The Mitten Interactive Storytelling Props | Jan Brett Book Companion |
Product Description
Bring the winter magic of The Mitten by Jan Brett to life with this engaging collection of visuals, storytelling props, and interactive retelling tools—perfect for Pre-K, ECSE, SPED, Autism, and early childhood classrooms!
The repetitive structure, cumulative storyline, and lovable forest animals make The Mitten an instant favorite for winter literacy. This set was created for the board book version of this book.
This set does not include the book. (You must purchase your own copy.)
🧤 What’s Included
- Small page-by-page visuals to support comprehension and cue students during read-alouds
- Student-held animal props for each character in the story
- Story-retelling visuals for sequencing on a cookie sheet, whiteboard, Velcro wall, or felt board
- Choice board icon so students can request The Mitten again and again
⭐ How It Works
As you read, students lift their animal prop when it crawls into the mitten. Add expressive movement and sound effects to build anticipation as the mitten stretches tighter and tighter!
Think:
🐭 “A tiny mouse sneaks in!” (small squeak)
🐸 “Hop! Hop!”
🐻 “Is there room?!” (BIG gasp)
💥 “ACHOO!” (dramatic mitten explosion!)
After reading, students retell the story by rebuilding the animal sequence—great practice for narrative skills and story comprehension.
⭐ Perfect For
Whole-group read-alouds
Sequencing & comprehension lessons
Winter literacy units
Speech therapy
ECSE/SPED & Autism classrooms
Interactive story retelling
For more hands-on winter, or snowman activities, please see the links below:
