In addition to reading and charting several versions of the story (this chart and corresponding activity are from/based off the Deanna Jump's gingerbread packet) we did a lot other fun things too! I'll try not to repeat some of the more common ideas :) oops... the flip chart is saved on my school PC! So... the chart picture will be coming soon!
As a 6 Traits "word choice" activity we brainstormed other words instead of "popped" to describe how the gingerbread man got out of the oven.
At centers we worked on spelling our first and last names with only 1 capital letter. To this day I don't understand why they are always throwing random capitals in! Anyways, we are lucky enough to have a die cut machine for the gingerbread men :) Last year I tried this having kids fold paper and cut them out to resemble paper dolls, and that was a DISASTER! The kids used letter stencils I picked up through Oriental Trading Company a few years ago to spell their names. We have also been having issues with appropriate glue usage, so I thought making them use just a small dot on the hand/foot to attach them together would help their fine motor skills too.
The kids were so intrigued about whose name was the longest, how many vowels, etc. That next year I will be adding this sheet for them to fill out as well. Grab it for FREE here!
Of course we had to do the "Which part of the gingerbread man did you bite first?" graph. I just love making the kids cut out a gingerbread and then cut the part they bit off! The data analysis sheets are from Deanna Jumps' gingerbread unit.
For our family project this week, the kids decorated a paper gingerbread man using food. Of course we discussed what kind of food to use that wouldn't rot. Somebody asked if they could use tomatoes! Uh-- let's use things like cereal, uncooked pasta, candy, etc. I am always so amazed at how great and creative these turn out! (Ignore the hideous fabric background - it looked cute in the store, but not on my wall! It's going to be changed very soon!)
We practiced color words on the Promethean board with this idea I got from Julie Lee. The kids have to write the color word in that color, and then they use the "spill the paint" bucket to color the frosting to match. We made the book on the board, and then the kids made their own individual books as well.
You can download the Promethean Board activity HERE.
We labeled the parts of the gingerbread man and then wrote two sentences about him. I'm impressed at how well our writing is coming along this year! I also love how this student added lipstick to her gingerbread man! Too cute! This activity, and a few of the others, can be found in my "Stirring up some fun with the gingerbread man" packet.
Here is in area estimation and count activity we did. Students estimate (im marker so they can't cahnge it later) how many --- they think will fit inside the gingerbread man. Then they fill it up, and practice counting (and removing it as they count) to see if there estimate was close! Of course, several guess "100" for whatever the object is, and then are shocked they weren't close! :P
Now it's off to have "visions of gingerbread dance in my head". Enjoy!
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