The Mitten

Back in my private practice days, I was taught a little tune (set to the melody of “The Farmer in the Dell”) to accompany, “The Mitten” by Jan Brett ❄️. (Amazon Affiliate Link)

🐇It’s a great go-to for sequencing, working on the preposition “in”, animal identification, answering who questions (“Who squeezed in the mitten?”), big vs. little (The mitten gets bigger with each animal added!) and more!

✋This year, I paired it with my #winter sensory bin and hid the animals amongst the pom-poms, mittens, and snowflakes as an extra fun challenge! The students searched through the bin with the tweezers (great for #finemotor control practice), scoop, and/or their fingers to find the animals to add to the mitten.

🧶And to make it even more exciting, the intern I’m supervising this year is incredible at knitting and she actually handmade a knitted mitten to use with the song - HOW AMAZING IS THAT?!

📘So many fun ways to use this classic book in your #earlychildhood , #languagetherapy , or #musictherapy sessions!  Visuals, core word lists, and how I use the book are available in the Singable Book Club!

Ps. I fully realize I need to paint my nails (this polish is still hanging on from our family photos…back in OCTOBER lol)

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