Thumbs in the
thumb place. (Hold
up palms and stick out thumbs.
Fingers all
together.
This is the song
we sing (Rotate
wrists.)
In mitten weather.
When it is cold (Wrap
arms around and shiver.)
It does not matter
whether
Mittens are wool (Stick
out right hand.)
Or made of finest
leather. (Stick
out left hand.)
Mitten Match
Game
Cut pairs of mittens out of different
colors of construction paper, felt, or fun foam. Use the mittens to play a matching game. Hide one of each mitten in the room as
the children hide their eyes. Pass
out the other mittens to the children and have them “meow” as they hunt around
the room for the matching mitten.
*You
can create other matching games using mittens. Write upper and lowercase letters on mittens; numerals and
number words; antonyms; pictures and sounds, and other skills you are focusing
on. Children clothespin the
matching pairs together.
I
made this mitten match game for my grandson years ago. I was using them to teach my
granddaughter colors on my last visit when my grandson said, “Can you hide
those for me to find?” I think of
all the toys that have gone by the wayside over the past four years, but those
little mittens have not been lost.
In fact, my daughter said there were four first grade boys at her house
the other day getting out of control.
She got out the mitten game and they played it for over an hour!!! Seriously! The Mario race track lasted 30 minutes and those simple
little mittens entertained them for an hour and a half. Once again proving that plain vanilla
is the best “flavor” for children!
