The Mitten Tree | Book Study Activities and Craftivity

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Anita Bremer
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K - 1st, Homeschool
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78 pages
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My second graders loved this story and activities! Loved that it had the kindness connection and that it was more of a winter vs holiday bundle
This very helpful and useful in my classroom. I differentiate the instruction to accommodate my student's needs.
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Description

This is a book study literacy unit for The Mitten Tree by Candace Christiansen. The unit is packed with Common Core aligned activities for Kindergarten and First Grade. The craftivity makes a wonderful bulletin board display to showcase learning.

This book study unit can be used as a whole class activity, during small group guided reading time, as individual student work, or as part of a book club. Copy a pack for each student and you're ready to go!

THIS UNIT INCLUDES:

STORY ELEMENTS ACTIVITIES

  • student unit cover page
  • story elements
  • making predictions
  • character traits
  • character analysis
  • character comparison
  • story retell
  • story events
  • story clues
  • can-have-are-need graphic organizers

MAKING CONNECTIONS ACTIVITIES

  • making mental images
  • giving my opinion
  • giving my advice
  • text-to-self connections
  • design a mitten

WRITING ACTIVITIES

  • writing retell pages
  • story writing prompts

VOCABULARY ACTIVITIES

  • making words
  • vocabulary word search
  • syllable counting
  • alphabetical order

COMPREHENSION ACTIVITIES

  • making inferences
  • cause and effect
  • problems and solutions
  • author's purpose
  • main idea/theme
  • fiction and non-fiction story elements
  • true or false comprehension questions
  • story response
  • story notes

CRAFTIVITY

  • I Can Do Random Acts of Kindness craftivity

LEARNING STANDARDS CHECKLISTS

  • learning standards checklist charts for Common Core, TEKS, VA SOL

MORE WINTER BOOK STUDIES

Froggy Gets Dressed

Owl Moon

Five Little Penguins Slipping on the Ice

The Three Little Kittens

The Missing Mitten Mystery

Snowmen at Night

Tacky the Penguin

Sneezy the Snowman

Frozen Noses

The Snowy Day

The Jacket I Wear in the Snow

The Hat

The Snow Globe Family

The Mitten

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Standards

to see state-specific standards (only available in the US).
With prompting and support, ask and answer questions about key details in a text.
With prompting and support, retell familiar stories, including key details.
With prompting and support, identify characters, settings, and major events in a story.
With prompting and support, name the author and illustrator of a story and define the role of each in telling the story.
With prompting and support, describe the relationship between illustrations and the story in which they appear (e.g., what moment in a story an illustration depicts).

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