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M is for Mitten
by Annie Appleford
The Missing Mitten
Mystery by Steven Kellogg
The Mystery of the
Missing by Steven Kellogg
Where's Your Mitten,
Josh? by Darice Bailer (Board Book)
Other Mitten Books
The
Mitten Tree
Too
Many Mittens
Mitten Math Book
Missing Mitten's: Level
1: Even and Odd Numbers by Stuart J. Murphy
Mitten Games
(Goes with any mitten story bag.)
Mitten
Match File Folder (or game) @ preschoolprintables
Print mittens on paper (or cardstock paper).
Put clear contact paper (or laminate) on the blank color mittens.
Place the mittens in alphabetical order (with 5 on a sheet).
Match the mitten with the correct color. Say the color. Spell the
color (for younger children, have them repeat the letters after
you). Add more colors if you like.
If you like, have the child say the Spanish
word (or other language) or repeat it after you (for beginners).
You could sing (or chant): R-E-D, that spells ... (RED). Do
it for the other colors.
(Start at a higher note and then go down the scale and repeat the
notes for that color.)
You can go to: Mitten Pattern to print out a pattern for a mitten. (You need reduce the size of it.)
Mitten Color Match Game
Cut out lots of different colors of mittens out of construction
paper. Write the color on one set of mittens. Have the
child match the mitten with the correct color and say (and spell)
the color. See above.
Mitten Number Match Game
Cut out lots of different colors of mittens out of construction
paper. Write the number (1, ...) on one set and on the other
set, write it out in words (one, ...) on the same color
mitten. Have the child match the mitten with the correct
color and say (and spell) the color. Sing or chant, 1,
o-n-e, 1. 2, t-w-o, 2. Clap your hands or tap a certain body
part the number of times needed for each number. Do it for the
amount of mittens you have made.
The Mitten Story Bag
1. Book(s) and Stories
The
Mitten
1. The Mitten Activity: Using corduroy (or thick fabric), cut the mitten out using the basic outline of the mitten pattern listed in the below links (or make your own). Top stitch (on the top, sew the fabric) the mitten pieces together by machine or sew it by hand. Copy the animals and color each animal. Laminate the animals.
Activity: Let the children put the animals (crawl in) in the mitten as you re-read or retell the story.
The mitten and animal printouts are found at Put
the
Animals In The Mitten.
You can also go to The Mitten
Story (This is a story with animal and a mitten lacing.)
2. Music:
Sing the Mitten Pokey (further down on
this page).
Snow
Fun Songs/Storytelling
Sing the "The Mitten Song" as you place the animals into the
mitten.
3. Lacing Activity
(Goes with any mitten story bag.)
Use the Mitten
To Sew with Yarn.
Parent or Teacher Copy: Make only one copy of the mitten on on
paper (or cardstock paper). Color it. Laminate (or
clear contact paper) on it. Hole punch holes. Use 3
feet (or more) of yarn and place tape on the ends. Place in the
bag.
Child's Copy: Make a copy of the mitten pattern onto construction
paper. Place wallpaper or contact paper on the back so it
will last longer. Have the child decorate it. Take 3
feet (or more) of yarn and place tape on the end.
Lace. The child can take this home (if you are a teacher).
4. Place any or all of the Mitten Games (on this page) in the bag.
Other Ideas:
5. Masks
The
Animals of The Mitten: Masks
Jan Brett has lots of details in these animals.
6. Coloring Pages
Jan Brett's Web Site
The
Animals
of The Mitten coloring page
The
Bear
from The Mitten coloring page
The
Rabbit
from The Mitten coloring page
Design
Your
Own Mitten
Other Coloring Page Links
Discovery
School's Clip Art - Mitten
Mitten
Pattern Decorate your own mitten.
The
Holiday Zone: Mitten Pattern
7. Related Links
Jan Brett's Web Site
Forest
Animal Web-Site Detective Learn more about each animal in
the book and other activities.
Friendly
Stationery You can write a letter to someone. It has a
hedgehog, bear, and rabbit.
Hedgie
Sock Puppet Project
Hedgehog
Facts
Hedgehog
Project Other ideas not listed in this link list.
Hedgehoq
Quiz
(Online)
Hedgehog
Wordsearch
& Word Search
How
to draw a Hedgehog from Jan Brett
Make a 3-D
Hedgehog Craft and pattern.
Other Links
The
Mitten Story Sack: about.com
Hedgehog Printout (and facts) @ Enchanted Learning
8. You can integrate this with The Old
Man's Mitten Story Bag (on this page) or do them separately
and use some of the mitten ideas listed on this page.
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The Old Man's Mitten Story
Bag
1. Story/Book
Children's
Literature - The Old Man's Mitten (Ukrainian Folk Tales:
Tales About Animals)
You can place the animals into a mitten like above.
Here are some images you can use (or you can use my links on my theme page to
find others.)
Go to: Google Images Search
to find images/coloring pages. Type in what you are looking
for. (If you want a coloring page, then type in ...
and then coloring page.)
In this story, the images include: old man, dog, mouse, frog,
rabbit, fox, wolf, boar, bear, and maybe some more.
The Old Man's Mitten: A Ukrainian Tale by Yevonne Pollock, Trish
Hill (Illustrator)
The
Woodcutter's Mitten: An Old Ukrainian Tale by Loek Koopmans
(Illustrator) (You can read a description about this book at
Amazon.com.)
2. Music
Mitten Pokey
3. Place any (or all) of the Mitten Games in the bag.
4. You can integrate this with The Mitten
Story Bag or do them separately and use some of the mitten
ideas listed on this page.
Too Many Mittens
Too
Many Mittens
Math & Music
Re-read the book. Count how many red mittens there are (up
to the part it says “1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10...!”.
People Who Found Mittens
Janey (1), Mrs. Brown (1), Ned (1), Twin Boys (2), Postman (1),
Garbage Man (2), Grocer (1), Delivery Truck Driver (1)
As you read the book, write on a piece of paper (or chalk board),
the number of mittens that are found:
1 + 1 + 1 + 2 + 1 + 2 + 1 + 1 =
Ten Little Mittens
Tune of: Ten Little Indian Boys
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One little, two little, three little mittens.
Four little, five little, six little mittens.
Seven little, eight little, nine little mittens.
Ten little mittens on the floor.
Art
Have the child draw his/her own mitten. Decorate. Place a
piece of string or yarn somewhere in the room. Near it, use
the sign, “IF YOU LOST A RED MITTEN WE HAVE IT.” Hole punch a hole
on the bottom of the mitten. Hang on a string or yarn with
clothes pins or a paper clip.
Runaway Mittens
Runaway Mittens by Jean Rogers Activities
Math
1. Hide ten red paper mittens around the room.
Find them. Put them into a box. Place them on
the floor. Count them.
Ten Little Mittens
Tune of: Ten Little Indian Boys
One little, two little, three little mittens.
Four little, five little, six little mittens.
Seven little, eight little, nine little mittens.
Ten little mittens on the floor.
Math, Music, & Art
Math: How many fingers go into mittens? Count your fingers.
Music: Sing
Ten Little Fingers In My Mittens
Tune of: Ten Little Indian Boys
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One little, two little, three little fingers.
Four little, five little, six little fingers.
Seven little, eight little, nine little fingers.
Ten fingers in my mittens.
Math & Art: Trace your hands around your fingers.
Practice writing your numbers (1-10 and/or one...)
Cooking & Art
Mitten Sugar Cookies
Make sugar cookies. Have the child place his/her clean hand
on the rolled cookie dough. Use a plastic knife and cut two hands
out. Bake. Let cool. Frost one cookie.
Turn another baked cookies over and frost it. Decorate your
mittens using colored sugar, sprinkles, etc.
Sugar Cookie Recipe
http://www.fastq.com/~jbpratt/recipes/desserts/sugarcookies.html
or
http://www.fastq.com/~jbpratt/recipes/dairyfree/desserts/sugarcookies.html
Frosting
Recipe
Music
Mitten Pokey
Have the child place each animal in and out of his/her mitten as the song is sung.
Mitten Pokey
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Tune of: Hokey
Pokey
You put the (fox, bear, ...) in.
You take the (fox, bear, ...) out.
You put the (fox, bear, ...) in and shake the mitten about.
You do the Mitten Pokey and turn yourself around.
That's what it's all about!
Repeat for each animal character have been placed in the mitten.
For The Mitten, these are the animals:
mole, rabbit, badger, fox, hedgehog, owl, brown bear, and a brown
mouse.
For The Old Man's Mitten, these are
the animals: mouse, frog, rabbit, fox, wolf, boar, and bear.
Three Little Kittens & Music
(This goes with any mitten story bag.)
Three
Little Kittens Books
The Little
Kittens (music)
The
Kittens and Mittens Activity Page @ Jan Brett
Music Links
Winter
Songs: The Winter Pokey
Patterns & Sew Mittens
Fun
to
sew for kids - lets make mittens If the link changes, just
type in mittens.
Mitten
Pattern Note: This can used for the games
(if you reduce the size).
Copyright © 2002-2011 Barbara Pratt. All rights reserved.
