Ideas for before, during, and after reading The Mitten by Jan Brett.
Have children color and cut out the animals from the story. Punch holes around edges of the mitten and children can sew the mitten together.
Reinforce letter recognition by finding all of the upper- and lower-case Mm's.
Beloved by children and parents alike since 1989, this is an adaptation from a Ukrainian folktale about a boy and how his brand new knitted mitten becomes a snuggly home for several animal friends.