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The Gingerbread Man Crafts and Lesson Plan Printable Activities
The children and the young at heart are in for a real treat! A fun version of "The Gingerbread Man" and other educational activities.
Materials:
- printer
- paper
- coloring and writing tools
- scissors
- glue stick
- Additional supplies may be required for the crafts
Letter G gingerbread activities
(soft G sound)
Gingerbread theme coloring pages
Gingerbread Man & Woman Patterns
Activities & crafts
animals featured in the video story:
Pig theme
Cow theme
Horse theme
Fox theme
Other farm animals
What is gingerbread?
Gingerbread
is a type of cake or cookie flavored with ginger and molasses.
Ginger is the root of a tropical plant, used as a spice to flavor
food. Molasses is a thick, sweet dark brown syrup made from
sugar cane.
Gingerbread
man is a biscuit or cookie made of gingerbread, usually in the
shape of stylized human. These originated in England, and have
been adapted to various seasonal themes and holidays, such as
Christmas, Halloween or Easter.
This classical fairy tale has endless possibilities for activities and topics. Here are some suggested activities and various resources.
Activity: Alphabet Letter G is for Gingerbread
Present and practice soft
letter G is for Gingerbread which is an appropriate activity with this story.
You may also want to present alphabet activities related to the
animals in the story version selected.
Materials: Gingerbread Man or Woman
Patterns | Templates:
These patterns are suitable for numerous crafts and learning activities: name tags, sizing, counting, sorting, lacing, bulletin boards, garlands and more..
Print on sturdy paper to use as stencils that children can trace on brown paper bag or print directly to brown construction paper and children can cut out. Decorate with pom poms, sequins, buttons, etc.
Activities, crafts and coloring pages for the animals featured in The Gingerbread Man online story: Pig | Horse | Cow | Fox | Other versions feature a Sheep or ram: male sheep
Activity: Read The Gingerbread Man: The Gingerbread Man (also known as the The Gingerbread Boy or The Gingerbread Runner) is a fairy tale about a Gingerbread man that escapes, is chased by humans, farm animals, and is outsmarted and gobbled up by a fox.Have fun reading and discussing this fun rhythmic tale!
English Talking Book: The
Gingerbread Man @ YouTube.
Animals featured in this version are: pig,
horse, cow,
fox
External resources:
Visit The
Gingerbread Man thematic unit at Kidzone.ws (adaptable for
kindergarten to 2nd grade)
For preschool the story
sequencing activity is a favorite.
