Christmas

Christmas Activities Gingerbread Theme!

Book List Gingerbread Baby - Jan Brett The Gingerbread Boy - Paul Galdone The Gingerbread Doll - Susan Clarion The Gingerbread Man - Davis Cutts The Gingerbread Man - Eric A. Kimmel The Gingerbread Man - John A. Rowe The Gingerbread Man - Karen Lee Schmidt The Gingerbread Man - Pam Adams The Gingerbread Man - Sally Belly The Gingerbread Man - Scott Cook Maisy Makes Gingerbread - Lucy Cousins Peek-A-Boo Gingerbread House - Scott McDougall What's in the Fox's Sack? - Paul Galdone Whiff, Sniff, Nibble, Chew - Charlotte Pomerantz

Week 1:

1. Briefly discuss the holiday season.

2. Read The Gingerbread Baby by Jan Brett. Read by Jan Brett - []

3. Discuss story elements as you go along.

4. Media Specialist solicits responses from students as she writes a retelling of the story on Promethean Board.

5. Students design their own paper gingerbread man for a bulletin board OR students play a gingerbread game either online on app on iPad. []

Week 2:

1. Read Gingerbread Boy - Use flipchart from Dropbox...

2. Introduce or review what a Venn Diagram is with the students. Discuss the differences and similarities between the two stories. 1st grade can just come up with ideas and 2nd grade can write it on their own diagram.

3. Students continue to compare and contrast as others start to check out books.

4. After completing the Venn Diagram, students may then play one of the games online or app on iPad while we wait for others to check out. []

Decorate a Gingerbread Cookie - []

Design and Decorate your own Gingerbread Baby House - []

Design your own Gingerbread Friend - []



**Activities:**


 * Seasonal Dewey Scavenger Hunt - Create numbered Gingerbread men (3-4 inches tall) and program them with Dewey call numbers and place them INSIDE the books chosen - or tape them on the front. Then give kids a randomly listed sheet with all of the books listed. Kids can work in teams to find the books and write down which number goes with the dewey Gingerbread man. **


 * Making Words: ** Place the title "The Gingerbread Man" in the pocketchart along with the letter cards creating the title. Show students how to create new words from the letters in "The Gingerbread Man." For example, you can make the words:

ginger the man bread an me thing ring tan hand ran eat beat meat heat dear read mint

Hair Color: If you have a sister, color it yellow. If you have a brother, color it brown.
 * Gingerbread Man Glyph **
 * Give these directions and a blank Gingerbread coloring sheet to each student. **

If you have both, color it black.

If you have no siblings, color it red.

Eye Color: If you prefer watching TV, color them blue. If you prefer reading a book, color them green.

Add a nose: If you are a boy, color it orange.

If you are a girl, color it purple.

Mouth: If your favorite dessert is ice cream, color it yellow.

If your favorite dessert is cookies, color it red.

If your favorite dessert is cake, color it green.

Buttons: If you prefer playing inside, color them blue. If you prefer playing outside, color them green.

Squiggles on Hands: If you are left-handed, color them red. If you are right-handed, color them purple.

Squiggles on Feet: If you have a dog, color them blue. If you have a cat, color them red. If you have a cat and a dog, color them green. If you have a different pet, color them yellow. If you have no pet, color them orange.

X’s on feet: Color them yellow if you come to school in a car.

Color them green if you come to school in a van.

Color them blue if you come to school on a bus.

Color them brown if you walk.

Color them black if you ride your bicycle.

Another glyph: [] []

** Rhyming: **

I programmed cut-outs with rhyming words. Students match the rhyming words.


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 * || ** Flannelboard: **
 * || ** Flannelboard: **
 * || ** Flannelboard: **

I hot glued squares of sandpaper to the back of the bulletin board set to make a flannelboard set to use when retelling the story.

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Use pictures from your favorite book for the students to sequence in the pocketchart (for practice) and then on their own as an assessment. These pictures go with the Paul Galdone version (not my favorite at all, but I had ordered it specifically to go with these activities) and are found in a Gingerbread Thematic Unit. I created the format for my students to glue them in orde ||  ||
 * || ** Sequencing: **

Frog Street Press has the reproducible for this book in the back of the Color Words book I believe. The kids will make the book for their [|Book Boxes], and then we also use this Song Chart to track the words as we sing. I've found it's much easier to use a Song Chart than to try and quickly turn the pages of the books
 * || ** Gingerbread Man Shapes Book: **

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*Victoria, at [|Kinder Korner], has also recently created for purchase a Zip Around game using the gingerbread man and shapes as well.

We made these puppets to use in retelling the story. We also used the pattern for these to create the pictures for our hallway display. ||  ||
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The children dictated the sentences for the sentence strips, then we used them to sequence the events of the story. The TA used the book to photocopy the pictures, colored and laminated them to go with each sentence stri
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 * || ** Sequencing: **

After reading Paul Galdone's version of __The Gingerbread Boy__ several times, have students read sentences, cut apart into strips and glue in correct sequence on corresponding sheet. **Students will be more successful if you don't allow them to glue until they've put all the strips in order FIRST. Simply telling mine to do this DID NOT work! :)**

[|The Gingerbread Boy sequencing] ||
 * || ** Sentence Frame: **

Each student completed the sentence frame - I would run from a ... We recorded their answers, then created the sentence strips with the accompanying pictures. ||  ||


 * || ** Compare/Contrast: **

Of course you can't do this unit without comparing and contrasting some of the many Gingerbread Man books. I usually draw a Venn diagram (two overlapping circles) on the board or butcher paper. I choose two of the Gingerbread Man books that are the most different, then we compare and contrast them and write our conclusions on the diagram. The Gingerbread Baby is usually a good choice to use in this activity along with one of the more traditional books.

This Venn diagram was in the Gingerbread Thematic Unit. My TA enlarged it onto brown construction paper and we laminated it. We wrote our responses using a Vis-a-Via pen so that the diagram can be reused.

Create this pattern on a flipchart on the Promethean board...

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 * || ** What If?: **
 * || ** What If?: **

Ask your students what would happen if the Gingerbread Man would have made different choices instead of getting on the fox's back. What would have happened to him if he'd decided to try and swim across the river? What would have happened if he'd decided to jump off the fox's back rather than climb higher?

After they've made their predictions, place a gingerbread man cookie in a glass jar of water. Let them SEE what would have happened to the gingerbread man if he'd chosen either of those alternatives. The cookie should begin to break down after a while in the water. If he seems to be holding together too well, you might have to swish him around to simulate the river's currents. :) Be ready for a lot of "ewwww's!!!" as he turns into a soggy mess!!! ||
 * || ** Gingerbread Man Number Word/Counting book: **

I made this emergent reader to use with my kindergarteners. I made it to use with my student who's ready to fill in the correct number word on each page. But as I was printing it, I thought "Hey, my other student can just as easily count the sets and write the number in the blank, too." There's two pages to print per sheet. After printing them, simply cut them in half. Provide a chart for your students to use while copying the appropriate number word into each blank. [|The Gingerbread Man number word/counting book] ||
 * || ** Gingerbread Man Graph: **

Provide each student with a gingerbread man cookie. I use the ones that come individually packaged from Little Debbie. (And they're yummy, too. Not too strong) Have each student take one bite from their cookie. Graph the body part that each student bit. For instance, graph whether or not they bit off the head, right leg, left leg, right arm, left arm. This would also be a good practicing skill for right/left. (Less advanced students might do head, leg, arm) You can graph them using a bar graph or a pictograph. To make the pictograph, cut out a gingerbread man using a die-cut for each student. After they've made that initial bite, then have them tear off that part of their paper gingerbread man. You can then glue or tape these into the correct column creating a pictograph.

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 * ] || ** Pocketchart Counting: **

Cut out 55 gingerbread men using the Ellison machine. Decorate and laminate them. Place them in the pocketchart with number cards 1 - 10. Students count the gingerbread men and place the correct number card on the row. All number cards are displayed on the top row. If needed, you can place a number line there as well.

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 * || ** Counting Activity: **

I used two sizes of notepads to create this counting activity and then laminated them. In hindsight, I would suggest gluing the pages to a half sheet/quarter sheet of construction paper before laminating. Some pages like this are very thin and curl. These look to be pretty flat.

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I created this printable for one of my second graders. Students fill in the missing numbers. [|Missing Numbers printable] ||
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 * || ** Same & Different Activity: **

Print 4 pages of the GBM Matching Page from the link below onto cardstock and laminate. Cut out and place sets of 3 GBM that are the same and 1 that is different in ziplock bags. Choose GBM that are relatively similar to put in the sets so that students will have to look closely to decide which one is different. Student will remove the GBM from one bag and decide which one of the 4 is different and return that one to the bag. The 3 that are the same will remain on top of the bag to be checked by the teacher, TA or peer. [] ||
 * || ** Lacing Cards: **

We copied 2 gingerbread men onto brown construction paper for each lacing card and glued them together. Then we holepunched around the edges. Facial features and buttons were added to each man. We used red yarn and taped it on the back at the starting point on the gingerbread man. The other end of the yarn we taped into a "needle" using masking tape. This helps to get the yarn into the holes without it frizzing every where. We didn't cut the yarn until we had gone around the whole man to make sure it was long enough.

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 * || ** Scented Gingerbread Man: **

Cut gingerbread shape from sandpaper - rub with a cinnamon stick = a smelly gingerbread man. Recently I've used glitter glue for making eyes, mouth and buttons and added a small bow at the neck. Put a hole in the top and add yarn and it can be hung on the Christmas tree or wall. It can be glued onto construction paper or wall paper and cut out to cover the back of the sandpaper. (submitted anonymously) Note: This activity could also be used to reinforce the 5 Senses. Taste: Dab the cinnamon stick to tongue. (I believe that in long ago days people chewed on small pieces of a cinnamon stick to freshen their breath! :) ) Smell: Smell the cinnamon as they're rubbing it across the sandpaper.  Touch: They're feeling both the sandpaper and the cinnamon stick.  Hear: They hear the scratching sound as they rub the cinnamon across the sandpaper.  See: They see the finished product. ||
 * || ** Paperbag Puppet: **
 * || ** Paperbag Puppet: **

Using the pattern that is for decorating the gingerbread man (printable coloring pg), cut the head off the body making sure you have a full circle. After decorating the body glue it onto the bottom of a lunch size brown bag. Make a line across the circle about 1/3 of the way up from the bottom. Glue that on the body and under the flap ( Bottom of the bag which is now at the top). Glue the rest of the head on the flap so that it matches with the bottom of the circle. This way you can make him "talk". Sorry I don't have a picture of this. I have used it for years so I am not sure where I got the pattern and can't give anyone credit. Shared by Sharyn, retired K teacher in NW Ohio Thanks for sharing, Sharyn! :) ||
 * || ** GBM/Rudolph Puppet & Poem: **

On one side, this puppet is the GBM and on the other he's Rudolph! Copy the pattern onto brown construction paper and decorate one side as the GBM. Then flip the pattern over and turn it upside down (where legs are sticking up and head is down) and decorate this side as Rudolph. (The legs become Rudoph's antlers) Use holly leaves and a red pom pom for the nose. Then students use the puppets as they read the poem. Shared by Billie P/CA Thanks for sharing, Billie! :) [|GBM/Rudolph puppet pattern & poem] ||



Songs & Fingerplays & More! __ The Gingerbread House __ Roll the dough, cut it too.

I'll make a gingerbread house for you.

In the oven, let it bake,

It takes so long, for heaven's sake!

It smells so good, pass the cream!

No! Don't eat the house of my dream.

Pipe the icing, let it dry.

The house is standing - I don't know why!

Shingle the roof, shutters on sides.

The house takes shape, I glow with pride,

Making gardens, gates and trees.

That's my fence - don't eat it, please!

Moving at a harried pace,

Candies flying everyplace

Keep on going - just can't rest,

Get it done, here come the guests.

"Oh it's beautiful!" - so they say

I turn and look the other way...

CHOMP! ~Submitted by Cheryl's Sweethearts ChildCare,

from Gingerbread for All Season by Teresa Layman || __ The Gingerbread Man __ - sung to "The Muffin Man" Oh, do you know the Gingerbread Man,

Gingerbread Man, Gingerbread Man?

Oh, do you know the Gingerbread Man,

Who ran and ran and ran? He said, "Catch me if you can,

If you can, if you can,

He said, "Catch me if you can,

Then ran and ran and ran. I can run like the Gingerbread Man,

Gingerbread Man, Gingerbread Man.

I can run like the Gingerbread Man,

Now catch me if you can. ~Jean Warren, Totline Books, Theme-A-Saurus

__ Fingerplay __ 5 Little gingerbread men on the tray,

(place 5 fingers of one hand onto the open palm of the other hand--the tray.)

One jumped up and ran away.

("run" one finger away)

Catch me, Oh catch me, Oh catch me if you can!

I'm pretty fast, I am the gingerbread man! 4 Little gingerbread men on the tray,

(4 fingers on the tray....etc.)

One jumped up and ran away.

Catch me, Oh catch me, Oh catch me if you can!

I'm pretty fast, I am the gingerbread man! Continue to zero... No little gingerbread men on the tray

I will have to bake more on another day! ~Submitted by Cheryl's Sweethearts ChildCare

__ Gingerbread Man Fingerplay __ Stir a bowl of gingerbread (stir as in a bowl)

Smooth and spicy brown

Roll it with a rolling pin (roll as if with a rolling pin)

Up and up and down

With a cookie cutter (pretend to cut cookie)

Make some little men.

Put them in the oven (put pan in the oven)

Until half past ten. ~Submitted by Cheryl's Sweethearts ChildCare

__ Gingerbread Children __ by Ilo Orleans Gingerbread children

Stand in a row--

Very good children

Always, you know. They never will jump

Or kick or leap,

Or start to cry when

It's time to sleep. They never run off

Or look around.

And no one has heard

Them make a sound. Gingerbread children

Are fine to meet;

But, much better still,

They're good to eat! ~Submitted by Cheryl's Sweethearts ChildCare

__ Gingerbread Boy and Gingerbread Girl on a Tree __ I'm a little gingerbread boy.(Boys bow.)

I'm a little gingerbread girl.(Girls bow.)

I can jump, (All jump.)

And I can twirl. (All turn around.) I have raisins (Point to eyes.)

For my eyes,

And bright red buttons (Point to buttons down chest.)

Just this size. I have a mouth,

It looks like this. (Point to smiling mouth.)

I can even

Blow a kiss. (Blow a kiss.) I'm warm and tasty,

But don't eat me. (Shake head.)

Hang me on

Your Christmas tree! (Put hands over head.) ~Submitted by Cheryl's Sweethearts ChildCare

__ Who Stole the Cookies from the Cookie Jar? __ Sit in a circle and chant

"Who stole the cookies from the cookie jar?"

Everyone gets a cookie when the game is done.

Who stole the cookies from the cookie jar?

Mrs. Smith stole the cookies from the cookie jar!

Who, me?

Yes, you!

Couldn't be!

Then who? ~Submitted by Becce in Missouri

__ Gingerbread Boy Song - Eat, Eat, Your Gingerbread Boy __ - sung to "Row, Row, Row, Your Boat" Eat, eat, your Gingerbread Boy,

Before he runs away.

Faster, faster, faster please,

Don't let him get away! Catch, catch the Gingerbread Boy,

Catch him, yes, today.

Faster, faster, faster still,

For he has run away. Say bye-bye to the

Gingerbread Boy.

Say good-bye today.

Say so long for he is gone.

The fox ate him today. ~Submitted by Cheryl's Sweethearts ChildCare

__ Five Little Gingerbread Men __ Make felt gingerbread men to go along with the song. Make them from gingerbread colored felt & cut them large. Create faces and hats and collared vests with buttons- all painted on with slick paint that squeezes from a bottle. Kids LOVE this song. Five little gingerbread men in a row

(Hold up five fingers, waving back & forth)

Not gonna' eat one no, no, no.

(shake finger and head side to side)

But they look so sweet from head to toe

(hand binoculars at eyes touch head thentoes)

Crunch, munch... uh oh!

(slap thighs on crunch, clap hands on munch, then put hands over mouth on uh oh) Continue til... No little gingerbread men in a row

Wasn't gonna' eat one, no, no, no

But they looked so sweet that it's sad to tell

(binoculars on sweet, then index fingers run down cheeks to represent tears on sad) Crunch..munch... oh well!

(slap thighs once, clap once, then throw hands up and shrug shoulders) ~Submitted by Becce in Missouri

__ The Gingerbread Man Story __ Once upon a time there was a little old woman and a little old man, and they lived all alone in a little old house. They had 't any little girls or any little boys, at all. So one day, the little old woman made a boy out of gingerbread; she made him a chocolate jacket, and put cinnamon seeds in it for buttons; his eyes were made of fine, fat currants; his mouth was made of rose-colored sugar; and he had a gay little cap of orange sugar-candy. When the little old woman had rolled him out, and dressed him up, and pinched his gingerbread shoes into shape, she put him in a pan; then she put the pan in the oven and shut the door; and she thought, "Now I shall have a little boy of my own." When it was time for the Gingerbread Boy to be done she opened the oven door and pulled out the pan. Out jumped the little Gingerbread Boy on to the floor, and away he ran, out of the door and down the street! The little old woman and the little old man ran after him as fast as they could, but he just laughed, and shouted, "Run! run! as fast as you can! You can't catch me, I'm the Gingerbread Man!" And they couldn't catch him. The little Gingerbread Boy ran on and on, until he came to a cow, by the roadside. "Stop, little Gingerbread Boy." said the cow; "I want to eat you." The little Gingerbread Boy laughed, and said, "I have run away from a little old woman, And a little old man, And I can run away from you, I can!" And, as the cow chased him, he looked over his shoulder and cried, "Run! run! as fast as you can! "You can't catch me, I'm the Gingerbread Man!" And the cow couldn't catch him.  The little Gingerbread Boy ran on, and on, and on, till he came to a horse, in the pasture. "Please stop, little Gingerbread Boy," said the horse, "you look very good to eat." But the little Gingerbread Boy laughed out loud. "Oho! oho!" he said, "I have run away from a little old woman, A little old man, A cow, And I can run away from you, I can!" And, as the horse chased him, he looked over his shoulder and cried, "Run! run! as fast as you can! You can't catch me, I'm the Gingerbread Man!" And the horse could 't catch him.  By and by the little Gingerbread Boy came to a barn full of farmers. When the farmers smelled the Gingerbread Boy, they tried to pick him up, and said, "Don't run so fast, little Gingerbread Boy; you look very good to eat." But the little Gingerbread Boy ran harder than ever, and as he ran he cried out, "I have run away from a little old woman, A little old man, A cow, A horse, And I can run away from you, I can!"  And when he found that he was ahead of the farmers, he turned and shouted back to them, "Run! run! as fast as you can! You can't catch me, I'm the Gingerbread Man!" And the farmers couldn't catch him.  Then the little Gingerbread Boy ran faster than ever. He ran and ran until he came to a field full of mowers. When the mowers saw how fine he looked, they ran after him, calling out, "Wait a bit! wait a bit, little Gingerbread Boy, we wish to eat you!" But the little Gingerbread Boy laughed harder than ever, and ran like the wind. "Oho! oho!" he said, "I have run away from a little old woman, A little old man, A cow, A horse, A barn full of farmers, And I can run away from you, I can!" And when he found that he was ahead of the mowers, he turned and shouted back to them, "Run! run! as fast as you can! You can't catch me, I'm the Gingerbread Man!" And the mowers could 't catch him.  By this time the little Gingerbread Boy was so proud that he didn't think anybody could catch him. Pretty soon he saw a fox coming across a field. The fox looked at him and began to run. But the little Gingerbread Boy shouted across to him, "You can't catch me!" The fox began to run faster, and the little Gingerbread Boy ran faster, and as he ran he chuckled, "I have run away from a little old woman, A little old man, A cow, A horse, A barn full of farmers, A field full of mowers, And I can run away from you, I can! Run! run! as fast as you can! You can't catch me, I'm the Gingerbread Man!" "Why," said the fox, "I would not catch you if I could. I would not think of disturbing you." Just then, the little Gingerbread Boy came to a river. He could not swim across, and he wanted to keep running away from the cow and the horse and the people. "Jump on my tail, and I will take you across," said the fox. So the little Gingerbread Boy jumped on the fox's tail, and the fox swam into the river. When he was a little way from shore he turned his head, and said, "You are too heavy on my tail, little Gingerbread Boy, I fear I shall let you get wet; jump on my back."  The little Gingerbread Boy jumped on his back. A little farther out, the fox said, "I am afraid the water will cover you, there; jump on my shoulder." The little Gingerbread Boy jumped on his shoulder. In the middle of the stream the fox said, "Oh, dear! little Gingerbread Boy, my shoulder is sinking; jump on my nose, and I can hold you out of water." So the little Gingerbread Boy jumped on his nose.  The minute the fox got on shore he threw back his head, and gave a snap!  "Dear me!" said the little Gingerbread Boy, "I am a quarter gone!" The next minute he said, "Why, I am half gone!" The next minute he said, "My goodness gracious, I am three quarters gone!"  And after that, the little Gingerbread Boy never said anything more at all.  ~Submitted by Becce in Missouri

__ The Gingerbread Man __ sung to "Wheels on the Bus"

The gingerbread man ran through the town,

Through the town, through the town.

The gingerbread man ran through the town,

Singing, "You'll never catch me." He ran away from a cow,

cow, cow

He ran away from a cow,

Singing, "You will never catch me." He ran away from a sheep,

sheep, sheep

He ran away from a sheep without a peep,

Singing, "You will never catch me." He ran away from a dog,

dog, dog

He ran away from a dog,

> Singing, "You will never catch me." Then he came to a fox,

fox, fox

The fox sat on a box and said,

"You can trust me"

Then he ate him, yes sir - ee. ~Submitted by Becce in Missouri

__ Gingerbread Flannel Board Story __ __ George, The Gingerbread Man __ This is a story for the flannelboard. Before reading the story make a gingerbread man out of brown, blue, green, orange, black, white, purple, pink, yellow, and red felt. Use construction paper and glue to sticks for stick puppets.(On the felt put wiggle eyes and use fabric paint to decorate) Once upon a time, there was a little gingerbread man named George. He loved to run and play outside. He loved to cry this chant to his friends: Run! Run, as fast as you can! What color am I? (put up brown man) I'm the Gingerbread Man! Of course, all of George's friends were very smart. They all knew that a gingerbread man was...(Pause for children to say,"Brown!") One day George decided to see if he could fool his smart friends. He decided to change himself to a different color. So he covered himself with blueberry icing. He ran outside and cried his chant to his friends: Run! Run, as fast as you can! What color am I? (put up blue man) I'm the Gingerbread Man! Of course, all of George's friends were very smart. They all knew that blueberry icing was... (Pause for children to say "Blue!") *But George did not give up. He was sure he could fool his smart friends. So he changed himself to a different color. He covered himself with lime icing. He ran outside to play and cried his chant to his friends: Run! Run, as fast as you can! What color am I? (Put up green man) I'm the Gingerbread man! Of course, all of George's friends were very smart. They all knew that lime icing was...(Pause for children to say, "Green!") Repeat the story from * seven more times, each time substituting one of the following icing flavors and the corresponding Gingerbread Man color in place of the original words: icing flavor: Gingerbread Man color: pumpkin orange licorice black vanilla white grape purple strawberry pink lemon yellow cherry red George just could not fool his smart friends! But he was very happy anyway. All of his friends knew the colors, just as you do. (For a yummy follow-up activity, have each child ice a gingerbread-man cookie with his favorite color. ~Submitted by Becce in Missouri

__ Gingerbread Man __ (Jimmy Crack Corn) A baker took some ginger dough And shaped a man from head to toe. When it was baked, the cookie fled Here is what the cookie said: Chorus Run! Run! As fast as you can! You can't catch me, I 'm the gingerbread man! Run! Run! As fast as you can! I'm the gingerbread man! * The cookie man ran past a cow Who said, "i want to eat you now!" The cookie man just laughed and fled, Here is what the cookie said: Chorus: *** A farmer saw the man go by, He chased him low, he chased him high, The cookie man just shook his head. Here is what the cookie said:** He finally reached a river wide, A fox asked, "Would you like a ride?" The cookie sat on the fox's head, Here is what the sly fox said: "You can't run! That's my plan! I'm going to eat you, gingerbread man! You can't run! That's my plan!" And he ate the gingerbread man! Moral of the story... people who boast about their abilities may someday be caught with their guard down. Cut the top off the student milk carton. Give each child a piece of paper folded in fourths. Have them draw a picture of the gingerbread man, the cow, the farmer and the fox. Glue these to the milk carton so that when the child inserts their hand the characters are the right way. As the poem is re read have them turn the carton so the correct character faces forward. ~Submitted by Becce in Missouri
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__ Gingerbread Children __ Gingerbread children

Stand in a row--

Very good children

Always, you know. They never will jump

Or kick or leap,

Or start to cry when

It's time to sleep. They never run off

Or look around.

And no one has heard

Them make a sound. Gingerbread children

Are fine to meet;

But, much better still,

They're good to eat! ~Submitted by Becce in Missouri


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In The Kitchen

__ Ginger Bread "Yummy and Warm" __ 2 eggs

1 tsp. allspice

3/4 cup brown sugar

3 tsp. ginger

3/4 cup molasses

3 tsp. cinnamon

3/4 cup melted crisco

1/2 tsp cloves

2 1/2 cups flour

1 tsp nutmeg

2 tsp. baking soda

2 tsp. pummpkin pie spice

1/2 tsp. baking powder

1 cup boiling water Add beaten eggs to sugar, syrup and melted crisco. Sift dry ingredients and add to egg mixture. Lastly, add boiling water and mix well. Pour into greased and floured bundt pan and bake at 350 degrees for 30 to 40 minutes. ~Submitted by Cheryl's Sweethearts ChildCare ||
 * Cathy’s Gingerbread Man Recipe **

Ingredients:

¾ cup Crisco shortening (not oil) 1 cup light brown sugar ¼ cup molasses 1 egg 2 ¼ cups sifted flour 2 teaspoons soda ½ teaspoon salt ½ teaspoon ground cloves 1 teaspoon cinnamon 1 teaspoon ginger

Mix all items as listed. Refrigerate overnight. Form small balls (about 2 ½ inches diameter) to give each child, so that they can shape into a man or woman. If they don’t use it all for the gingerbread man, they can make small cookies with it. Add M and M’s for facial features. Spray Pam on individual pieces of foil that have been “wadded up” and then smoothed out. Use a Sharpie pen to write the child’s name on it. Bake for 10 minutes at 375 degrees. After the gbs cool, use colored decorator icing to put the trim around the gingerbread. The kids can use small sandwich bags with corner cut out and canned cream cheese frosting, too.

Also, I have the students decorate a gb pattern made out of sandpaper or thin cork. Each child chooses a different gb man from a story we have read to decorate his/her gb man. I provide lace, beads, rickrack, ribbon, etc. Then, these are displayed as the border on a small bb with the caption. Which GB Am I? The students write a riddle about their gb man and place it around the question. Visitors and other staff, try to guess which gb belongs to which riddle.

Also, we have made a gb ornament out of old spoons. Each student is asked to bring a spoon but I get extra at $ Tree or Goodwill. My husband bends the spoon handle back in a loop to the back of the spoon bed. The students paint the back with brown acrylic paint. When dry, use beads, pompoms, sequins to make the facial features. I provide small containers of Tulip white slick paint for them to add the "icing". When dry, add a ribbon to top of spoon handle to hang ornament on tree. We attach the following poem:
 * Hope your Christmas is **
 * “SPICED” just right! **

Shared by Cathy Thanks Cathy for sharing! :)

Snack - have ginger snaps for snack..... ~Submitted by Cheryl's Sweethearts ChildCare

__ GingerBread Cookies __ Make ginger bread cookie dough from your favorite recipe ahead of time & have the children roll out the dough & cut out the cookies. Add raisins for eyes & buttons & a red cinnamon candy for the mouth. These are fun to make, yummy & make the house smell wonderful! ~Submitted by Becce in Missouri



Arts & Crafts __ Simple Gingerbread House __

~Submitted by Christie

__ Gingerbread Boy "Jumping Jack Puppet" __ What is a "Jumping Jack" Puppet? It is a simple hand puppet that can be made to dance by pulling a central string. Pioneer children made Jumping Jacks from scraps of wood, and these puppets were one of the most popular toys in the 1800s. You can make a simple Gingerbread Boy "Jumping Jack." But instead of using wood, you will use poster board. And you will use a stick to make your puppet jump instead of string. It is a lot easier to make (and operate) especially for younger children. Here's how: Cut arms, legs and a body from poster board. Use 2 1/2" brass paper fasteners to attach the arms and legs to the body (before you do this - you must punch holes in the arms, legs, and the body using a single hole punch.) Glue a stick to the back of your puppet. Decorate your Gingerbread Boy using glitter, buttons, markers, fabric, yarn. Now your puppet is ready for action. Simply move the stick up and down, and watch your Gingerbread Boy dance around. ~Submitted by Cheryl's Sweethearts ChildCare

|__ Gingerbread House Card __ Click [|HERE] to print out and make a really cute Gingerbread House holiday card. ~Submitted by Becce in Missouri

__ Gingerbread House Coloring Page __ Click [|HERE] for the coloring page. ~Submitted by Becce in Missouri __ Gingerbread Person Ornament __ What You Need

Flour

Cinnamon

Salt

Water

Paint

Ribbon What You Do: Preparation

Mix One Cup Flour, ¾ Cup Cinnamon, One Cup Salt, and One cup water well. Roll the dough to about a half and inch in thickness. Then cut out Gingerbread People with a cookie cutter. Place these on a cookie sheet, then punch a hole in them (for hanging). Bake at 350 for about 23 minutes (more for thicker ornaments, less for thinner).

The Project

Now provide your children with paint, ribbon, etc for decorating. This makes a great Christmas gift to parents

__ Gingerbread Person Ornament II __ What You Need

Applesauce

Cinnamon

Paint

Ribbon What You Do: Preparation:

Mix applesauce with enough cinnamon to form a dough. The Project:

Give your children the dough and cookie cutters. Let them roll the dough and then cut out a gingerbread person shape. Help them make a hole. Now put them aside and let them dry overnight. Now provide your children with paint, ribbon, etc for decorating. This makes a great Christmas gift to parents.

__ Cardboard Gingerbread Men Ornaments __ Squirtable tubes of puffy fabric paint and a blow-dryer were the cardboard gingerbread star attractions of this quick-and-easy craft. We used the paint like icing to decorate our cardboard cookies and found that the containers kept the process surprisingly mess-free, even in the hands of a four or five year old. MATERIALS:

Corrugated cardboard

Cookie cutters

X-Acto knife

Puffy fabric paint

Blow-dryer STEP 1: Trace around cookie cutters on cardboard, and cut out the "cookies" with an X-Acto knife (a parent's job).

STEP 2: Decorate with puffy fabric paint. Let paint dry a few hours, if possible, then blow-dry and watch it puff. (Have guests paint at the start of the party, so they can blow-dry before they leave.) TIP: When you cut out the "cookie," you don't have to cut all the way through the cardboard at once; go over the cutting line a couple of times. ~Submitted by Cheryl's Sweethearts ChildCare __ Gingerbread Man __ For a gingerbread ornament, cut two 5-inch squares from a brown paper bag and place one on top of the other. Use scissors to cut out a gingerbread man (cut through both layers to create the figure's front and back). Glue cotton batting to one piece. Then, glue the front to the back and trim along the edge with pinking shears. Glue on button eyes and tie on a ribbon bow tie. Poke a hole in the top of the head and tie on a ribbon hanger. ~Submitted by Cheryl's Sweethearts ChildCare

__ Gingerbread Playdough __ 1 cup flour

1/2 cup salt

2 tsp. cream of tartar

1 cup water

1 tsp. veg. oil

lots of cinnamon, allspice, ginger, nutmeg, whatever! DIRECTIONS: Mix the dry ingredients. Play with the spices till you get the scent you want and the color. Mix water and oil together first and THEN add them to the dry ingrediants and stir. In a pot, cook the mixture for two to three minutes, stirring frequently. The dough will start to pull away from the sides of the pan and clump together. Take the dough out of the pan and knead the dough until it becomes soft and smooth. Allow to cool and store in an air tight container. ~Submitted by Becce in Missouri

__ Home project for The Gingerbread Man __ On a sheet of paper draw a gingerbread man (approx. 8x6") Here's what it says to do - This is a fun activity for children and a great way to get the entire family involved. Using the pattern, trace a gingerbread man or woman on a piece of large cardboard - one for each student. Send the cardboard gingerbread person home with the children, along with a note explaining the project. (note to follow) When the gingerbread creations come back to school, take pictures of each one individually. Put the pictures on pieces or oaktag to form a booklet. Give each child a chance to talk about his/her creation. Then send duplicate pictures and the original creation back home. The children love having their parents help with the project, and the results are wonderful and varied. It's also a great time to discuss recycling and making "something out of nothing." Note to be sent to parents:

Dear Parents, We are sending home a gingerbread man/woman shape for the entire family to decorate. Use your imaginations and anything else that you have sitting around the house. Please return your creation by_.

Thank you,_

Take Care

(Name) ~Submitted by Cheryl's Sweethearts ChildCare

__ Fold and Cut Gingerbread Man (Woman) Chains __ Cut the bottom off a paper bag and slit up one size. This will give you a very long piece of brown paper (you could use a regular piece of paper, but your chain won't be as long). Cut a 5 inch wide strip out of the paper (as long as you can make it) and accordian fold it (back and forth, back and forth). Make the folds the width or a bit less than the template pieces. Trace the template piece onto the top fold. Cut out (don't cut the ends of arms or feet or your chain will fall apart!) Unfold your chain and decorate with markers, paints, wiggly eyes, sequins, bits of lace, wool and ribbon or anything else you have on hand. Close the template window after printing to return to this screen. Set page margins to zero if you have trouble fitting the template on one page (FILE, PAGE SETUP or FILE, PRINTER SETUP in most browsers). [|Templates for Gingerbread Chains] <- click here ~Submitted by Becce in Missouri

__ Sand-Paper Gingerbread Man __ Using sandpaper (medium grit), cut out a gingerbread man for each student. Direct the students to rub a cinnamon stick over the sandpaper Gingerbread Man over and over. Decorate with wiggle eyes, buttons, pom poms, fabric paint, rick- rack, etc. Attach a pin back to wear as a decorative pin or attach a ribbon to hang as an ornament or to use in the closet for a nice fragrance. ~Submitted by Becce in Missouri

__ Cute Gingerbread Hangings __ Cut small gingerbread man cutouts from cardboard or oaktag. Have Children lightly "paint" the entire figure with slightly watered down white glue. Sprinkle with a mixture of ginger and cinammon. Add raisins for eyes and buttons. We punch hole in the top and always make a few extra's to hang in a sunny window. ~Submitted by Linda in MA

__ Gingerbread People __ With the following recipe, they are less likely to break than other recipes which is perfect for the kiddos to get home:

Fragrant Holiday Ornaments:

1 c plus 2 T. flour

3/4 c. cinnamon (I add a teaspoon of ground clove too)

1 c salt

1 c water Mix this well. At first you may wonder if you did it right... but work it all together. Roll about 1/2" thick and cut with gingerbread man/woman cookie cutter. Place on parchment paper if you have it. Bake at 350 for approx. 20-25 minutes, depending upon size of cookies. ~Place a hole in cookie before baking for hanging. These smell SO great. If they start to lose their fragrance just use an emery board on the back of them. ~Submitted by Cheryl's Sweethearts ChildCare

__ Gingerbread Puppets __ Give the children gingerbread people shapes cut out of construction paper. Let the children decorate their shapes with felt-tip markers. Glue their gingerbread people shapes to tongue depressors to make stick puppets. Let the children talk to each other with their puppets or make up questions for their puppets to answer. ~Totline Books, Theme-A-Saurus

__ Sensory Art __ Have children rub cinnamon sticks on sandpaper cut into gingerbread man shapes--smells just like gingerbread! Expand this to the art area. Have glue and rick-rack, buttons or candy red hots & colored paper scraps for gluing fancy features on the gingerbread man. ~Submitted by Cheryl's Sweethearts ChildCare

__ Art/Crafts __ (including sensory) *place brownish-cinnamon scented playdough in the sensory table with gingerbread cookie cutters of various sizes...don't forget the cookie sheets & rolling pins

*From Mailbox Magazine this sensory activity...have children rub cinnamon sticks on sandpaper cut into gingerbread man shapes....smells just like gingerbread! (To expand this to the art area, have available glue and lots of rick-rack, buttons or candy red hots and colored paper scraps for gluing fancy features on the gingerbread man.)

*A fun sensory project (smell and touch) for preschoolers. Cut out a gingerbread boy or girl from sandpaper. Have children rub a cinnamon stick all over the shape (smells great) and then, if they wish, they can decorate their person using glitter crayons. A hole punched on the top can be used for stringing a necklace, or for hanging. My kids really enjoyed this activity today. Several made both boy and girl gingerbread people, and many made more than one. ~Submitted by Cheryl's Sweethearts ChildCare

__ Gingerbread People Sand Paper Ornaments __ Cut gingerbread people out of sand paper. Use a cookie cutter. To make these into ornaments for the tree just cut two small VERTICAL slices in the body about 2-3 " apart and weave a candy cane through them. Add some white frosting (white paint) around the edges and you are done. Scrape the paper with a cinnamon stick to add scent. ~Submitted by Cheryl's Sweethearts ChildCare

__ Gingerbread Buddies __ Cut out large gingerbread men out of paper bags and punch holes in them and let the children sew around them and stuff with fiberfill. Decorate with puffy paint & real buttons. ~Submitted by Cheryl's Sweethearts ChildCare

Make a list of foods from A to Z. Have each child color a pattern of the Gingerbread man. On his tummy it said The Gingerbread Man ran with. Then glue on starlight mint eyes drew a smile and outlined him in glitter. In one of his hands we glued the food we wrote about, so for Z the child drew and cut out a zucchini for his hand. Rhyme: Running through the alphabet, eating all he can. You can't catch him, he's the gingerbread man. ~Submitted by Cheryl's Sweethearts ChildCare

Mailbox has a cute sheet with a drawn gingerbread man and you figure out the perimeter and area using things like mini marshmallows and raisins. It would be very easy to make your own! ~Submitted by Cheryl's Sweethearts ChildCare

__ Make Story Maps __ Choose a new place for the story to be set (talk about setting) then they draw it out on large paper, the gingerbread man has to pass at least 3 things. For example He went to the zoo, he passed the lions, tiger, bears, etc. Then attach a gingerbread man shape to a long string and tie it to the sheet. Then they can move the gingerbread man and share their map. ~Submitted by Cheryl's Sweethearts ChildCare



Theme Ideas

__ Gingerbread Twins Matching Game __ Give each student a sheet of construction paper with two Gingerbread Men outlined on it. Have them color the two as twins, so that they match exactly ... same color eyes, same color icing, etc. They can be as creative as they like, as long as both look the same. Laminate and cut out, and use in a center to play various matching games like concentration. Make "cookie sheets" from cardboard covered with aluminum foil (or use real cookie sheets) for each student to collect their matching pairs. We do a smiliar activity with Mittens during our Snowmen and Mittens unit in January, hanging the mittens on a mini clothesline. ~Submitted by Becce in Missouri

__ Gingerbread Hunt __ Have a gingerbread hunt. Make a large 3 demisional gingerbread man out of brown paper. Have the children decorate it. Introduce it to the group at the begining of the wee. On Friday during circle time, "notice" that the gigerbreadperson is gone. Have a note or clue (depending on the age group) where the gingerbread person went to. Go to that place (somewhere in the school, another class, the kitchen, the nurses office etc.) only to find another note from the gingerbread person. Do this several times, and finally find the gingerbread person. ~Submitted by Missy in PA

__ GingerBread Activities __ 1. After reading the story of the Gingerbread Man, have the class make a giant gingerbread man or decorate individual ones. While the children are out of the room, hide the gingerbread man in another part of the school/center. Once the children have arrived back in the room, and once the children realize that the gingerbread man is gone, the entire class as a group must search for him. Go room to room encouraging thechildren to ask for the gingerbread man. Encourage the children to use the phrase (as the gingerbread man did) run run run, as fast as you can. You can't catch me I'm the gingerbread man! Once you find him, eat him!

2. Read the gingerbread story & have a "note" mysteriously appeared at the end of the story. It says that the gingerbread was here and is hiding somewhere. (Give different clues & make them rhyme). At the end, there's a gallon of milk and a plate of gingerbread cookies.

3. Read the story of the Gingerbread Man. Emphasize the part of Run, run, run, as fast as you can, you can't catch me, I'm the Gingerbread Man! After reading the story, as a group project make a large gingerbread man (I follow the cake mix directions on the package and add a little extra flour to make it thicker and then we scoop out batter and put it on a cookie sheet molding it as best as we can to make it look like a gingerbread man). When the gingerbread man is done cooking, alllow the children to frost it and decorate it with whatever candy items you want. Keep talking about the story during the process and telll the children you hope their Gingerbread Man doesn't run away. While the children are outside (or away from the room) take the gingerbread man and hide him somewhere. Leave footprints by the door! The kids must now go room to room looking for the gingerbread man and find him so they can eat him!

*Variation (works well for younger children) let the children decorate pre-made or store bought gingerbread men (Pepperidge Farms makes one). Then, have the entire tray disappear. After reading the story: the kids help make a large cookie-sheet sized Gingerbread Man with dough I made at home the night before, and decorate it with frosting and red-hots. Sometimes I make the shape and the kids just do the decorating. Bake it in the kitchen. When we go to get him, we find that the Gingerbread Man is missing, and a note is in his place: "Dear Boys and Girls, I have run away! Look for me in the ." We continue looking and in each place we find a note from the Gingerbread Man telling where to look next After we find that Gingerbread man we eat him up quickly before he runs away again! ~Submitted by Becce in Missouri

__ Dramatic Play __ Act out the story with the children...to help them "feel" the part, give each child a picture of the character which has a yarn necklace attached that they can wear around their necks. ~Submitted by Cheryl's Sweethearts ChildCare

Place brownish-cinnamon scented playdough in the sensory table with gingerbread cookie cutters of various sizes...don't forget the cookie sheets & rolling pins. ~Submitted by Cheryl's Sweethearts ChildCare

__ Center Games __ Make a one-to-one correspondence matching game using gingerbread man shaped erasers. Trace the gingerbread men shapes on to a gray piece of construction paper with the edges trimmed to look like a cookie sheet. Children place the gingerbread man shaped erasers on each outlined shape. To make the game a bit more challenging, add a pair of dice for children to roll...the number they roll is the number of gingerbread men they must place on that turn. ~Submitted by Cheryl's Sweethearts ChildCare

Cut gingerbread men shapes and decorate them into matching pairs. Mix them up and let the children discover the pairs. ~Submitted by Cheryl's Sweethearts ChildCare

Dramatic Play - play bakery at the dramatic play center.... ~Submitted by Cheryl's Sweethearts ChildCare

__ The Gingerbread Man __ (This is a good transition game) Tell your own version of "The Gingerbread Man." A two year old's attention span is very short, so the story should be, too. Here is an idea:

Once upon a time there was a little ginger-bread man who loved to run. After breakfast he would say, "Run, run, as fast as you can. You can't catch me, I'm the gingerbread man." Each time you say the words "run, run," take your child's hand and run in a circle. Continue the story, adding about two sentences at a time. For example: The gingerbread man went to see his grandma, and when he got there he said, "Run, run, as fast as you can. You can't catch me, I'm the gingerbread man." Soon your two year old will understand that whenever he hears "run, run," it's time for him to run. As a special treat, finish this game with a real gingerbread man. ~Submitted by Cheryl's Sweethearts ChildCare

__ Gingerbread Man Game __ Cut a big gm shape out of brown posterboard, cut little assorted shapes from different colors of construction paper, glue these around edge of game, then decorate game with construction paper eyes, nose, smile, buttons, etc. Laminate the game. Color ends of four clothespins each with a different color with marker. Make a die from a little wood cube with only numbers 1, 2, and 3. Directions for the game- Using the die, roll and move clothespin along outside of gm. The space the player lands on must be identified by shape and color. If they cannot be identified, player can not move to that space, but must stay where he's at. First player to the end wins. ~Submitted by Cheryl's Sweethearts ChildCare

Cut gingerbread men shapes and decorate them into matching pairs. Mix them up and let the children discover the pairs. ~Submitted by Cheryl's Sweethearts ChildCare

__ Math __ Use the "run away" activity. Have each of the children eat a gingerbread. Then give each a paper gingerbread and have them "tear off" the part they ate first. Then make a graph to compare the information. ~Submitted by Cheryl's Sweethearts ChildCare

Make gingerbread cookies from scratch. Put all the cooking tools in a bag and before you pull them out, describe them and see if they can guess the tool's name. ~Submitted by Cheryl's Sweethearts ChildCare



Links! __ Gingerbread Theme __ - A to Z Teacher's Stuff

__ G is for Gingerbread __ - Mrs. Alphabet

__ The Gingerbread Factory __

__ Annie's Gingerbread Welcome Page __

__ Gingerbread House __ - Dinner Co-op

__ Gingerbread Coloring Page __ - Jan Brett

__ Gingerbread Baby Animal Masks __ - Jan Brett

__ Gingerbread Baby Recipe __ - Jan Brett

__ Gingerbread Baby Icing __ - Jan Brett

__ Gingerbread Baby House __ - Jan Brett

__ Gingerbread Calendar __ - Jan Brett

__ All About Gingerbread Baby __ - Jan Brett

__ Gingerbread Man Thematic Unit __ – Kidzone []

__ Gingerbread Mansion Inn __

__ The History of Gingerbread __ - WWWIZ Magazine

__ G is for Gingerbread __ - Kinder Korner

__ Gingerbread Pancakes __ - The Inn at One Main Street

__ Gingerbread Paperdolls __ - Paper Dolls

__ The Gingerbread Hunt __ - Mrs. Ayers KinderThemes

__ Gingerbread Showcase __ - Gingerbread Lane

__ Gingerbread Man (Woman) Chain __ - DLTK



** Catch the Gingerbread Man **

** if you can... **
 * ** Web Resources for Educators by __ Midge Frazel __ ** ||

** Spice up your winter classroom with these curriculum-based ideas **


 * ** The Gingerbread Folktale ** ||
 * Activites listed on this page are based on the many versions

of the English folktale of the Gingerbread Man.

Here's a list of some current books linked to Amazon.com ||
 * [|The Gingerbread Man]

by Karen Schmidt (illustrator) || [|The Gingerbread Man]

by Catherine McCafferty ||
 * [|The Gingerbread Boy]

by Paul Galdone || [|The Gingerbread Boy]

by Richard Egielski ||
 * [|The Gingerbread Man]

by Eric A. Kimmel and Megan Lloyd || [|The Gingerbread Man]: An Old English Folktale

by John A. Rowe ||
 * [|Cajun Gingerbread Boy]

by Berthe Amoss || The Gingerbread Boy

by Scott Cook

//out of stock// ||
 * [|The Gingerbread Man]

by Jim Aylesworth || [|Gingerbread Baby]

by Jan Brett

[|at her Web site] ||
 * ** Lessons, Activities and Ideas ** ||
 * Read Write and Think Lesson (K-2)

[|Gingerbread Phonics]

http://www.readwritethink.org/lessons/lesson_view.asp?id=114

//...features a printable version of this standards-based lesson,//

//links to an interactive phonics Web site for students,//

//and an interactive sing-a-long//. ||
 * [|Gingerbread Math Activities]

...from Mathwire.com

//...Run, Gingerbread Men Run (.pdf) my favorite// ||
 * [|G is for Gingerbread]

//..long list of ideas for your classroom unit//

http://www.kinderkorner.com/gingerbread.html || [|Gingerbread Man Theme Unit]

//...five day unit with printable resource list//

http://www.kidzone.ws/thematic/gingerbread/ ||
 * [|Classroom Connections] for The Gingerbread Man

//...runaway ideas for lessons//

http://www.ayles.com/gingerbread2.html || [|Gingerbread Geography]

http://teacherexchange.mde.k12.ms.us/

teachnett/Gingerbread%20Geography.htm

//...for the Cajun Gingerbread book// ||
 * [|Beginning of the School Year Idea]

http://www.ofcn.org/cyber.serv/

academy/ace/soc/cecsst/cecsst067.html || The Gingerbread Man [|Poem]

http://www.dltk-teach.com/rhymes

/gingerbread/gingerbread_man_poem.htm ||
 * [|Integrated Unit] for Kindergarten

//...focus on language arts//

http://www.kconnect.com/kc-integrated.html || [|The Gingerbread Friend is Loose!]

// ...a Scholastic Lesson // ||
 * [|Goodness Gracious! It's Gingerbread]

http://www.eduref.org/cgi-bin/printlessons.cgi/

Virtual/Lessons/Language_Arts/

Whole_Language/WLG0017.html || [|The Gingerbread Man Trail]

http://www.eduref.org/cgi-bin/

printlessons.cgi

/Virtual/Lessons/Interdisciplinary/

First_Day_of_School/FDA0203.html ||
 * [|Graphing with Gingerbread Men]

http://www.eduref.org/cgi-bin

/printlessons.cgi/

Virtual/Lessons/Mathematics/

Process_Skills/MPS0205.html || [|The Gingerbread Man]

http://www.eduref.org/cgi-bin/

printlessons.cgi/Virtual/Lessons/Mathematics/

Process_Skills/MPS0018.html ||
 * Gingerbread [|Theme Sign]

//...for your learning center//

http://www.abcteach.com/Extras/

themesigns/gingerbread.htm || Gingerbread [|Outline] Shape

//..use to teach symmetry//

http://www.abcteach.com/

Christmas/gingerbread.htm ||
 * [|The History of Gingerbread]

http://wwwiz.com/issue04/wiz_d04.html || [|Gingerbread Links]

http://www.fvsd.ab.ca/stm/gingerbread.htm ||
 * ** Activities from Jan Brett ** ||
 * [|Design and Print your own Gingerbread House]

http://www.janbrett.com/trim_a_jan_brett_gingerbread_baby_house.htm ||
 * [|Gingerbread Baby Animal Character Masks]

http://www.janbrett.com/gingerbread_baby_masks_main.htm ||
 * [|Gingerbread Baby Recipe]

http://www.janbrett.com/

gingerbread_baby_recipe.htm || [|Gingerbread Baby Room Decorations]

http://www.janbrett.com/

gingerbread_baby_room_decoration.htm ||
 * [|Gingerbread Baby Icing]

http://www.janbrett.com/

gingerbread_baby_icing.htm || [|Gingerbread Baby House]

http://www.janbrett.com/

gingerbread_baby_house.htm ||
 * [|Gingerbread Baby Board Game]

http://www.janbrett.com/games/gingerbread_baby_board_game.htm ||
 * ** Gingerbread Related Crafts ** ||
 * [|Sand Paper Gingerbread Ornaments]

//..easy to make craft//

http://familycrafts.about.com/library/

projects/blornsgingerb.htm || Gingerbread [|Paper Chains]

//...uses paper bags//

http://www.dltk-kids.com/crafts/

miscellaneous/mgingerbread.html ||
 * [|Cinnamon Clay]

//..cinnamon, applesauce and glue//

http://www.kidsdomain.com/craft/cinnaclay.html

[|another recipe] || Gingerbread Baby [|Recipe Printout]

http://www.bry-backmanor.org/

picturerecipe25b.html ||

[] The Gingerbread Man - Sequenceing – Paul Galdone