The Mitten Thematic Unit
I have loved reading this Russian tale to children since I held my own babies on my lap 30 years ago. This story is timeless! The many versions of this story make it a great book to compare and contrast, look for key details, do close readings, and even make a class play!
And don't forget to show this great video read by Jan Brett herself!
Cross-Curricular Planning
Our Academically Challenging yet Developmentally Appropriate Thematic Unit features the story, "The Mitten."
All children love the traditional tale, "The Mitten!" Expand on great literature, reach across the curriculum, and strategically teach to the common core standards as you enjoy bringing Mitten Mania into your classroom.
Table of Contents:
Shared Reading Activities:
The Mitten: Retell a Story 5-Day Lesson Plan
Mitten Poetry Activity: Group Reading Activity
Literacy Activities:
Little Lost Mittens: Reviewing Early Phonics and Phonological Skills.
Shake and Fill Mittens: Reading and Writing CVC Words
Warm Mittens: Naming Sounds or Reading Nonsense Words
The Kittens’ Mittens: Naming Alphabet Sounds
Kittens’ Mittens Words: Reading CVC Words
QR Mittens: Writing Sight Words
Makin’ Mittens: Reading Sight Words
The Lost Mitten: Producing Rhymes
Mitten Colors: Reading Color Words
Math Activities:
Mitten Spots: Naming Numbers Fluently
The Mitten Shop: Counting by Tens
Mitten Bingo: Identifying Numbers 11-30
Mitten Problems: Decomposing Numbers
Mitten Sort: Sorting Mittens by Shape
Mitten Pairs: Understand Number, Quantity Relationships
Mitten Numbers: Writing Numbers from 0-20.
Dice Mitten Throw: Adding Dice
Writing Prompts/Word Wall
Write a Story
My Mittens
Who Will Crawl Into My Mitten?
Mitten Word Wall
Make a List of Mitten Words
Class Book
Millions of Mittens
Guided Reading Books
The Mitten: Level A
The Mitten Level C
Art Projects
Mitten Art
Mitten Wreath
The Mitten Retelling Puppets
Songs
Oh Where, Oh Where
Fuzzy Mittens
The Mitten