
The Mitten Sequencing Activity is a fun, hands-on way for beginning readers to work on sequencing and develop their fine motor skills.

This comprehension activity can be used for literacy centers, small groups, morning tubs, or as an enrichment activity for early finishers in any early elementary classroom or homeschool. Your children can reread the story and look back through at the pictures in the book to recall the order. They will start with the mitten and connect all of the animal pictures in sequential order using the plastic links. How to Use the Mitten Sequencing Activity:Īfter reading the book The Mitten by Jan Brett, your beginning readers can retell the story by recalling the order that animals got into the mitten. You can store the story cards and plastic links in a pencil box or pouch for a literacy activity that is easy to set up or take on the go with you. Finally, punch holes on all of the black dots. Next, laminate the cards so your kids can use them over and over and cut them apart.

Then, download and print the cards on white card stock. To prepare this book-inspired activity, click on the button below and fill out the form. Getting Ready to Use the Mitten Sequencing Activity:

I was quite surprised that while the basic story is the same, the details are quite a bit different! I love this version just as much as Brett’s version though, and the illustrations are wonderful! This is the first version of The Mitten folk story that I’ve read that wasn’t by Jan Brett. Her illustrations tell the story without even needing the words, and the foreshadowing pictures on the border make for a very fun read with kids! This is possibly my favorite Jan Brett book of all! If you like the story “The Mitten”, make sure to check out my printables that go with the book!īrett’s version of this folk story is now more than just folklore – it’s become a classic book. I was really excited to read versions other than the Jan Brett one I am so familiar with. I’ve only just realized that The Mitten is actually a Russian Folk story passed down along the generations.
