The Gingerbread Man Thematic Unit
Run, run as fast as you can!
You can't catch me. I'm the Gingerbread Man!
I use the Gingerbread Man theme during the first week of school We begin our unit by reading one of the Gingerbread Man books. The children enjoy hearing the story read many times. I also read several versions of the story throughout the week.
BOOKS:
The Gingerbread Man by Paul GaldoneThe Gingerbread Boy by Richard EgielskiThe Gingerbread Baby by Jan BrettThe Cajun Gingerbread Boy by Berthe AmossThe Stinky Cheese Man by John Scieszka
POEMS: Click on the Gingerbread Man for Gingerbread Man Poems and Songs
Activities
Bake a Gingerbread ManOn the first day of school, make a Gingerbread Man. Take him home to bake, but tell the children that you took him to the school kitchen. The next day bring the empty cookie sheet to school and tell the children that when you were taking the man out of the oven he ran off the pan and out of the kitchen. Spend the next 2-3 days looking around the school for the Gingerbread Man. This is a great way for the children to tour the school building and meet other staff members. Choose a place in the building to find the Gingerbread Man. When you find the him, the children can eat him for snackBelow are several notes to use as you tour the school:
Make a Character GraphMake a graph using the characters from all the Gingerbread Man stories. Find out which characters appear the most in the different versions.Make a Favorite Character GraphHave each child draw a picture of their favorite character from one of the Gingerbread Man stories. Make a graph using the pictures.
Retell the StoryRetell the Gingerbread story using felt character pieces and a flannel board.Act out the StoryHave the children act out one of the versions of the Gingerbread Man story.Decorate Individual Gingerbread MenProvide construction paper gingerbread men for the children to decorate. This could also be a take-home family project.
Make a Class Big BookCreate a page for each child and compile into a class big book."Stop, Stop!" said (child's name)But the Gingerbread Man said, "Run, run, as fast as you can,You can't catch me. I'm the Gingerbread Man!"
Door display and big book idea from kinderhive.net
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