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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 are lots of extensions that could be done with this activity!

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CCSS: Adaptable
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the mitten, jan brett, addition word problems, subtraction word problems

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addition and subtraction word problems, the mitten, math
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Resource Details

Grade
1st - 2nd
Subjects
Math
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Resource Type
Lesson Plans
Audience
For Teacher Use
Instructional Strategy
Project-Based Learning
Year
2013
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Common Core

2.OA.A.1

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