Lesson 6: Mittens, Socks, Mittens, Socks, Mittens!

Lesson 6: Mittens, Socks, Mittens, Socks, Mittens!

Objectives:
Language Arts- Listen to literature read aloud.
Math- Identify objects that are the same, create simple patterns, count 1-5
Science- Identify objects by attributes (size and color)
Social Studies- Identify clothing we wear in cold weather conditions

Materials:

Sets of mittens (enough for each student to have two pairs)
Sets of socks (enough for each student to have two pairs)
Picture of kids wearing mittens playing in the snow (photograph, magazine cut outs, computer graphic)
Sets of clip art pictures of winter clothing and summer clothing (2 mittens, 2 scarves, 2 boots, 2 coats, 2 hats, 2 bathing suits, 2 sandals, 2 hats)
Several white pillow cases or white felt squares
Velcro(optional)
Posterboard (optional)
Book (either The Missing Mitten or Two Little Mittens)

Procedures:

Have the students seated in a circle. Show the students a large picture of kids wearing mittens playing in the snow. Point out winter clothes as the students are looking at the picture. Ask the students what kinds of clothes we wear when it is cold outside? Give each student clip art picture of winter clothing and one clip art picture of summer clothing. Go around to each student and ask them to choose which piece of clothing we wear in the winter. (E.g. If a student has a picture of a mitten and a bathing suit, ask the student if we wear mittens when it snows or bathing suits? If the student is not sure, model the appropriate response for them and see if they can repeat it.) Once all of the students have had a turn, collect all of the cards. If it is not appropriate for each student to hold their own set of cards then the teacher can velcro the sets to a piece of poster board and go around with the board and ask each student. For students with vision impairments, give them real clothing articles to choose from.

Next, show the students are pair of mittens. Put on a pair and talk about how the mittens are the same size and color. Then take two mittens from different pairs and show the students how they are different. Reinforce that they are both mittens but they do not look the same. Give each student a pair of mittens and let them try them on. Ask the students to say mitten when you help them put them on. Talk about how they are the same.

Then read the students the book, The Missing Mitten by Stuart Murphy.
http://search.barnesandnoble.com/booksearch/isbnInquiry.asp?z=y&EAN=9780064467339&itm=2
Or

Read the students the book Two Little Mittens. http://search.barnesandnoble.com/booksearch/isbnInquiry.asp?z=y&EAN=9781595720443&itm=6

Then, divide the students into three groups according to abilities.

Exploration: Show the students a pair of mittens. Have the students say the word mittens. Then hide the mittens under a white piece of fabric/felt (snow). Ask the students where the mittens are? See if they know to look under the fabric. If not, show them where the mittens are and repeat. You can also talk about the colors of the mittens. Ask the students to find the red mitten, etc.

Imitation: Show the students three mittens (two of the same pair and one different). Hold up one mitten from the matching pair and ask the students to find the one that is the same. If the students have difficulty, model it for them and repeat to see if they can do it. You can also put out a pair of mittens and a sock and hold up one mitten and ask them to find the one that is the same. You can also use the winter/summer clip art pictures.

Application: Show the students a group of pairs of mittens and socks and ask them to match all of the mittens that are the same and all of the socks that are the same.
Then show the students how they can make simple ABA patterns with mittens and socks. (mitten, sock, mitten, sock). You can also use the winter/summer clip art pictures to show simple patterns with clothing. Have the students count the mittens and socks too.