This hands-on activity is a fun way to work on that skill. Matching colors is an important part of visual discrimination. I made this craft to go with another Jan Brett story, but it would be a wonderful match for this book too! How would the owl tell the story if they were the narrator? Retell the story of The Mitten with this owl puppet. The mouse is an important part of the story, and you can easily create a mouse with this little craft! After reading, talk about habitats and then allow your students to explore them with this habitat sorting activity.įootprints in the Snow – Further your winter animal habitat learning with this great playdough play. The animals in The Mitten are all forest animals.

This was a hit with my 2-3 year old class but you could write letters, numbers, or even sight words on the mittens to make it more challenging for older children. Work on fine motor skills, one-to-one correspondence, and more with this fun mitten craft. In the post, I explain how to make it so even children new to rhyming can be successful with this activity. Children love matching up the mittens and rhymes. This free printable activity is a must-do.

I’ve used these ideas over and over again, teaching preschool and with my own children at home. Here are some wonderful activities that match The Mitten by Jan Brett. My classroom of 2 and 3-year-olds read this book the same week my son told me he read it in his 2nd-grade class! It’s a lovely book and one of my very favorite winter books for preschool to read. The amazing thing about this story is how it appeals to various ages. That is, until the bear sneezes! The illustrations are busy in a captivating way that will have your students discovering new things every time you read this book. The Mitten by Jan Brett is a modern classic picture book about a mitten that magically keeps stretching as more and more forest animals crawl inside. The Mitten activities I have here are not just for preschool elementary-aged children will enjoy The Mitten activities I’m sharing too! Here are some great ideas for preschool activities after reading The Mitten by Jan Brett.

It’s not just fun to use a theme it’s a useful tool for using prior knowledge children have ( yes, even reading a book is prior knowledge) and building on it. Matching books with activities is a wonderful way to teach.

Animals from the mitten story