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Still Playing School shares a fun way to retell The Mitten using a light table.

There’s a black-and-white version in addition to the color version. This The Mitten printable emergent reader was well-received by the preschoolers! It worked on basic book skills, sight words, and was chock full of retelling practice. I love making books with preschool and kindergarten kids! They learn so many early reading skills, and they really feel like authors and illustrators. They have been going strong for years now! My students were really into retelling activities, and I wanted to create a hands-on way for them to retell The Mitten. Years ago, I made these story rocks for some fun The Mitten activities with my preschoolers. So I thought I’d put together a list of The Mitten activities you can use alongside the book. I know I’m not the only one, as evidenced by some of the great emails I receive from Fun-A-Day readers. Jan Brett’s The Mitten is definitely on my list of must-read children’s books. The Mitten Activities for Preschool and Kindergarten The Mitten Activities for Preschool and Kindergarten.Note: This is a free printable, just click to download. Have any other activity ideas for these cards? Please share with fellow teachers in the comments below! Print The Mitten Story Cards Remove the poster board and ask children which animal is missing. Play an observation game by placing 4 of the animal cards on the board, then cover them with a piece of poster board while you take one card away.Print two sets for a matching game or memory game.Place a certain number of cards on the board and have children count how many animals.For example, “Which animal begins with /h/?” Practice beginning sounds by placing each card on the board, and asking children to find which card begins with a certain sound.For example, “What rhymes with habit?” “What rhymes with fowl?” “What rhymes with box?”

Practice rhyming by placing each card on the board, and asking children to find which card rhymes with a word.

Have children retell the story, using the cards as a visual cue.

Have children sequence the animals in the order they came in the story.

These printable story cards can be used in a variety of activities: Or, add a magnet to the back to use on a whiteboard or a magnet board (a cookie sheet works well). Use these cards on your flannel board by sticking a piece of Velcro on the back.

I recommend printing the cards on card stock paper and laminating them. The cards can also be used for other activities and games, such as rhyming, beginning sounds, counting and more. After reading the book, The Mitten, by Jan Brett, use these animal cards to teach your pre-k kids vocabulary, recall, and story sequencing.