by Deanna Jump

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clipart by digiwebstudio and thistlegirl





Math and Literacy Fun




























Written by Deanna Jump




















I made a little gingerbread
man. He was soft and
brown.









He jumped from the oven
and ran through the town.







He ran away from the big
brown cow.







He ran away from the
little pink sow.







He ran away from
the little old man...







Singing, Catch me,
catch me, if you can!
Catch me,
Catch me,
If you can!

Now when I make
gingerbread men I put
them in a jar.







So my little gingerbread
men cant run far!








Story picture cards to rebuild the story in a pocket
chart or on the floor. The students can use the
word phrase cards to rebuild the story.
** A non Santa version of the old man page is
included
at the back of this unit.










STOP!
Catch me, catch me,
If you can!











**If your school doesnt allow you to use images of Santa Ive
included a different old man page and story cards at the end of
this unit.










He was soft and brown.
I made a little
gingerbread man,






He jumped from
the oven and ran
through the town.






He ran away from the



I made a little
big brown cow.
He ran away from the


I made a little






He ran away from the



I made a little
little pink sow.



I made a little






little old man...
catch me, if you can!
Singing, Catch me,






Now when I make
gingerbread men
I put them in a jar.

cant run far!
gingerbread men
So my little


Get out your little rolling pins (like they make for
playdoh) and let your sweeties have some fun with
syllables. They should say the word on the cookie
card and roll the rolling pin as they say the word to
show how many syllables. Choose the recording sheet
or make the flip book to record the words based on
your students abilities. Ex:


= 1 roll place on the 1 syllable
cookie jar mat

= 2 rolls place on the 2
syllables cookie jar mat
Gingerbread Man
Syllable sort

1









2









3


































Directions: Fold a sheet of 12x18 construction
paper in half hot dog style. Cut the top section
into 3 equal parts. Glue the gingerbread men
cover pictures from page 30 to the top of each
section. Sort the pictures into categories, 1
syllable, 2 syllables, 3 syllables and glue them
under the correct flap.





Gingerbread Man Syllable Flip Book


Use the pictures for the syllable sort flip book. There are 2 sets on this page.
Cut on the line to separate the sets.










































Gingerbread Men for Cover of flip book
Name_______________________________









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Gingerbread Man Syllable Sort
Sort the cookies into the correct cookie jars and record the results by writing the words on the lines.





____________________
____________________
____________________
____________________


____________________
____________________
____________________
____________________



____________________
____________________
____________________
____________________




Colorful words are included at the
end of this unit to use as a chart
header.












Gingerbread Man Pie Graph


Directions: 1. Make the Gingerbread Man by following the directions on pg. 30. 2.
Give the students a gingerbread cookie and tell them to take ONE bite. 3. After
theyve taken a bite ask them to look at their cookie and determine which part
they bit first. 4. Give the students a coin to match the part that they bit and
have them color the gingerbread men. 5. Lay the colored gmen coins on top of a
poster board in a circle with the like pieces together. (See the picture above). 6.
Once you have them in a circle glue them down and then cut around them. This will
be the stomach part of your gingerbread man pie chart. 7. Analyze and discuss the
data. * if you made your gman using a lighter color then it isnt necessary to use
the posterboard. You can just lay the pieces directly on the gmans tummy like in
the picture above.









Which part of the cookie did you bite first?
Pie Graph Coins









Directions:
For all of the pieces cut off all four corners and round out the
points.
Glue the pieces together as shown.
Use scraps to make the icing on the arms and legs.



Directions for making the gingerbread man chart
Head- 16x16
Body-18x21
Arms-5x12
Legs-6x15
eyes-5 x 2 1/2 (fold in half)
nose-2x 2 1/2










______________ of us bit the arm first.
______________ of us bit the tummy first.
______________ of us bit the head first.
______________ of us bit the leg first.

More of us bit the ____________________ first.
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We can analyze our data!

















I can write about our Gingerbread Man Pie Graph Data
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I can write about our Gingerbread Man Pie Graph Data
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Djump2010
Which part of the cookie did you bite first?



Compare stories using the Venn diagram. Choose two
stories to read then copy and paste the cover of the
books in the squares on the venn diagram.

Story Elements read the story of your choice and use the
story elements recording sheet to record the characters,
refrain (what the main character says), and ending.
Paste the cover of the book in the square that says
story stampl

All of these would work well in literature response journals
and on large chart paper. A picture of our large class
chart is on the following page. For larger book cover
images go to www.googleimages.com


Literature Response Activities
Our class chart












We can read and compare stories.








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*if you dont want to copy these in color use the grayscale pictures on the following page.























Gingerbread Man Story Elements

Story Stamp
Characters
Ending
Refrain
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For this unit we make a gingerbread journal to record the endings of the various
stories we read. Use the patterns and directions on the following page to
create the journal.

The writing says, She rode the fox home.
Gingerbread Journals
The Gingerbread
Girl by Lisa Ernst




1. For head and body- cut off all four corners and
round out the points. Glue together.
2. For arms and legs- fold in half, cut off all four
corners and round out the points. Glue as
shown.
3. Use scraps to make the icing. Decorate the
cookie using crayons or a red sequin for the
nose and buttons for the tummy.
The patterns for the jar are on the following
page.

Gingerbread jar
journal cover
To make the gingerbread cookie:
head
3 x 3
body
4 x 4
legs 2 x 8
arms 2 x 6





The Gingerbread Girl
by Lisa Ernst


The Gingerbread Girl
by Lisa Ernst


The Gingerbread Girl
by Lisa Ernst


The Gingerbread Girl
by Lisa Ernst


The Gingerbread Girl
by Lisa Ernst


The Gingerbread Girl
by Lisa Ernst


The Gingerbread Girl
by Lisa Ernst


The Gingerbread Girl
by Lisa Ernst


The Gingerbread Girl
by Lisa Ernst


The Gingerbread Girl
by Lisa Ernst


The Gingerbread Girl
by Lisa Ernst


The Gingerbread Girl
by Lisa Ernst


Labels for Gingerbread Journals

The Gingerbread Cowboy
by Janet Squires


The Gingerbread Cowboy
by Janet Squires


The Gingerbread Cowboy
by Janet Squires


The Gingerbread Cowboy
by Janet Squires


The Gingerbread Cowboy
by Janet Squires


The Gingerbread Cowboy
by Janet Squires


The Gingerbread Cowboy
by Janet Squires


The Gingerbread Cowboy
by Janet Squires


The Gingerbread Cowboy
by Janet Squires


The Gingerbread Cowboy
by Janet Squires


The Gingerbread Cowboy
by Janet Squires


The Gingerbread Cowboy
by Janet Squires



The Gingerbread Man
by Jim Aylesworth


The Gingerbread Man
by Jim Aylesworth


The Gingerbread Man
by Jim Aylesworth


The Gingerbread Man
by Jim Aylesworth


The Gingerbread Man
by Jim Aylesworth


The Gingerbread Man
by Jim Aylesworth


The Gingerbread Man
by Jim Aylesworth


The Gingerbread Man
by Jim Aylesworth


The Gingerbread Man
by Jim Aylesworth


The Gingerbread Man
by Jim Aylesworth


The Gingerbread Man
by Jim Aylesworth


The Gingerbread Man
by Jim Aylesworth




The Gingerbread Baby
by Jan Brett


The Gingerbread Baby
by Jan Brett



The Gingerbread Baby
by Jan Brett



The Gingerbread Baby
by Jan Brett



The Gingerbread Baby
by Jan Brett



The Gingerbread Baby
by Jan Brett



The Gingerbread Baby
by Jan Brett



The Gingerbread Baby
by Jan Brett



The Gingerbread Baby
by Jan Brett



The Gingerbread Baby
by Jan Brett



The Gingerbread Baby
by Jan Brett



The Gingerbread Baby
by Jan Brett



The Gingerbread Boy
by Paul Galdone


The Gingerbread Boy
by Paul Galdone



The Gingerbread Boy
by Paul Galdone



The Gingerbread Boy
by Paul Galdone



The Gingerbread Boy
by Paul Galdone



The Gingerbread Boy
by Paul Galdone



The Gingerbread Boy
by Paul Galdone



The Gingerbread Boy
by Paul Galdone



The Gingerbread Boy
by Paul Galdone



The Gingerbread Boy
by Paul Galdone



The Gingerbread Boy
by Paul Galdone



The Gingerbread Boy
by Paul Galdone



The Gingerbread Kid
Goes to School
by Joan Holub


The Gingerbread Kid
Goes to School
by Joan Holub


The Gingerbread Kid
Goes to School
by Joan Holub


The Gingerbread Kid
Goes to School
by Joan Holub


The Gingerbread Kid
Goes to School
by Joan Holub


The Gingerbread Kid
Goes to School
by Joan Holub


The Gingerbread Kid
Goes to School
by Joan Holub


The Gingerbread Kid
Goes to School
by Joan Holub


The Gingerbread Kid
Goes to School
by Joan Holub


The Gingerbread Kid
Goes to School
by Joan Holub



Many of these math problems incorporate higher level thinking skills. You may want to do
them together on a large chart as part of your math message before having the students
add them to their math journals. Use the clipart on the following page as manipulatives if
desired.
There are four gingerbread men.
Each gingerbread man has two buttons.
How many buttons altogether?
There are two cookie jars.
Each cookie jar has five cookies.
How many cookies altogether?
I ate two gingerbread men.
There are four more on the plate.
How many gingerbread men did I start with?
I have three gingerbread men in a line. One is
blue, one is pink and one is green.
The blue one is not first, the green one is last.
Draw the gingerbread men.
I baked six gingerbread men.
Two of my friends came to visit.
How can we share them equally?

Read, Draw, Solve Math Journal Story Problems
Gingerbread Man Math Manipulatives


















After the children eat their gingerbread cookie have them
brainstorm a list of adjectives to describe gingerbread. Use the
adjectives to write gingerbread list poems.
Ex:
Gingerbread
Sweet
Soft
Yummy
Gingerbread
Or you could do this type of poem:
I like gingerbread.
Soft gingerbread,
Sweet gingerbread,
Yummy, brown, spicy gingerbread.
I like gingerbread!

Gingerbread Bubble Map
Gingerbread








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Gingerbread Science
Did you ever wonder why the Gingerbread Man didnt just swim across
the river himself? He might have saved himself a lot of trouble if he
had! This activity will let your little sweeties discover the answer to
this question by conducting a fun and easy science experiment.







Materials Needed for
each group:
Clear plastic
container of
water
Gingerbread
Cookie
Recording Sheet
Steps:
1. Review the Scientific Method using this free
book http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/What-Do-Scientists-Do
2. Ask your kids the essential question and
have them draw or write their hypothesis.
3. Have them place their cookie in the water
and record their observations on the recording
sheet.
4. Discuss what happened.

Gingerbread Science Experiment







Experiment: I put the Gingerbread Man cookie in water to see what would happen.





Essential Question: What would have happened if the
Gingerbread Man had swam across the river by himself?

My Hypothesis:
I
think...
20 minutes elapsed time 60 minutes elapsed time My Conclusion:
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He jumped from the oven
and ran through the town







He ran away from
the little old man...




STOP!









Gingerbrea
Gly h

The bow tells whether I am a boy or a girl.
girl boy



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My Gingerbrea
Glyph B k


deannajump2011
The nose tells if I like gingerbread.
red= pink=


__________________________________________________

The buttons tell which story I liked best.
= =


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Girls in our
class.
Boys in our
class.
We like
gingerbread.
We dont like
gingerbread.
Our Gingerbread Glyph Data












Gingerbread Glyph
Measurements:
head tan or brown 7x7
body tan or brown
8 x 10
arms tan or brown
2 x 12
legs tan or brown
2 x 12
eyes black 1 x 2
nose pink or red
Depending on answer
1 x 1
frosting pink
x 12
buttons red 1x2
bow green pattern
Center of bow green 2x2


Steps:
1. For head and body- cut off all four corners and
round out the points. Glue the head to the front of
the body.

2. For the arms and legs. Fold the
rectangles in half. Cut off all four
corners and round out the points.
Glue to the front of the body.

3. For the eyes fold the piece in half.
Cut off all four corners and round
out the points. Glue in place.

4. For the nose cut off all four corners
and round out the points. Glue in place.
Draw a mouth.




5. For the bow- glue to head if youre
a girl and under chin for boys.
For the center of the bow cut off all
four corners and round out the points.
Glue in place.
6. Buttons- based on answer to question.
For square buttons-fold piece in half and cut
on the fold. Glue in place. Round buttons-
fold in half and cut off all four corners
and round out the points. Glue in place.
7. Frosting- Fold in half. Fold in half again.
Cut on the folds to make four rectangles.
Glue as shown and trim off excess.