Gingerbread Theme - Pratt's Educational Resources

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Here are some gingerbread men felt stories I have createe.
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Gingerbread Man Counting Felt / Flannel Board Set
New 11/22/2011

Gingerbread Man Counting Set
Learn to count from 1-10 using this gingerbread man counting felt board set. This includes numbers 1-10. The picture shows gold but if you would like another color (red, green, ruby red, etc.), please let me know at checkout. Thanks!

Note: The flannel board is not included.

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Gingerbread Man Shapes (Geometric Shapes) Felt Set Flannel Board Set
New 11/23/2011

Have fun while playing with these 11 cute gingerbread men. Add various geometric shapes to their body to add more interactive math fun. You can use these gingerbread men without the shapes too. The gingerbread men are 4 1/4" tall and the geometric shapes range from size but most are 1 1/4" across. (The geometric shapes will also fit on my pumpkin felt sets and other sets too.)

These geometric shapes can be cut in other colors other than red (green, etc.). Please let me know what color you would like at checkout. Thanks!
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Gingerbread Books / Gingerbread eBooks
Here are some ebooks I have written.

Gingerbread House Alphabet Games eBook
ADDED 10/30/2010
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Gingerbread House Alphabet Games includes Gingerbread House Alphabet Match & Gingerbread House Alphabet Order. This gingerbread house ebook is a great way to learn the alphabet (or to reinforce what s(he) already knows). Each of the alphabet cards measure 2 1/4" x 3".

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Gingerbread House Number Games: 0-25 eBook
ADDED 11/8/2010
Keywords: gingerbread house number match, gingerbread house number word match game, gingerbread house number match game, gingerbread house number-word match game, gingerbread house game, gingerbread house math game, gingerbread house number game
Gingerbread House Numbers 0-25 Book

Gingerbread House Number Games: 0-25 book is a great way to learn to count from 0-25 (or practice counting from 0-25). Each of the pumpkin number cards measure 2 1/4" x 3".

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Read: The Gingerbread Boy or The Gingerbread Man (these books are by various authors), or The Gingerbread Baby by Jan Brett. (See the above books.)
Talk about what took place in the book:
What body parts do you have?
What do each body part do?

Gingerbread Physical Education / Gingerbread P.E.
Gingerbread Man P.E. Activity
Have everyone say, "Run, run, run! Here comes (use a character in the story)". Have the child/ren run in place until you say, “You’re caught!”, “You’re it!”, etc. Repeat.

Gingerbread Boy P.E. Activity #1
Here is a gingerbread game my youngest daughter created. She remembers it even if we don't read the book, The Gingerbread Boy by Richard Egielski.
Have a child say "Run run run as fast as you can. You can't catch me! I'm the Gingerbread Man." Have that child (or adult) run and the other children (or adults) can try to catch the person who is it. Repeat.

Gingerbread Circle Game
You can do this in a circle (like "Duck, Duck, Goose"). You can choose some character in the book (eg. "Wolf, Wolf, Gingerbread Man/Boy/Baby" or any of the characters in the book you have chosen to read). Have the child touch the person he wants to chase him/her. Run around the circle carefully until he/she touches him. Sit down. Repeat.

1. Senses:
Before making the gingerbread cookies, place a little of each ingredient into the child's hand. Have the child taste the ingredients he/she wants to taste. Ask the child if it was sweet, salty, bitter, etc. Ask them, “What ingredients were brown?” What did those ingredients taste like? Where they sweet, bitter, etc.? Some ingredients include: cinnamon, sugar, salt, molasses, ginger, nutmeg/cloves, brown sugar, etc.

2. Have the chilld/ren smell different ingredients as you make the gingerbread cookies. (If you have to make the cookies ahead of time, place them into a smaller container. If needed, label the container for ingredients you can’t tell apart.)

3. Talk about ginger, cinnamon, molasses, and some of the other ingredients (especially the brown ones). Smell and taste the ginger, molasses, and some of the other ingredients. Show them (or take a trip to the grocery store) a cinnamon stick. Have them smell it.

4. Make gingerbread cookies. Have the child help you measure the ingredients from the recipe. Ask the child to predict what color the cookies will be. Keep on adding one more ingredients and finally add the rest of the ingredients. Ask the child: What color will the food be? (Brown.) You can use a gingerbread cookie cutter or a boy or girl cookie cutter.) Decorate the gingerbread cookies using frosting. Have the children with raisins, chocolate chips, etc. As you place the "buttons" on the gingerbread cookie, count them.

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Before reading the book, use one of the above links and have the child place it on a small paper bag or make a smaller pattern (or use thicker paper) and tape a craft stick on the back. Have the child say, the part that the gingerbread boy/man/baby says in the book. Have the gingerbread man run in the air. (You might want to make one and laminate it for the "Story Bag".)

Note: You can just have the children hold the gingerbread puppet in his/her hands without using the craft stick (while doing the above activity).

You can use the Gingerbread Man puppet with the songs listed further down on this page.

Gingerbread Story Bag Ideas
1. Place a book(s) in the bag.
2. Use one of the gingerbread man coloring pages and make a lacing activity out of it. Color, laminate, and punch holes in it. Lace yarn through the holes.
3. The Gingerbread Man Puppets or Felt Board Characters @ DLTK
4. Cooking: Place a recipe card(s) in the bag for: gingerbread cookies, gingerbread cake, and/or gingersnap cookies.
5. Have the supplies to make the Gingerbread Man Puppet. Follow the activities listed at the link.
6. Use any of the printouts located at: Gingerbread Man Theme Unit @ Kids Zone.
7. Use any of these activities listed on this page.

Stories to Tell to Children: Fifty-One Stories with Some Suggestions for Telling @ UofV has a story online of The Gingerbread Man or go to the library or bookstore to find the book. Cut a pattern out of two layers of brown felt to make your gingerbread man. (When it is thicker so you can make it run away like in the story.) Use buttons, rick rack, and other things to decorate it. Sew and use white Tacky glue to make the man. Use the colors of the gingerbread man found in the story to make him.

Gingerbread Printables
Go to Gingerbread Man Theme Unit @ Kids Zone for more great ideas. It is a 5 day unit for preschoolers through 2nd grade with different printouts including templates, math, writing paper, and more.