant in the. Help your students to feel at ease by helping them create a fun, keepsake book about their first day. Art therapy activities grades sarahs first grade snippets. Explore childrens literature by researching a book and its author. Winter months are great for learning more about new clothing.
Youngsters read the story the mitten by jan brett and discuss the animals and characters mentioned in the story. We not only have free worksheets, but we also have handson activites, printable games, and more to make learning fun. Today we did a miniunit on the mitten by jan brett, one of my favorites. Jan bretts the mitten is definitely on my list of mustread childrens books i know im not the only one, as evidenced by some of the great emails i receive from funaday readers. This lesson is designed to introduce primary students to the importance of asking questions before, during, and after listening to a story. These printable reading worksheets allow kids to build their vocabulary, read short narratives, practice reading comprehension, and more. The mitten free printable book homeschool giveaways. Activities and lesson plans for the mitten by jan brett. Write each question on a postit note and stick it on the text you have the question about. The illustrations are simply amazing, and there are many activities that can be done to encourage learning as we read. In first grade, students are responsible for comparing and contrasting characters activities and experiences within a story.
Perfect for first grade and second grade guided reading. The mitten freebies and links classroom freebies too is more freebies for more teachers. Jan brett literacy activities update and a freebie. Teaching story telling can be a difficult task, but giving students the first grade composition resources they. This the mitten lesson plan is suitable for kindergarten 1st grade. To help readers learn to ask questions before, during, and after reading, think aloud the next time you are reading a book, article, or set of directions. I love making books with kids, be they class books, emergent readers, or individual. I didnt want to introduce compare and contrast without activities that would enhance my students discussions. The first day of first grade is a special, momentous occasion. Lesson includes two downloadable sample bookreport templates. Preschool literacy preschool books literacy activities winter activities preschool winter january preschool themes the mitten book activities letter n activities creative curriculum. The mitten activities for preschool and kindergarten. Whether you are a homeschooler, teacher, or are a parent supplementing your childs education weve got lots of fun, creative, and educational activities for you. Two versions of the mitten will be shared with first grader students during a read aloud.
Winter is a great time of year for indoor toddler activities. See more ideas about books, book activities and books for first graders. Printables for the mitten by jan brett homeschool creations. With so many great winter books and ideas, its easy to put together themed activities.
This year i wanted to begin promoting kindness from the very beginning of the year. The mitten curriculum web learning centers for art, drama, play, big book, and science. Printable books can make such a difference in your preschool classroom. If you have not read the story to your own children, you may purchase the book below. Grab these free printable books for preschool and kindergarten. This is the first lesson in a set of questioning lessons designed for primary grades. I searched this summer for the perfect book and i found it. So put on those mitten and pick up a warm idea or two. This list includes ideas for fine motor work, art projects, and learning idea. Lots of fun literacy ideas and guided reading activities. I would highly recommend printing the activities from this set onto cardstock so that they are sturdier for younger hands. Teach your first graders about inferring word meaning from context and all about the importance of using strong verbs in writing with two lessons using the mitten by jean brett.
Grabbing the mitten triumphantly, he takes it back to his grandmothers house. 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. The mitten by jan brett is a beloved winter book that both young and old adore. Making mittens with the mitten book read and discuss the different animals in the mitten book and then try to make. Then have the students vote for their favorite and graph the results. I have also included activities for them to work on teamwork, an activity for their family, and activities to build their math, reading and writing skills.
With that in mind, i designed some quick, easy and fun, mittenthemed acti. Since time is limited, it is often a quick note that is written or signed and given to the staff member. 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 most familiar version written by jan brett and the other written by alvin tresselt tell the tale of a boy who drops his mitten in the woods on the coldest day of winter. My first grader loves learning facts about animals, so he really got into putting this portfolio together. Explore jan bretts website for other kidfriendly activities based on the authors books. Explain that looking at the cover of a book can help you think of questions to ask before you start reading. The story text is rich with interesting, colorful vocabulary and it is a perfect choice to use to teach inference to first graders. Get ideas for teaching your class how to write a basic book report by teaching them to recognize different genres of literature, characters, setting and more.
The mitten includes four different reading level versions plus a wordless version. I love making a unit out of this book during the winter months. You will find resources for all ages from toddler, pre k, kindergarten, 1st grade, 2nd grade, 3rd grdae, 4th grdae, 5th grade, 6th grade, junior. Below you will see some things i have tried with my class. The mitten teaching ideas, lesson plans, printables. Sarahs first grade snippets first grade reading, mitten. Free mitten printables and montessoriinspired mitten. It isnt a montessoristyle book, but its a beautiful, classic childrens story. Best christmas books and holiday books for kids parenting. The mitten this is a multilevel kinderreader that retells the traditional story with a twist.
From bingo to word matching to flashcards, we have multiple ways to make learning to read fun. Dec 18, 2019 great books for first grade students see more ideas about books, book activities and books for first graders. Its one pack that was a last minute addition to our school time, but one i know we will enjoy. The first half of the kit focuses on skills for younger children and the second includes pages for more advanced preschoolers or kindergarteners. The mitten is a beautiful ukrainian folk story that our family first became familiar with through the jan brett version. We just recently came across this book at one of our. The mitten lesson plan for 2nd 4th grade lesson planet. These free printable emergent readers are perfect for teaching young children early literacy skills. Students create masks of the animals from the story and present a play of the story. This packet focuses on language activities for early elementary and late preschool aged children.
I did some investigating and found some things online to include with the book and made some of my own all shared below. I use the mitten to teach sequencing and predicting. All content contained of the pages within this website is teaching is a work of heart. I also designed 3 mitten venn diagrams, perfect for helping your. Kindness activities with a little spot of kindness first. I went on to teach preschool, kindergarten, and first grade and earned my masters degree in education as well.
Or a family of latkes to share the story of hanukkah. Start by reading the mitten by jan brett and then give these activities a try. The mitten activities preschoolers are going to love. Explain to students that you ask questions before you begin reading a book to help you think about and focus on what youre going to read. Whatever you celebrate, we have our own unique list of christmas books to read with your special gifts. These printables were created to use with the mitten by jan brett. I used free printables to prepare montessoriinspired activities to go with the book perfect for winter or a woodland animal theme. Mitten activities this week we had so many fun activities that correlated with the mitten by jan brett. The mitten multilevel kinderreaders printable book a to.
Take the work and expense out of doing school at home with our vast collection of free worksheets for kids. 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. I love the mitten adapted and illustrated by jan brett. A little spot of kindness written by diane alber was just what i needed to create kindness activities for my room, and set the stage for an amazing year. Jan bretts the mitten can be used to teach sequencing, predicting, and how to retell a story. Book companion for preschool speech and languagethis is a 38 page download fo. We use affiliate links and may earn commission from purchases made through those links. The mitten and winter preschool and kindergarten activities, lessons, crafts, and games. You may be surprised at how many typically unspoken questions you ponder, ask, and answer as you read.
There are many ways to incorporate math into a first grade unit about the mitten there are several fun graphing ideas for the mitten. Story sequencing and word cards are included, and the pictures can be colored. The mitten emergent reader this is an emergent reader with based on the story the mitten by jan brett first grade blue skies. Add these the mitten activities for preschoolers to. This the mitten lesson plan is suitable for 2nd 4th grade. These book study companion activities supplement the books in the junie b jones series by barbara park. See more ideas about kindergarten literacy, book activities and jan brett.
Or maybe, youve taken to a newer christmas hero who sits on your shelf or hangs from a ceiling fan. Its your first day of school, annie claire ivy and bean book 1 ivy and bean and the ghost that had to go ivy and bean book 2 ivy and bean bound to be bad ivy and bean book 5 ivy and bean break the fossil record ivy and bean book 3 ivy and bean make the rules ivy and bean book 9 ivy and bean no news is good news ivy and bean book 8. Holly and diane the mitten retelling book the mitten ideas i can recreate these. There is a fun little rhyming note that explains what they have to do each day. In this lesson, using the story the mitten by jan brett, students learn how to become good readers by asking questions. Match the mittens toddler activities, mittens, toddler books. Prek k first second third fourth fifth sixth seventh eighth ninth.
This week we have already read the gingerbread baby and had fun with these montessori inspired animal matching activities. Jan bretts wonderful adaption of the ukrainian folktale the mitten makes a great base for a unit on mittens to use during the winter months with your preschool and kindergarten children. Elegant art makes this anniversary edition a real treasure. Dramatic and sweet, this book will evoke warm and cozy feelings in readers any time of the year. Our first grade reading worksheets help young readers work on essential early reading skills. Do you want brer rabbit to explain your special holiday.
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