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

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

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

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

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

6. 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

7. 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

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

9. 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

10. 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

11. 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

12. 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

13. 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

14. 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

15. 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

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

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

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