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Nursery The Mitten: Story Map and Props

The traditional tale of animals squeezing into a lost mitten, with a story map, mitten mat and props. • Teacher guide with Development Matters links. • Six-part story map. • Big mitten mat. • 6 animal props. Linked to Development Matters for three and four-year-olds. Print-ready PDF.

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The Mitten: traditional tale story map and props. A retelling of the traditional tale. A mitten is lost in the snow and animals squeeze inside, until the tiny mouse tickles the bear’s nose. ATCHOO! Includes a story map, a big mitten mat and animal props. What’s included: • Teacher guide with Development Matters links. • Six-part story map. • Big mitten mat. • 6 animal props. Ideas for using it: • Tell the tale: Tell the story using the map. • Squeeze in: Put the animals into the mitten mat one by one. • Who came next? Hide the map. Who came after the owl? • ATCHOO! Act out the big sneeze together. Linked to Development Matters (three and four-year-olds): • Engage in extended conversations about stories, learning new vocabulary. • Use longer sentences of four to six words. • Begin to develop complex stories using small world equipment like animal sets, dolls and dolls houses, etc. Supplied as a ready-to-print PDF (A4 landscape). Print, laminate and reuse all year.Read more

The Mitten: traditional tale story map and props. A retelling of the traditional tale. A mitten is lost in the snow and animals squeeze inside, until the tiny mouse tickles the bear’s nose. ATCHOO! Includes a story map, a big mitten mat and animal props. What’s included: • Teacher guide with Development Matters links. • Six-part story map. • Big mitten mat. • 6 animal props. Ideas for using it: • Tell the tale: Tell the story using the map. • Squeeze in: Put the animals into the mitten mat one by one. • Who came next? Hide the map. Who came after the owl? • ATCHOO! Act out the big sneeze together. Linked to Development Matters (three and four-year-olds): • Engage in extended conversations about stories, learning new vocabulary. • Use longer sentences of four to six words. • Begin to develop complex stories using small world equipment like animal sets, dolls and dolls houses, etc. Supplied as a ready-to-print PDF (A4 landscape). Print, laminate and reuse all year.

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