Books:
The Missing Mitten Mystery by Steven Kellog
A Hat for Minerva Louise by Janet Stoeke
One Mitten by Kristina George
The Mitten Tree by Candace Christiansen
The Mitten by Jan Brett
Buying Mittens by Nankichi Niimi
Game:
Mitten Hide & Seek
Songs:
Thumbs in the Thumb Place
Thumb in the thumb place (Give Thumbs up with both hands)
Fingers all together (hold fingers together like in mittens with thumbs out).
These are the things we wear in mitten weather (move mittens back and forth).
When it's cold, it doesn't matter whether, (shrug shoulders)
Mittens are wool or made of finest leather. (rub hands)
Thumb in the thumb place, fingers all together, this is the song we sing in mitten weather.
Fingers all together (hold fingers together like in mittens with thumbs out).
These are the things we wear in mitten weather (move mittens back and forth).
When it's cold, it doesn't matter whether, (shrug shoulders)
Mittens are wool or made of finest leather. (rub hands)
Thumb in the thumb place, fingers all together, this is the song we sing in mitten weather.
Warm Mittens
I wiggle my left hand.
I wiggle my right,
Inside my mittens,
So warm and so tight.
I wiggle my pinkie,
I wiggle my thumb,
So when I make snowballs,
My hands don’t get numb.
10 Little Mittens Hanging on the Line
10 little mittens hanging on the line...
one went away, and then there were nine
one went away, and then there were nine
9 little mittens near the gate...
one went away, and then there were eight.
one went away, and then there were eight.
8 little mittens blowing near heaven...
one flew off, and then there were seven.
one flew off, and then there were seven.
7 little mittens hanging near the sticks...
one fell off, and there were six.
one fell off, and there were six.
6 little mittens by the old beehive...
one came off, and then there were five.
one came off, and then there were five.
5 little mittens very near the door...
one went away, and then there were four.
one went away, and then there were four.
4 little mitten hanging froma tree...
one went away, and then there were three.
one went away, and then there were three.
3 didn't know what to do...
one went away, and then there were two.
one went away, and then there were two.
2 little mittens drying in the sun...
one went away...and then there was one.
one went away...and then there was one.
1 little mitten didn't want to be alone...
He went a way, and then there were none.
He went a way, and then there were none.
Activities:
Mittens Collage
We’ll create unique mitten designs with tissue paper and yarn scraps.
Mitten Puzzles
It takes a keen eye to put these mitten puzzles together!
Mitten Matching
The mittens on the clothesline are all mixed up…let’s match them up.
Idea for Home:
Mystery MittensHere's a fun mitten-related activity that will stimulate visual imagery and increase each child's awareness of his sense of touch. Gather several Large adult mittens. Place a small object - such as a toy car, plastic animals, lego block, or pinecone-inside each mitten. Ask the children to try to figure out what is inside each mitten by feeling the object from the outside of the mitten. Then have each child reach into each mitten and feel the object inside. Ask youngsters if they would like to change their guesses or stick with their original ones. Afterward, reveal the objects and discuss the children's guesses versus the actual objects.
