Our Winter
Mitten
Tree

Mrs. McGowan's 1st Grade
H. W. Mountz School
Spring Lake, NJ    

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We are participating in a collaborative project hosted by
Mrs. Hartley and Mrs. Holloway.
 (Sorry, project page not available any longer)
 

brett.jpg (19924 bytes)Winter books are the best!  We have been reading up a "snowstorm" of frosty books lately.  After enjoying Jan Brett's book, The Mittenwe wrote riddles about other animals that might like to be in a mitten this cold winter.  All of these animals can be found in our own neighborhood of Spring Lake, NJ.  Our town has a lovely lake and it's also right on the beach.  So don't be surprised to find some ocean critters included!

tree_cover.jpg (13258 bytes)Another winter book we liked was The Mitten Tree by Candace Christiansen.  We borrowed her tree idea and hung our animal mittens on a tree by our classroom. 

2005 update:  Samples of student work remain available.

 

 

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We hope you enjoyed our Mitten Tree riddles.  Take a look at another page about different animals:    Animal Riddle Slide Show