Jan Brett is also the creator of such wintery classics as The Hat, The Snowy Nap, Three Snowy Bears, The Animal’s Santa, and The Night Before Christmas. Materials: Book: The Mitten A Ukranian Folktake. 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 from which the story comes. Students will retell the story as they recall the sequence of the animals as they appear in the story. Reading Comprehension Activities - If you read The Mitten by Jan Brett in your classroom during Winter, this set of literacy and math activities are perfect to go along with the book. Finally, a big brown bear is followed in by a tiny brown mouse, and what happens next makes a wonderfully funny climax. Finally, a big brown bear is followed in by a tiny brown mouse and what happens next makes for a wonderfully funny climax.Īs the story of the animals in the mitten unfolds, the reader can see Nicki in the borders of each page, walking thr ough the woods unaware of what is going on. One by one, woodland animals find the mitten and crawl in first a curious mole, then a rabbit, a badger and others, each one larger than the last. One by one, woodland animals find it and crawl in first, a curious mole, then a rabbit, a badger and others, each one larger than the last. In this modern classic, a young boy’s lost mitten leads to a charming snowy adventure.
When Nicki drops his white mitten in the snow, he goes on without realizing that it is missing.
What a great book for teaching sequencing, animal characteristics & winter concepts. Jan Brett’s beautiful retelling has been a family favorite for over 25 years. The Mitten is a classic Ukrainian folktale written and illustrated by Jan Brett. In this bestselling modern classic, a young boy’s lost mitten leads to a charming snowy adventure.
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