Activities for The Mitten by Jan Brett

1-2-3 Come Do Some Mitten Activities With Me

We are smitten with The Mitten, by Jan Brett. It's a Ukrainian folktale, and one of my kiddos' favorite winter books, that's perfect for practicing sequencing and a variety of other standards.

Activities for the mitten by jan brett, mitten activities, mitten crafts, literacy packet for the mitten, common core mittenWith that in mind, I designed The Mitten Literacy Packet, with quick, easy and fun "print & go" activities, games, and even a mitten craft.

The packet includes:

Activities for the mitten by jan brett, mitten activities, mitten crafts, literacy packet for the mitten, common core mitten* A world map worksheet, where children locate the Ukraine as well as their own country and color it.
* A label the cover worksheet, with completed sample.

* Characters, setting and events, pocket chart cards.
* Story elements, plus beginning-Middle-and End parts of the story, worksheets.

Activities for the mitten by jan brett, mitten activities, mitten crafts, literacy packet for the mitten, common core mitten* Worksheets for sequencing the animals.
* Several writing prompt worksheets, for summarizing the story and explaining your favorite part.

* Who-What-Why-When-Where-How? worksheet.
* Several games, including a set of Memory Match cards that you can play 3 additional games with.

Activities for the mitten by jan brett, mitten activities, mitten crafts, literacy packet for the mitten, common core mitten* 5 Venn diagram worksheets, which are a fun way to practice comparison & contrast.
* A graphing extension.

* 21, pocket chart, sentence cards, which help review the story, as well as practice capitalization and end punctuation.
* There's a matching set of mini cards, to use for several other activities.

Activities for the mitten by jan brett, mitten activities, mitten crafts, literacy packet for the mitten, common core mitten* 9, "We read The Mitten today. Ask me to tell you the story." bookmarks.
* "Mm is for mitten and . . ." beginning letter sound worksheet.

Activities for the mitten by jan brett, mitten activities, mitten crafts, literacy packet for the mitten, common core mitten* Rhyme time worksheet, with matching answer-key poster.
* "How Many Words Can You Make?" worksheet with an answer-key poster.

Activities for the mitten by jan brett, mitten activities, mitten crafts, literacy packet for the mitten, common core mitten* Keepsake hand print mitten craft, plus . . .
* 3 mitten-themed graphic organizer worksheets.

Whew! That covers a nice variety of stuff doesn't it? 

Click on the link to zip on over to my TpT shop for The Mitten Literacy Packet. 

Activities for the mitten by jan brett, mitten activities, mitten crafts, literacy packet for the mitten, snowman crafts, snowman activities, acrostic poems, common core mittenToday's FREEBIE is a snowman acrostic poem packet.

It's a quick, easy and fun way to incorporate the poetry genre into your studies. 

Besides the snowman arostic pictured, the packet also includes 5 other acrostic poem templates.

Completed projects make an adorable bulletin board too.

Activities for the mitten by jan brett, mitten activities, mitten crafts, literacy packet for the mitten, common core mittenWell that's it for today.  Wishing everyone a wonder-filled wintry week.  Thanks for stopping by.  

"Poetry is when emotion has found its thought, and the thought has found words." - Robert Frost