The Mitten by Jan Brett is a popular children’s book to read in the Winter time. After you read the book, try this free printable game. Young children love dice games! The Mitten Dice game is a fun game of helping the woodland animals to all fit inside the mitten.
This fun activity is a great way to practice counting and number recognition in the early childhood classroom.

Materials
- Game Board
- Chart
- Dice
- Game Pieces for Covering – pom poms, buttons, gems, blocks, etc.

How to Play
This is usually played as a one player game, but can also be played in partners that work together to win. To win the game, fill the mitten with all of the animals.

- Cut out the animals.
- Roll the die.
- Put the matching animal in the mitten.
- If you roll a number you’ve already rolled, roll again.
- When all of the animals are inside the mitten, you win!
A Different Version

- Roll the die and cover the matching animal in the mitten.
- If you roll the number of an animal that is already covered, roll again.
- When all of the animals are covered in the mitten, you win!
The Mitten Grid Game
Another fun way to practice counting with one to one correspondence.

- Roll the die.
- Cover the corresponding number of animals.
- Encourage your child to work from left to right, top to bottom.
- When all of the spaces are covered, you win!

Download the Free Printable Mitten Dice Games
Clipart by JG Digital Art
I like this game:)