The Missing Mitten Mystery is part of our Starts With a Story Collection, which includes more than 550 picture book companions based on high quality children’s literature that support you in delivering highly-engaging interactive read alouds with follow up activities. Learn more about this children’s book below! - Jodi and the Starts With a Story Team
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SUMMARY
"The Missing Mitten Mystery" by Steven Kellogg is an engaging children's book that follows the adventures of Annie and her dog, Oscar. One winter day, Annie loses her mitten while playing in the snow, and Oscar sets out on a mission to find it. Along the way, Oscar encounters various forest animals who have found the mitten and turned it into a cozy home. With Oscar's help, the animals reluctantly give up the mitten, but Annie soon discovers that it has been transformed into a beautiful winter hat. The story celebrates the joy of winter, the spirit of sharing, and the creativity of finding new uses for old things. The book's vibrant illustrations and humorous details add charm and whimsy to the story, captivating young readers. "The Missing Mitten Mystery" is a delightful tale that teaches valuable lessons about friendship, problem-solving, and the unexpected joys that can come from lost treasures.
 USE THIS BOOK TO TEACH:
Our read aloud lesson plans for this picture book come with reading comprehension questions (with sample student responses), 30 writing prompts, teaching ideas for grammar skills, social emotional learning discussion ideas, and more. Check out our list below to get a sneak peek at some of the skills this resource teaches.
- Discuss the different characters in the story and analyze their thoughts and actions.
- Teach a lesson on making connections to enhance comprehension.
- Have students sequence the important events in the story. This is an important skill when it comes to retelling a story.
- Practice identifying figurative language in the story.
- Use examples of possessive nouns from the book to teach a lesson.
- Discuss the use of personification in this story.
- Discuss what it means to persevere and why it is important.
NO-PREP PRINTABLE ACTIVITIES:
If you are looking for “ready to go” activities for the first day of school, be sure to check out the book companion. With it you’ll receive all of the following resources to align with this specific book:
- comprehension questions
- 30Â writing prompts with themed paper
- vocabulary activities
- word study print & go activities
- ideas for grammar lessons with focus sentence printables
- social emotional learning discussion topics
- graphic organizers to target specific comprehension skills and strategies
This book is a must have for your school or classroom library. Your students are going to love completing these activities for the book and you will be impressed with how much they learn. You will want to read this book to your class every year.
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ADDITIONAL BOOK SUGGESTIONS
You and your students will love the similar books listed below, which can all be found in our free picture book list.
- Owl Moon by Jane Yolen
- The Wish Tree by Kyo Maclear
- A Loud Winter's Nap by Katy Hudson
- Goodbye Autumn, Hello Winter by Kenard Pak
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