Mrs.
Attaya's First
Grade
Gingerbread
Learning Adventures - Spice Up Your
Day
Gingerbread
Reading
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Read
different versions of The Gingerbread
Boy
Story
comparison grid
Graph: My
favorite Gingerbread Story
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Listen
and
respond:
Students
were given sound effects for each
of the characters in the story.
They listened to the story and
made the appropriate sound each
time the character's name was
mentioned during the reading of
the story.
Miss
Harris, our student intern, used
these sounds for the characters
in our
story.
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Sequence
story with pocket chart activity: He ran
away from the ____
Flannel
board gingerbread boy with assorted
features. Read description and create the
gingerbread boy using
features.
Adjectives
that describe our Gingerbread
boy
Hansel
and Gretel
-oy
word chain, -an word chain
Compound
Words
Story
Map
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Gingerbread
Writing
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"You
can't catch me," said the Gingerbread
boy.
Use
of quotation marks
Draw
a Gingerbread boy in three parts - head,
body and legs. Decorate. Write to describe
each part in lift the flap
book.
LOST: Gingerbread
Boy - write description of lost
gingerbread friend for others to
identify
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Social
Studies
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We
SPICED UP our Social Studies
study of ordinal directions and maps with
our Gingerbread village. We talked about
the kinds of things that make up a
community. The children made gingerbread
houses out of milk cartons and paper. We
placed them along the streets of our
Gingerbread village. It was fun to think
of names for our streets.
We
stood above our map to gain a "bird's eye
view" of our village.
We
drew a map of our village on paper. The
children each made a map key to their map
and included a compass rose on their map.
We
played a game using ordinal directions
with our map. We pulled a name stick (one
large craft stick for each child - write
each child's name at one end of a stick.
Place sticks, name ends down into a cup)
and gave a small toy car to that child.
The child placed the car on the map in
front of his/her house. We pulled a second
name stick. The second child used ordinal
directions- north, south, east and west-
to direct the child with the car to their
house. The second child had a turn to be
directed by the third child, etc. .
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Gingerbread
houses decorated with care.
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Gingerbread
Math
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Where
is the Gingerbread Man hiding? Use
100 grid pocket chart. Hide a cut out or
sticker of a gingerbread boy behind a
number. Give number clues for children to
guess where he is.
Example:
The Gingerbread Boy is hiding. He is
behind a number that is greater than 44
and less than 47. It is an even number.
Where is he?
Gingerbread
House candy graph
Cup
Cooking: Measure and bake gingerbread
muffins in paper cups using an electric
skillet
The
girls are measuring 3 TBSP gingerbread mix
and 1 TBSP water in a 5 oz paper
cup.
Stir
it up and put it in a 400O
electric skillet. Put the lid on and
cook until done. Unwrap the cup for a
tasty gingerbread treat!
Graph:
Do you like gingerbread?
Candyland
gameboard reformatted: Use
gingerbread markers and Candyland
gameboard to create a Gingerbread-themed
math game. Replace color cards in game
with cards that have number sentences or
addition or subtraction story problems
printed on them. Children select a card,
solve the problem and move that number of
spaces.
Create
a "Spice Kid." Use inch ruler to measure
and record height, arm span, length of
leg, and size of head. Record on
WANTED poster.
Measure
perimeter of gingerbread outline using
marshmallows, red hots, gumdrops and other
treats. Record on record
sheet.
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Gingerbread
Science
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The
Gingerbread man ran and ran until he came
to some water . . .
The
Gingerbread man did not want to get wet.
Why not? What would have happened to the
Gingerbread man if he had gotten wet? We
experimented to find out!
We
put a gingerbread cookie in a pan of water
and observed what happened to it over
time. Very interesting ...try it and
see!
This
experiment can lead to further
investigations of liquids and
solids.
Sink
and Float experiments
Homework
Assignment: Science Detective ~ Find and
list liquids in your home. Bring list to
class to share. Compile a class list of
liquids. Brainstorm additional
liquids.
What
will dissolve in water? Children
experiment with various elements to see
which dissolve in water. Complete a
prediction/results sheet as they work.
Some elements might include: salt, pepper,
sugar, glitter, dirt, flour, drink mix,
powdered paint
Which
liquid is heavier? Shake 2 liquids
(oil and water) together in a babyfood
jar. What happens?
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Gingerbread
Resources
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Gingerbread
Baby
by
Jann Brett
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Gingerbread
Man
Illus.
by Karen Schmidt
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The
Gingerbread Boy
Illus.
by Richard
Egielski
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Cajun
Gingerbread Boy
by
Berthe Amoss
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The
Gingerbread Boy
by
Paul Galdone
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The
Gingerbread Man
by
Barbara
Baumgartner
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Cup
Cooking
by
Barbara Johnson
Foote
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Literacy
Stations
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Reading
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Math
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Browsing
Box - Gingerbread Boy
Act
out story using small stuffed animal
characters
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Gingerbread
House Candy Graph
Materials:
Picture of a Gingerbread House, candy
graph to match picture
Children
count and graph candy used to create a
gingerbread house.
ASSESS:
graph is turned in for Math graphing
assessment
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Phonics
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Social
Studies
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Spin
A Word
Materials:
3 letter word spinners, letter tiles,
black lined paper and gel
pens
The
child will spin 3 letter spinners. The
child will assemble letter tiles to make
word and use gel pens to write the word on
black paper
ASSESS:
student ability to read and write 3-4
letter words
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Candyland
Math Adventure
Materials:
Candyland gameboard and gingerbread kid
markers, cards with addition or
subtraction facts written on
them
Children
play the game using fact cards. Each child
picks an addition story card, solves the
problem and moves that number of spaces on
the game board.
ASSESS:
cooperative game - social skills
assessment
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Writing
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Computers
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Gingerbread
Writing
Materials:
picture story tablet paper
The
child will draw a picture and write about
a gingerbread house or
child
Possible
prompts:
How
would you catch the Gingerbread
boy?
Create
a MISSING poster describing your
Gingerbread Child
Would
you like to live in a gingerbread
house?
SHARE with
class during share time following
rotation. Save for student
portfolios.
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Kid
Pix - Make A House
The
child will use draw tools to create a
Gingerbread House. Print and use as
holiday greeting cards to the
families
ASSESS:
use of drawing tools to create a
picture
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Science
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Creative
Arts
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Sink
and Float
Materials:
tub of water, assorted objects for
testing, paper towels, mini pocket chart,
word cards to match objects tested for
pocket chart
The
child will spend time experimenting with
objects, testing each to see if they sink
or float. The child will use paper towels
to dry hands. Record results on mini
pocket chart, sorting cards under the
headings SINK or FLOAT. The child
will copy results onto manilla paper using
colored markers
ASSESS:
assignment turned in to finished work box
for Science assessment
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Gingerbread
Boy Book Cover
Materials:
gingerbread boy stencil to trace and cut,
assorted colors of construction paper,
buttons, trim, zig zag scissors, yarn,
hole punch, glue
The
child will use materials to create a
gingerbread child for the cover of their
retelling of the Gingerbread Boy
story.
ASSESS:
creative expression, appropriate use and
care of materials
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Listening
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Literacy
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Gingerbread
Baby Listening Tape
Listen
and Respond
The
child will listen to the story on tape.
Respond using story response
sheet:
Draw
the characters of the story
Draw
your favorite part
ASSESS:
Language Arts - Listening
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Ginger-Kids
Recipe Cards
Materials:
Flannelboard, felt gingerbread man and
assorted cut out features, Ginger-kids
recipe cards, a supply of blank cards and
colored pencils
Children
select a Ginger-Kids recipe card and read
the directions to create a
Ginger-kid.
Repeat
the process several times
The
child creates a unique Ginger-kid and uses
a blank recipe form to record directions
for another child to
duplicate.
Share
recipe card with the class following
station rotation
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