Jan Brett
Lesson plans for The Mitten and other books

Jan Brett's Home Page
What a generous Web site for teachers! Click on the link for the Site Map and start scrolling. Activities, math flash cards, alphabet cards, Dolch words, writing help, coloring pages, award certificates--the list is extensive. The author of Hedgie's Surprise, Who's that Knocking on Christmas Eve?, Daisy Comes Home, The Gingerbread Baby, Town Mouse, Country Mouse and many other titles clearly knows what teachers need.

Annie and the Wild Animals
Seven activities to support the book.

Gingerbread Baby Unit
Eleven lesson to develop a variety of skills.

Hedgie's Surprise: Readers Theater with Jan Brett
This lesson is designed for grades 1 and 2. Students create a Readers Theatre script and perform it for others.

The Mitten
"Students will analyze such literary elements as plot, cause-effect relationships, sequence, and prediction in Jan Brett's The Mitten. Students will enjoy predicting upcoming story events and retelling the story from a dialogue that shows a text-to-self relationship."

The Mitten by Jan Brett
This 5-day unit plan also includes related stories and crosscurricular activities.

The Mitten
Five activities to support the book.

The Mitten
Practice with retelling the story and with letters and sounds.

The Mitten
In this technology-integrated lesson, students respond to listening by answering comprehension questions, retelling the story as a skit, and writing to the author.

The Mitten Curriculum Web
Learning centers for art, drama, play, "big book," and science.

The Mitten
Summary and supporting activities.

The Mitten in the Snow
This 5-page printable includes a coloring activity and new words to be sung to "The Farmer in the Dell." Access requires Adobe Reader or compatible application.

Our Mittens
A related poem and coloring activity. This 3-page printable requires Adobe Reader or compatible application for access.

Sequencing The Mitten
Students practice sequencing skills. This lesson is differentiated for 3 groups.