First up is the mitten story slider craftivity, that will help your students retell the story in the proper order. Jan 16, 2014 it is the story of a boys lost mitten that becomes shelter for a surprising amount of animals during the coldest day of winter. Alvin tresselts delightful folk story should not be missed by children. Word association puts word into the childs phonological. Engaging students in mitten themed literacy activities. This was my sons favorite book when he was a child. These activities go along with the common core in literacy, writing, and math. For preschoolers, i recommend printing and laminating an additional set of pictures for students to put in a mitten as they retell the story. Librarything is a cataloging and social networking site for booklovers. In the mitten a boy named nicki drops his mitten in the snow. Felt mittens of five or more sizes, plus a board to stick them on. The mitten, by alex tresselt i was surprised at how much my boys enjoyed this version of the folktale because the illustrations are very simple with little color.
The mitten jan brett the mitten alvin tresselt the three. And that lost mitten stretches and stretchesand stretchesto provide shelter for many woodland creatures. Buying mittens nankichi niimi a japanese fairy tale caps, hats, socks, and mittens. His book white snow, bright snow illustrated by roger duvoisin won the caldecott medal. Rachev and illustrated by yaroslava, warm up today with the mitten, 1964. He dropped one of his mittens and the animals of the forest find it. Act out the story with the children by sitting them in a circle and having a large blanket in the middle that represents the mitten from the story. Besides the mitten, i also love the missing mitten mystery by steven kellogg. I use the mitten to teach sequencing and predicting. However, the book has a unique set of animals including a wolf, warthog, and cricket. See more ideas about book activities, winter theme and preschool activities. One of his most popular books was his retelling of the ukrainian folktale the mitten, illustrated by yaroslava mills. This folktale tells the story of a young man who is out in the woods, gathering wood for his grandmother, when he unknowingly drops one of his mittens, leaving it behind. The creatures who take up residence in the mitten are different as are less obvious details.
Stack them together and put two staples at the top. Awardwinning author alvin tresselt retells the traditional ukrainian folktale in his most popular childrens book, the mitten. Evgenii rachev an illustrator and published author of the mitten. First mole, then rabbit, followed by hedgehog, owl, badger, fox, and even a bear. Humorous fiction, 74 words, level d grade 1, lexile 280l. At least one more version of the mitten story, such as the mitten by alvin tresselt. It has a great little story of cute animals all warming their toes in a mitten lost by a little boy. Awardwinning author alvin tresselt uses the adaptation by e. My grandma used to read it aloud, and i love the way the simple blackline illustrations tell the timeless story. See more ideas about preschool activities, winter theme and book activities. The story of jumping mouse, a native american legend, retold and illustrated by john steptoe duration. The mitten by alvin tresselt learning through literature. Young children will enjoy the humorous language and predictable ending. New vocabulary students use the book to find three words that are new to them, find the definition and illustrate what the word means.
The terrible troll bird ingri and edgar daulaire, nyr childrens collection, 2007 duration. Discuss the authors use of different kinds of sentences to interest a reader or listener and communicate a message. The mitten by alvin tresselt, illustrated by yaroslava puppets. An old ukrainian folktale a blue ribbon book and over 200 other books to retell the story of the mitten. Simply run the mitten and slider patterns off on white paper. The mitten story printable and handson activity for preschool. And this time of year we love to dig out one of my childhood favorites. The mitten jan brett storybook primary resources, the mitten, story book, knitted, nicki, baba, animals, story, early years eyfs, ks1 primary teaching resources. I would recommend this book to kids that are just learning how to read and want a cute little story. The mitten is a great wintertime story for preschoolers and their older siblings. Choose a child to represent each animal from the story and have them crawl under the blanket similar to the animals crawling into the mitten. In the story, a young boy named nicki wants his baba to make him some mittens that are white as snow.
The mitten by alvin tresselt, yaroslova, paperback barnes. This christmas i gave it to his daughter and was pleased to. A classic ukrainian folktale retold and stunningly illustrated by brett, the mitten follows the adventures of little nicki, who loses his white mitten in the snow and the curious crew of. Adapted from a ukrainian folktale, this is the story of a lost mitten and the succession of animals that find shelter in its warmth. 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. Story comparison i am lucky enough to have several books from my childhood still. He is the author of more than 50 picture books, including the retelling of the ukrainian folk tale the mitten. She reluctantly makes him a pair, but warns they may get lost if he drops them outside. Seller grendel books, abaailab published 1966 condition near fine in near fine dust jacket. The mitten is a ukrainian folktale as retold by alvin tresselt and is designed for students in kindergarten and above. In fact, it is the inspiration of the partner script that ive developed for paired and guided reading. 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. See more ideas about winter theme, kindergarten literacy and kindergarten reading. Next, a rabbit, badger, and then a bunch of other animals crawled in that made the mitten bigger.
The mitten by alvin tresselt story time for kids youtube. This humorous story retells the traditional ukrainian wintertime tale of several animals squeezing into a mitten to stay warm. 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. Dec 01, 2019 the most popular version is the mitten by jan brett, but there is also the title by alvin tresselt. Tell how it was used in the story, reread the sentence. This christmas i gave it to his daughter and was pleased to see my sons pleasure at the gift. Then a bunch of creatures try to fit into the mitten. With that in mind, i designed some quick, easy and fun, mittenthemed activities. Your preschooler will love these books about mittens. I have a version of the mitten by alvin tresselt 1964 that i used with my students to compare the stories. Enjoy a beloved classic holiday story with a free reading of the mitten online plus free activities to do with your kids. The mitten by jan brett meet your next favorite book. Although there are many versions of this story jan bretts being quite popular, my favorite is the 1964 edition by alvin tresselt. Dunn badgers by john darbyshire bear snores on by karma wilson.
Its a straw that broke the camels back story where the animals that climb into the mitten gradually get larger and larger before it bursts by a teeny tiny mouse. See more ideas about mitten, winter preschool, preschool. Deep in the woods on the coldest day of winter a little boy drops his mitten. A young boy was out in the forest on the coldest day of winter collecting firewood for his grandmother. Explore internet resources and information using websites bookmarked by the teacher. Basic versions of the story in english and spanish are included. And that lost mitten stretches and stretches and stretches to provide shelter for many woodland creatures. The mitten jan brett storybook primary resources story. The mitten book list the hat by jan brett the mitten by alvin tresselt exploring the world of foxes by tracy read over and under the snow by kate messner animals in winter by henrietta bancroft ten on the sled by kim norman owls by gail gibbons hedgehogs by mary r. This is a story retelling project that goes with the book the mitten by alvin tresselt. Alvin tresselt s delightful folk story should not be missed by children. Using construction paper or card stock adds to the sturdiness.