Jan Brett Christmas Stories Comparison

That it is better to give than receive can be a difficult concept for little ones, especially during the Christmas holiday season. A reading of Jan Brett’s, Christmas Trolls, helps children focus their attention away from what they want...

Prepare to teach Jan Brett stories by taking a look at this teacher resource, which includes text-based questions, writing assignments, discussion ideas, and vocabulary practice for 18 different stories.

Jan Brett, the author of many beloved children's books, is well worth a study. Try out this winter-themed unit, which covers areas of language arts as well as art, math, science, and social studies.

Expose young children to the wonderful works of author and illustrator Jan Brett using a few of her stories such as Armadillo Rodeo, The Mitten, or Daisy Comes Home through a unit study. 

Cover scarcity with "The Mitten" by Jan Brett with a instructional activity based around the short story and a discussion about what happens when there isn't enough of something to go around.

Learners participate in a variety of activities surrounding the book, Gingerbread Baby, by Jan Brett. They can create a house, a map, ornaments, and their own books. Additionally, they can draw, paint, or write out attributes for each...

Students participate in literature and technology based activities. In this literature and technology lesson, students listen to a read aloud of Jan Brett's, The Gingerbread Baby. They practice comprehension strategies, discuss the...

Have your class participate in a discussion of Jan Brett's, Wild Christmas Reindeer. They will listen to the story as part of an author's study of Jan Brett. They look at the illustrations on each page and talk about the activity that...

Help your readers explore the concept of comparing and contrasting. They will read/listen to three books that are similar in nature. Then they use a Venn Diagram to compare and contrast these books. The topic suggested in the Gingerbread...

Explore sequencing with first and second graders. As a group, they listen to the story Berlioz the Bear by Jan Brett, and then generate important events from the story as the teacher writes them on the board. They also get to cut out a...