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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Mitten Mania

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Youngsters listen to the classic Jan Brett book, The Mitten, then gain strength in utilizing listening skills, developing vocabulary, practicing sequencing events, and expressing themselves through movement and art projects. This rich...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Mitten Math: Multiplication of 10

For Students 2nd - 4th
Learners complete multiplication-by-10 problems, then match the problems to the answers in mittens. They complete ten problems and color the mittens according to the key.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Marshmallow Fun Day - math

For Teachers K
Early learners rotate to different classroom centers and participate in six activities based on using marshmallows to review concepts learned. They make: marshmallow sculptures (geometric shapes), the shape of mittens using colored...
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Lesson Plan
Scholastic

Math Word Problems

For Teachers 1st - 2nd Standards
After reading The Mitten by Jan Brett, youngsters willuse the characters in the story to write word problems for addition and subtraction. For example, they may state that a rabbit had 7 carrots and then lost 2, how many were left? There...
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Curated OER

The Mitten

For Teachers K - 1st
Explore the Ukraine through a reading of The Mitten. Readers will determine the sequence of events, cause and effect, make predictions, and find the main idea of the story. They also use math skills to make charts and graphs. Finally,...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Mitten Magic

For Teachers 1st
First graders sort, classify and write about how they sorted their mittens.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Mittens! Mittens

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students investigate the warmth of different mittens.  In this cold weather clothes lesson, students decide which pair of mittens are the warmest. Students record and discuss their results. 
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Mitten Math

For Students 3rd
In this multiplication worksheet, 3rd graders multiply using the number 10. Students complete 10 problems matching each mitten to its correct answer and coloring according to the key.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Making Mittens with The Mitten Book

For Teachers K
Students read and discuss the different animals in The Mitten book and then try to make mittens that are alike.
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Worksheet
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Matching Mittens

For Students 1st - 2nd
In this matching worksheet, students find the matching mitten pairs and color them in the same color. Students match up 10 pairs of mittens.
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Unit Plan
Lycoming College

An Author Study of Jan Brett

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Jan Brett, the author of many beloved children's books, is well worth a study. Try out this winter-themed unit, which covers areas of language arts as well as art, math, science, and social studies.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Mitten Counting

For Students K - 1st
In this counting worksheet, students count how many mittens there are. Students then circle the right number at the bottom of the page.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Counting Mittens

For Students K - 1st
In this counting mittens worksheet, students count the pairs of mittens, then circle or color the correct numeral (out of three shown).
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Matter

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders read the book The Mitten and discuss the changing weather and appropriate clothes to wear in certain kinds of weather. In this weather lesson plan, 2nd graders also have a literature, writing, and math component to the...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

The Mitten

For Teachers Pre-K - K
In this mittens worksheet, students count 12 mittens as illustrated on the sheet. They also fill in additional hands with letters and words. Then, students color and decorate each one counting as they complete a mitten.
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Interactive
JanBrett.com

Kittens and Mittens

For Students 1st - 2nd
In this early subtraction worksheet, students recall the nursery rhyme The Three Little Kittens. Students look at the mittens in each problem and decide how many kittens lost their mittens, remembering that kittens need 4 to cover their...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Kittens and Mittens

For Students K
In this numeral recognition worksheet, students will color a numbered picture of some kittens with their mittens by following a number/color key.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Millions, Billions, Trillions

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students use real-world data to compare the relative sizes of millions and billions, and exponential growth. They use the salaries of famous people such as, Michael Jordan and Bill Gates to understand this math concept.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Identify and Label Different Types of Angles

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Young scholars identify and label acute, obtuse, and right angles within a picture. Using Kid Pix software and digital photos, they manipulate, identify, and label the angles and describe the angles to a classmate.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Drawing to Scale

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students examine the process of drawing a picture to scale. They analyze and discuss real-life blueprints for a house, and create a scale drawing of an original invention using calculators and rulers.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Three Little Kittens: Addition Booklet

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students explore math problem solving strategies while reading a nursery rhyme. In this addition lesson, students learn math skills such as solving simple equations, graphing data and extending patterns while reading The Three Little...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

The Estimation Station

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Pupils challenge "common knowledge" against newly learned estimation strategies and put those strategies into use. They consider variables in estimating different groups of objects and practice skills of representing numbers.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

My Test Book: Measurement

For Students 5th - 7th
In this math skills worksheet, students solve 10 multiple choice math problems regarding measurement of temperature and length. Students may view the correct answers.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Goodnight Moon: Practice Counting

For Students K - 2nd
In this Goodnight Moon practice counting worksheet, students count the kittens, lady, socks, bowls of mush, telephones, cows, houses, red balloons, mittens, and bears.