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The Mitten Lesson Plans & Teaching Resources Collection

In this well-loved folktale, Nicki convinces his reluctant Baba to make him a pair of mittens as white as the snow. The first time he wears them, Baba's fear comes true when Nicki unknowingly drops his mitten in the snow. Much to the delight of several woodland creatures, they find the mitten, and, one by one climb inside to keep warm. The Mitten is an excellent text for students to practice understanding text structure, visualizing, making predictions, making inferences, and retelling and summarizing.
  • Included in this collection
  • 5 comprehension strategy lesson plans and student resources for The Mitten
  • Comprehension worksheets and answer keys
  • Text-based reader's notebook prompts
  • Word work lesson plan and activities focused on Parts of Speech
  • Interactive vocabulary games and activities
  • Running record assessment
  • Comprehension assessment
  • Skills sheets
  • Resources translated to Spanish
  • Note: This set of instructional resources is for use with the book The Mitten by Jan Brett. A copy of the book is not included in this set of resources.
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In this well-loved folktale, Nicki convinces his reluctant Baba to make him a pair of mittens as white as the snow. The first time he wears them, Baba's fear comes true when Nicki unknowingly drops his mitten in the snow. Much to the delight of several woodland creatures, they find the mitten, and, one by one climb inside to keep warm. The Mitten is an excellent text for students to practice understanding text structure, visualizing, making predictions, making inferences, and retelling and summarizing.
  • Included in this collection
  • 5 comprehension strategy lesson plans and student resources for The Mitten
  • Comprehension worksheets and answer keys
  • Text-based reader's notebook prompts
  • Word work lesson plan and activities focused on Parts of Speech
  • Interactive vocabulary games and activities
  • Running record assessment
  • Comprehension assessment
  • Skills sheets
  • Resources translated to Spanish
  • This set of instructional resources is for use with the book The Mitten by Jan Brett. A copy of the book is not included in this set of resources.
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Book Title:
The Mitten
Book Author:
Jan Brett
Grade Level:
2
Genre(s):
Folktale
F&P Guided Reading Level:
M
DRA Level:
28
Reading Recovery Level:
20, 28
Theme(s):
Family, Winter
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Making Inferences:
RL.2.6, RL.2.7, RL.2.10, RF.2.3, RF.2.4, SL.2.1b, SL.2.2, SL.2.3, W.2.8, L.2.6
Making Predictions:
RL.2.1, RL.2.3, RL.2.10, RF.2.3, RF.2.4, SL.2.1b, SL.2.2, SL.2.3, W.2.8, L.2.6
Retelling & Summarizing:
RL.2.2, RL.2.3, RL.2.5, RL.2.7, RL.2.10, RF.2.3, RF.2.4, SL.2.1b, SL.2.2, SL.2.3, W.2.8, L.2.6
Understanding Text Structure:
RL.2.4, RL.2.5, RL.2.7, RL.2.10, RF.2.3, RF.2.4, SL.2.1b, SL.2.2, SL.2.3, W.2.8, L.2.6
Visualizing:
RL.2.7, RL.2.10, RF.2.3, RF.2.4, SL.2.1b, SL.2.2, SL.2.3, W.2.8, L.2.6
Vocabulary Connections:
L.2.4a, L.2.5a, L.2.6
Word Work:
RF.2.3, RF.2.4
Making Inferences:
2.1A, 2.1C, 2.1D, 2.6A, 2.6E, 2.6F, 2.6I, 2.7B, 2.7C, 2.7D, 2.7E, 2.7F, 2.8B, 2.8C, 2.13C, 2.13E, 2.13G
Making Predictions:
2.1A, 2.1C, 2.1D, 2.6A, 2.6B, 2.6C, 2.6E, 2.6I, 2.7A, 2.7B, 2.7C, 2.7D, 2.7E, 2.7F, 2.8C, 2.13C, 2.13E, 2.13G
Retelling & Summarizing:
2.1A, 2.1C, 2.1D, 2.6A, 2.6G, 2.6I, 2.7A, 2.7B, 2.7C, 2.7D, 2.7E, 2.7F, 2.8A, 2.8C, 2.8D, 2.9C, 2.13C, 2.13E, 2.13G
Understanding Text Structure:
2.1A, 2.1C, 2.1D, 2.6A, 2.6I, 2.7B, 2.7C, 2.7D, 2.7E, 2.7F, 2.8C, 2.9C, 2.10B, 2.10C, 2.13C, 2.13E, 2.13G
Visualizing:
2.1A, 2.1C, 2.1D, 2.6A, 2.6D, 2.6E, 2.6I, 2.7A, 2.7B, 2.7C, 2.7D, 2.7E, 2.7F, 2.8C, 2.9C, 2.10C, 2.13C, 2.13E, 2.13G
Vocabulary Connections:
2.7E, 2.7F, 2.3A, 2.3B, 2.3D
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Retelling and Summarizing
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Running Record
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Understanding Text Structure
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