Pruning ‘The Mitten Tree’
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Aidan Caviston picks a pair of mittens from The Mitten Tree outside his classroom at Myakka River Elementary School. Waiting their turns are James Riddle, Bryce Retherford and Kamrie Evanicki.
Students in Cindy Atherholts first-grade class found mittens growing on a tree outside their classroom at Myakka River Elementary School after reading the book, The Mitten Tree. They include Alaynna Harms, Hope Cooper, James Riddle, Allison Davids, Mia Poulakis, Kamrie Evanicki, Mikala McKinney, Olivia Lehman, Kayla Johnson, Bryce Retherford, Aidan Caviston, Phillip Dawson, Lucas Newcomb and Eric Baggott.
Literature came to life for students in Cindy Atherholt’s first-grade class at Myakka River Elementary School after they read a book entitled “The Mitten Tree.”
The book is about a little old woman who knits mittens for all of the children at the bus stop near her home. The children don’t know who the mittens are from. The little old woman continues to knit mittens for the children in the town every year.
