The Mitten: Story Retell Author and Illustrator: Jan Brett PowerPoint created by: Amber DuVall, M.ED, CCC-SLP Dec. 2010

Let’s use Braidy to help us tell the story, The Mitten!

There once was a _ _ named ... Who? Who? boy Nicki

It was _______ at his _____ __ _ in the ______. Winter Grandma’s house When? (What season?) _____ __ _ in the ______. Where? (Whose house?) Where? Winter Grandma’s house forest

Nicki wanted ______ to knit Who? him snow-white ________ so he What? could play outside in the snow. Baba mittens

Nicki was very _______ when Baba decided How did he feel? to knit snow-white mittens for him, but Baba was _________ that Nicki might lose his How did she feel? mittens in the white snow. excited worried

he dropped his mitten in the snow Nicki went outside to play. Suddenly, as Nicki was climbing a tree, _____________________________! What happened? What is the problem? he dropped his mitten in the snow

First, a ______ burrowed inside the mitten to What animal First, a ______ burrowed inside the mitten to What animal? get warm and cozy. mole

Next, a ______ showed his kickers and climbed What animal Next, a ______ showed his kickers and climbed What animal? inside the mitten to get warm and cozy. rabbit

Then, a _________ climbed inside the mitten What animal Then, a _________ climbed inside the mitten What animal? to get warm and cozy, jostling the other two. hedgehog

After that, an ____ showed his glinty talons and What animal After that, an ____ showed his glinty talons and What animal? climbed inside the mitten to get warm and cozy. owl

Right after the owl, a _______ showed his What animal Right after the owl, a _______ showed his What animal? diggers and climbed inside the mitten to get warm and cozy. badger

A waft of warm air attracted a ___, who showed What animal A waft of warm air attracted a ___, who showed What animal? his teeth and climbed inside the mitten to get warm and cozy. fox

Then, a big brown _____ climbed inside the What animal Then, a big brown _____ climbed inside the What animal? mitten to get warm and cozy, and the mitten bulged to the limit. bear

Finally, a tiny _______ climbed inside the mitten What animal Finally, a tiny _______ climbed inside the mitten What animal? to get warm and cozy, and sat on top of the bear’s nose. mouse

The bear _______ and blew all the animals out of the mitten! sneezed Aaaaa-aaaa-aaaa- ca-chew!

In the end, ____________________________ ___________. Nicki found his mitten floating in the blue sky

Baba was _____ that Nicki was safe and he still had his new mittens. What did she feel? had his new mittens. glad