Use a computer connected to a projector to view the short video about jan brett writing the hat. Jan brett teaching ideas, lesson plans, printables. The hat by jan brett story time puppet printables from the author. Jan bretts luminous paintings of a scandinavian farm and the forest around it. Includes 26pc handmade flannel board felt items designed to accompany the book the hat by jan brett felt board and book not included these pieces are made on highquality craft felt andor stiff felt ez felt. Compare and contrastthe hat with the mitten, also by jan brett. Jan brett the hat free printable masks to act out story or print smaller to put animals into a hat.
Upon completion of this lesson on the umbrella by jan brett, students will be able to. Students use spoken, written, and visual language to accomplish their own purposes e. When lisas woolen stocking flies off the clothesline, hedgie finds it and pokes his nose in. This was one of my sons favorite winter books when he was growing up, so naturally, it became one of the books that we read over and over again. Sep 02, 2016 unique unicorn mask april showers bring may flowers umbrella craft the ugly duckling story props remember to share the hat by jan brett coloring pages with twitter or other social media, if you interest with this wall picture. Narrator 1 narrator 2 hen piglets lisa cat mama pig hedgie gander pony student group for all narrator 1. Super teacher worksheets has a large selection of printable worksheets to help. Theres also a venn diagram to compare 2 animal characters.
Sep 29, 1997 the hat, by jan brett is an all time classic childrens book. They have an amazing childrens section where they feature different authors, including jan brett. The mitten jan brett storybook primary resources story. The trees stand still as statues and the world is silent as a dream. Shes in the borders, getting ready for winter, until she realizes her stocking is missing and she enters the story to look for it. Read aloud the hat by jan brett listening support comprehension by discussing and listing characters, setting, events, problem, and solution understand the difference between fact and opinion create a nonfiction class book to learn about animals and their winter habitats. Deeanna i have been teaching kindergarten for 26 years. Review the story by performing and acting it out by letting students wear animal masks from jan bretts website of the character they are to be. A great story, funny, charming, with the usuallywonderful illustrations brett is known for. A twelve page study unit for the jan brett book, the wild christmas reindeer, includes draw and write prompts, truefalse and completion questions, as well as a story map and a word search and word unscramble puzzle. Perhaps you have heard about our guiding readers reading comprehension units, but you have not tried them yet. He has his sights set on seeing a few animal friends. It would be a great addition to a jan brett author study.
One favorite is retold and illustrated by jan brett g. Who belongs to which hat jan brett s pals characters jan brett s pals characters pdf jan brett s pals hats jan brett s pals hats pdf. Click on each animal to display the full sized mask artwork. The mitten jan brett storybook primary resources, the mitten, story book, knitted, nicki, baba, animals, story, early years eyfs, ks1 primary teaching resources. Jan brett is an author and illustrator who is known for her colorful and detailed drawings and wide variety of animals and cultures. We read the mitten, sequenced the story using the printables on jan bretts website and glued the mitten on a brown paper bag to keep all their characters in one spot. In this companion volume to jan brett s the mitten, more unexpected troubles and hilarious outcomes go handinhand with an item of clothing. The hat by brett, jan and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. This booklet also includes pages to discuss brett s work as an author and. Here are a few ideas to follow up this story with these jan brett lesson plans.
After reading the mitten, ava foreshadows the illustration from the story. Children can compare a mitten to a glove, or the mitten story to jan bretts companion story the hat. Another one of our favorite winter books is the hat, written by jan brett who also wrote the mitten which we based our last set of story props off of. Included in this storybook companion story summary worksheet. They can also make connections between bretts books, e. Anchor charts to work on characters, setting, main idea and details and. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read the hat. Children can compare a mitten to a glove, or the mitten story to jan brett s companion story the hat.
This was an easy one to make story prop printables to use in retelling and while reading. Jan 14, 20 when a follower suggested a book activity packet for the hat by jan brett i jumped at the opportunity. Do one as a wholegroup activity to explain things, compare mittens and gloves and then give students a choice of the other two. Jan brett also provides ideas for performing a readers theater script on her website. I know we read this book yesterday but this time when i read the story, i want you to listen and pick out the adjectives. Tell you own mitten story animals new click here for pdf format. Stack them together and put two staples at the top. All about the hat with jan brett created by jan brett. If anyone is a local long islander ny i would highly recommend visiting and grabbing some budgetfriendly, gently used books. Lisa took her woolen clothes out of the chest and carried.
I recently did an activity for his the three snow bears find it here that was a hit. Have students write a different ending for the story. The hat by jan brett activity pack practically speeching. The hat by jan brett is a cute tale with some serious messages. Story socks for sorting the characters cards with all the characters a timeline to organize the characters character soc. Evelyn and maggie notice all the places jan brett visited to get ideas for her stories. This is a great project to use with my book the hat these files are quite large and download slowly, but i hope that youll be pleased by the quality.
We hope to use these in 2012 and hope many of you will enjoy them too. M make an armadillo from a milk carton make your own christmas ornaments make the hat into a play make a hedgie christmas basket make a hedgie from a sock make a hedgehog book make a bird feeder click here for pdf format make a jan brett mobile. Late one winter night a little girl and her father go owling. Luminous paintings of a scandinavian farm and the forest around it are bathed in northern light, as the snow begins to fall and the adventure unfolds. He is teased by the other animals but stands up for himself every time. I teach in a florida k2 school and have 18 students. The hat and millions of other books are available for amazon kindle. The hat is another classic story by jan brett that everyone loves. See all 3 formats and editions hide other formats and editions. This pack contains activities that will enable your students to learn key elements in the story.
I would highly recommend printing the activities from this set onto cardstock so. Jan and joe traveled to bavaria so she could research the setting, costumes, and bandwagon for this story. The hat by jan brett story activity packet language and. All the activities are designed to help students read for understanding, compare. Click here for pdf version learn to draw a bear learn to draw a hedgehog lesson planner library signs. In this reading comprehension lesson, 2nd graders read the book the mitten by jan brett and fill the story elements on an included graphic organizer. Maggie, shreya and slava retell the mitten through dramatic play.
Fiction in this companion volume to jan bretts the mitten, more unexpected troubles and hilarious outcomes go handinhand with an item of clothing. Ive created this packet to go along with this great book. Jan brett created the story of berlioz the bear based on her husband joes occupation as a bass player with the boston symphony orchestra. Hedgie the hedgehog is the main character throughout this story. This pack was created to accompany the books the hat and the mitten, both by jan brett. You will see many of these characteristics in the book, the hat. After asking several passing trains for help over the hill, a little blue more. Students will retell the story as they recall the sequence of the animals as they appear in the story. The hat by jan brett is an adorable book that your students are sure to love. This product is also included in our jan brett author study bundle. Jan brett s luminous paintings of a scandinavian farm and the forest around it are bathed in northern light, as the snow begins to fall and the story begins, in this delightfully original companion book to the mitten. See more ideas about jan brett, jan brett the hat and book activities. Click on the link to viewdownload the mitten venn diagrams. An 11 lesson plan unit for gingerbread baby by jan brett.
The student will be able to recall characters and details from a story. The hat the mitten the 3 snow bears the animals santatrouble with trolls students can use drawings andor simple sentences to recall story elements including. The mitten reading comprehension unit for kindergarten. I gather the students on the carpet and tell them that we are going to talk about one of my favorite books, the hat by jan brett. Tell your own mitten story click here for pdf format. The mitten story map winter kindergarten, interactive writing. The hat the mittenthe 3 snow bearsthe animals santatrouble with trolls students can use drawings andor simple sentences to recall story elements including. Allow the students time to share the funniest thing they have ever seen an animal do. There are 3 in the mitten venn diagram packet to choose from. I would highly recommend printing the activities from this set onto cardstock so that they are sturdier for younger hands.
Winter circle time activity and craft for the hat by jan. Gingerbread baby printable pack homeschool creations. Hedgie the hedgehog is much too curious for his own good, and soon learns a very important lesson about not minding ones own business. The first half of the kit focuses on skills for younger children and the second includes pages for more advanced preschoolers or kindergarteners. A delightfully original companion book to jan bretts bestseller the mitten.
The lesson plans in this guide show how jan bretts books can be used to support each of the four. Students may be inspired to write their own stories based on jan bretts style. Whoowhoowhoo, the father calls to the mysterious nighttime bird. Shes in jan brett s signature borders, getting ready for winter, until she realizes her stocking is missing and she enters the story to look for it. Second graders identify fictional story elements in a jan brett book. The hat and the umbrella, which share similar story lines. Grandma anniis storytime so begins the rollicking chase around mattis kitchen and out into the countryside as mattis mother, his father, the cat, and the dog run.
Gingerbread baby by jan brett printable animal character masks. The hat by jan brett story activity packet language. A delightfully original companion book to jan brett s bestseller the mitten. The mitten teaching ideas, lessons, printables, and activities. Click on a link to buy jans book at your favorite store. Compare two characters in the mitten, or compare the story the mitten with jan brett s other story the hat. Story socks for sorting the characters cards with all the characters a timeline to organize the characters. Review the story by performing and acting it out by letting students wear animal masks from jan brett s website of the character they are to be. Compare two characters in the mitten, or compare the. View and print the student activity sheet pdf about the book little carlos takes a trip into the cloud forest with his umbrella. This booklet also includes pages to discuss bretts work as. All about the hat with jan brett created by jan brett watch the video share. This is another keeper book, which in my family will be passed on to younger children, when the older ones are too old for it. Jan brett the hat free printable masks to act out story or print smaller to.
Mar 16, 2015 the true story of the 3 little pigs by a. Luminous paintings of a scandinavian farm and the forest around it are bathed in northern light, as the snow begins to fall and the. The hat the hat by jan brett 1 teacher copy objectives. As each animal enters the mitten a large white sheet, sing the mitten phoneme substitution song to the tune of the farmer in the dell. The hatthe mittenthe 3 snow bearsthe animals santatrouble with trolls students can use drawings andor simple sentences to recall story elements including. Jan 24, 2015 the hat by jan brett modified book for aac free this weekend. A little girl is hanging her wash to dry, and one of her socks blew off and ended up on a hedgehogs head. We created a story map to show the setting, the characters, the events, and the.
Atticus practices sequencing story cards to retell a story. Shes in jan bretts signature borders, getting ready for winter, until she realizes her stocking is missing and she enters the story to look for it. Each page is a short summary of how the story goes along, and you can target a slew of goals including following directions, naming animals, sorting, object identification, sequencing, etc. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or. Hedgie the hedgehog is much too curious for his own good, and soon learns a very important lesson about not. By jan brett the hat paperback paperback january 16, 1998. The story of a train filled with toys and gifts for little boys and girls that breaks down before reaching the children. This is a collection of activities and worksheets to accompany the book the hat by jan brett. On each page draw a picture of another animal who could have crawled into the. The hat by jan brett modified book for aac free this weekend. Show title page of book and have students hypothesize about the story based on setting in the title page illustration. Jan bretts signature borders, getting ready for winter, until she realizes her stocking is missing and she enters the story to look for it.