They can choose where the sock or cap is (e.g., park, bedroom, kitchen, classroom).īring a pair of mittens and ask the students what can fit in one.
Bring ahead option: bring paper plates and print out masks from ĭraw an outline of a sock or cap on a piece of paper and have students draw animals or things they think would fit inside. Make animal masks of one of the animals from the story. Trace mittens on a sheet of paper and have students try to decorate each of them the same. If you left a sock or cap lying around at home, what would fit in there? What if you left it in the park?Įxplain to the students that a pair of mittens means both of them are the same. In the end, how are the two mittens different? What do you think Baba is thinking on the last page? What is the first animal that finds the mitten? The second? The third? Etc. Why does Nicki?s grandmother not want him to have snow-white mittens? What shapes are on the sides of the pages? What do you see in them? Has anyone been in the snow before? How is it or how might it feel?ĭiscussion topics for during/after reading: What animals do you see on the cover? How many animals are there? Discuss the two animals they might not know such as a wolverine and a hedgehog.ĭuring your picture walk, point out each animal, pronounce the name while pointing to the words, and act out the way each animal moves and sounds. What do you think the animals will do with the mitten in the snow? a charming lap book to be poured over again and again."-School Library Journal.
Synopsis: Brett creates a dramatic picture book with the story of Nicki, a young boy who has lost a mitten in the snow and the animals who try to make a home of it. Grade Level: Kindergarten (GLCs: Click here for grade level guidelines.) Volunteers needed in May! Click here to sign up.
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