A shared reading outlining story elements launches the lesson, followed by a read aloud and. Oct 21, 2017 listen to jan brett read the mitten as well as talk about her other characters and illustrations on her official youtube channel. The lesson plans in this guide show how jan bretts books can be used to support each of the four ccss strands in the english language arts and literacy. Find h undreds of f ree lesson plans and resources for teaching childrens literature grades k6. Students use spoken, written, and visual language to accomplish their own purposes e. This will allow me to ask the class what the purpose of jan writing this book was for. Jan brett lesson plans and teaching ideas jan brett s home page what a generous web site for teachers. Author jan brett s free coloring, video and activity pages. She researches the area that is the setting of the story and uses that research to create both the story and the illustrations. Since there is considerable overlap between authors and titles for children and adolescents, go to my site for adolescent literature if you do not find what you need on this page. The student will be able to recall characters and details from a story. This portion focuses on the mitten and consists of two lessons, the first lesson focuses on jan bretts version and the second lesson has students compare and contrast that version to the one written by jim aylesworth. Second graders identify fictional story elements in a jan brett book.
The three bears take a walk in the woods while their porridge cools. This is a lesson for teaching predicting in whole group guided reading. Gingerbread babys home gingerbread forest map skills gingerbread baby student books gingerbread baby ornaments character traits in gingerbread baby. Browse thousands of lesson plans to get new ideas and save you time.
Gingerbread baby language artsgrammar children will create a mobile of characters from jan bretts book, gingerbread baby. There is a lot to learn about the inuit culture and arctic terrain in jan bretts the three snow bears. Jan brett teaching ideas, lesson plans, printables. This is the second part of a unit study on jan brett. Dont miss the monthly hedge a gram to hear brett talk about her latest projects. Jan bretts winter books jan brett is known for the borders that surround the pages of her books.
Book companion activities can be done at a time that works best for your class. Author jan bretts free coloring, video and activity pages. In this lesson, students in grades 12 interact with the book hedgies surprise by jan brett and create a readers theatre that is performed for an audience. Use a computer connected to a projector to view the short video about jan brett writing the hat. Annie and the wild animals read along the umbrella book and cd the hat book and cd. Resources and lesson plans for a unit on books by jan brett. With a little bit of imagination, you can plan an entire day based on one beloved picture book. We can then discuss how jan wrote it after seeing turtles, and how she has a turtle pond in her backyard. The richly illustrated book tells the story of nicki, a young boy who asks for white mittens from his baba grandmother, and promptly loses one, which is explored by several forest animals before it is returned to nicki albeit, a bit stretched out. Making mittens with the mitten book read and discuss the different animals in the mitten book and then try to make. Take time to look at the details in the illustrations on each page.
In this author study lesson, students are introduced to several jan brett books with visuals, listening centers, and video. Gingerbread baby by jan brett gingerbread baby unit submitted by. Discuss and present in small groups the characters of the book, as well as their feelings and actions. Plan a literature unit on jan brett books with this useful teacher resource collection. The web projects are intended for use by elementary students, teachers and. Help your class build essential prereading skills with a friendly competition. View and print the student activity sheet pdf about the book little carlos takes a trip into the cloud forest with his umbrella. Then we will act out the story using stick puppets. Activities to go with the hat by jan brett childrens books. Three snow bears lesson plan the three snow bears by jan brett. Brett is the illustrator of many wellknown folk tales, fairy tales, and poems, such as the. If you havent read the book you can check out this online version too, my daughter really enjoyed listening to the narrator discuss hoppi and the choices he has to make in the story.
The mitten by jan brett is a fun winter read aloud. Jan brett loved to draw when she was a child and today she draws beautiful pictures for her books as well as those of other authors. Gingerbread christmas by jan brett lesson plan and book companion. Below you will find an evergrowing list of preschool lesson plans based on childrens books. Beef up your lesson plans with these early childhood book extensions. Tell students that the book was written and illustrated by the same person, jan brett. Allow the students time to share the funniest thing they have ever seen an animal do. Can be used as a standalone or support lesson for the play with.
She eats up the little bears porridge, breaks the little bears chair, and falls asleep in his little bed. Students browse the internet in search of information about jan brett. Designed for primary students, this comprehensive lesson plan features gingerbread christmas by jan brett. For the love of physics walter lewin may 16, 2011 duration. In this reading comprehension lesson, 2nd graders read the book the mitten by jan brett and fill the story elements on an included graphic organizer. Have students help you orally summarize hedgies surprise. Intricate borderscarved wooden panels in this bookare jan bretts special signature. Four books by jan brett trouble with trolls, the night before christmas. The mitten lesson plans for teaching reading comprehension skills.
I love creating lesson plans based on childrens books because my own children just absolutely love stories. The mitten reading comprehension lesson plans freebie. Students make predictions about the story prior to reading and listen to a readaloud of the story. As a class, come up with a one or twosentence summary of the story and record it on the board. Objectives students will discuss authors use of different kinds of sentences to interest a reader and communicate a message.
Materials necessary to teach this lesson obtain copies of these three books at your local library or bookstore. Teach students about story elements such as character using the book the mitten and this lesson plan. In this lesson, we will discover all of the funny things that happen as a result. Goldilocks and the three bears kindle edition by brett, jan. Packed with fun ideas and literacy activities in a winter theme. This includes math and literacy activities, worksheets, graphic organizers, and more which will help your students meet the common core state standards. In this story, animals squeeze in a mitten to keep warm from the winter cold. Each lesson plan is full of preschool activities based on books. He has his sights set on seeing a few animal friends. Activities, math flash cards, alphabet cards, dolch words, writing help, coloring pages, award certificatesthe list is extensive. This page was scanned for broken links and updated august 26, 2019. An 11 lesson plan unit for gingerbread baby by jan brett. While they are out, goldilocks comes into the house.
The chapters lesson plan outlines are designed to simplify. As she has explained, she has so many ideas for the illustrations that they spill over onto the borders, so the reader is treated to more designs and information along the edges of the book pages. As you use these jan brett lesson plans, preschool children will become familiar with her books and partake in activities that enhance these stories. Jan brett lesson plans and teaching ideas free english learning and teaching resources from varsity tutors. Gingerbread baby lesson plans gingerbread baby unit lessons 611 view lessons 15. Jan brett encyclopedia lesson dearborn public schools. Dec 01, 2012 teaching a lesson using the mitten by jan brett. This lesson is designed for direct instruction guided reading, small groups and differentiated instruction for the picture book the mitten by jan brett. The umbrella book tour with jan brett about the umbrella. Jan brett s official website features books, activities, printables, and media by and about jan brett. The easter egg by jan brett this post contains amazon affiliate links.
A collection of projects and activities of books for kids, and classroom activities and lesson plans for teachers about particular subjects, curriculum areas, themes and professional topics. Display the book, easter egg by jan brett and ask students to look carefully at the cover. Click on the link for the site map and start scrolling. Find picture book kits at your library or purchase them online. Jan brett teaching ideas, lesson plans, printables, activities a to z.
The lesson plans in this guide show how jan bretts books can be used to support each of the four ccss strands in the english language arts and literacy standards. Debate whether the museum was a good or bad place for mossy. In the book the hat, by jan brett, a cute little hedgehog decides to use a little girls lost stocking as a hat. The mitten by jan brett lesson plans and teaching resources. This portion focuses on the mitten and consists of two lessons, the first lesson focuses on jan brett s version and the second lesson has students compare and contrast that version to the one written by jim aylesworth. Easter egg wreath for kids the educators spin on it. Students will be able to analyze key events to explain the problem and solution gingerbread baby faces in gingerbread christmas. Go to jan bretts website and print out the hat animal masks. Activities and lesson plans for the mitten by jan brett. The mitten in this technologyintegrated lesson, students respond to listening by answering comprehension questions, retelling the story as a skit, and writing to. Jan brett author study unit part 2 of 5 lesson plan template and teaching resources. Gingerbread christmas by jan brett lesson plan and book.
This resource has two lesson plans, worksheets, images and the unit outline as well. Discuss as a large group the role of the museum as an institution in society. Jul 15, 2016 this is the second part of a unit study on jan brett. Students will retell the story as they recall the sequence of the animals as they appear in the story. The mitten practice with retelling the story and with letters and sounds.
Gingerbread baby lesson plans a to z teacher stuff. Jan brett author study unit part 2 of 5 share my lesson. The mitten lesson plan jan brett literature, level. Responding to literature through writing, studying vocabulary, and a stem activity. Wikipedia is another source for information about brett s life and books. Lesson plans include fun activities, daily lessons, essay topics and quizzes and tests. Compare and contrastthe hat with the mitten, also by jan brett. Jan bretts the mitten can be used to teach sequencing, predicting, and how to retell a story. Remind students that the setting or the set is where the action of the readers theatre takes place. Reading, writing, speaking and listening, and language. Discuss the authors use of different kinds of sentences to interest a. Jan brett encyclopedia lesson for third grade jan brett writes wonderful childrens books that usually include lots of animals. The mitten by jan brett this 5day unit plan also includes related stories and crosscurricular activities. The mitten teaching ideas, lessons, printables, and activities.
The mitten book, animal pictures, handdrawn mitten outlines. Find more of jan bretts books read alouds on youtube. Jan brett lesson plans and teaching ideas jan bretts home page what a generous web site for teachers. Listen to jan brett read the mitten as well as talk about her other characters and illustrations on her official youtube channel. Gingerbread baby by jan brett printable animal character masks. Use this literacyfocused lesson plan to set summer reading goals and help your students express their opinions about books. Initial we will hold a class discussion to talk about the book once we have finished reading it. Below are jan brett lesson plans for several of her famous books and activities to use in the classroom to help enhance her stories. The mitten is a beautiful ukrainian folk story that our family first became familiar with through the jan brett version. Dec 1, 2016 the hat book study companion literacy activities for kindergarten based on the book by jan brett.
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