Text: The Gingerbread Man

Week 1 Focus – activating prior knowledge

PREP
 IWB file
 Ginger, bread, (ginger pieces, fresh/dried)

1. Look at book cover – introduce title/author/pictures ‘What do we know

Lesson 1

about ginger/bread?’ check in - Think, pair, share brain storm of words

separately (look/smell/touch piece of ginger)
2. New vocab –gingerbread
3. Read text
4. Discussion -–Think, talk, write about the gingerbread man (as in book)
5. Writing – can, is, has template (draw GBM as in book)

PREP
 IWB file
 GBM template
Lesson 2

1. Vocab review – ginger bread

2. Vocab – character
3. Read story – when we read the story I want you to think about the characters
in the story
4. Disucssion – characters in the story, features/appearance of GBM
5. Activity – create your own GBM (template) & write it has….

PREP
 IWB file
Lesson 3

1. Review character
2. Vocab – man/woman
3. Read story – inferencing focus on characteristics
4. IWB word sort (words to describe fox and GBM)
5. Activity – inferencing – the fox is sneaky because….
 Week 2 Focus – macro structure

PREP
 IWB file
 Copies of macro structure template
Lesson 4

1. Vocab review man/woman

2. Vocab – setting
3. Read the book – focus on the macro structure
4. Activity – fill in macro structure template (draw/write)

PREP
 IWB file
 Air drop book creator to ipads (class room manager)
Lesson 5

1. Vocab review setting

2. Vocab – sequence/order
3. Oral retell of story (as a group)
4. Activity – sequencing (book creator app/clips)

PREP
 IWB file
Lesson 6

1. Vocab review sequence/order

2. Vocab – conclusion (ending)
3. Revisit text – sequencing pictures
4. Writing – record sentences to match with sequencing pictures

Week 3 – change the ending

Week 4 – recipe

Baker visit

PREP
 IWB file
Lesson 7

1. Vocab review conclusion

2. Vocab – recipe
3. Reference recipe to the book
4. Explore recipes - features
5. Activity – sequence procedure (making a sandwich/toast). How do we
know they are in the correct order? Write key words next to images

PREP
 IWB file
 Salt dough ingredients
Lesson 8

1. Vocab review recipe

2. Vocab – knead
3. Activity – make salt dough

PREP
 IWB file
Lesson 9

1. Vocab review knead

2. Vocab – bake
3. Recap yesterdays making – sequencing steps
4. Activity – write about salt dough making
Week 5 Focus – lost

Safety talk SAPOL

Interview/reports with C07
PREP
 IWB file
Lesson 10

1. Put run run as fast as you can, you can’t catch me I’m the gingerbread man
on IWB
2. Think, pair, share – where could he be
3. Activity – record ideas

PREP
 IWB file
Lesson 11

1. Vocab review bake

2. Vocab – lost
3. Look at emamples of lost poster
4. Create together
5. Creat own with a partner (Discovery learning opportunity)

PREP
 IWB file
Lesson 12

continue lesson 11
Week 6 Focus – traps

PREP
 IWB file
Lesson 13

1. Vocab review lost

2. Vocab – trap
3. Look at different traps (researchers), think, pair, share, (fishing rods, nets,
web, pet trap)
4. Planning design (list of materials)
5. Make trap

PREP
 IWB file
Lesson 14

 He he notes on traps
1. Vocab review
2. Refine design
3. Write reply note

PREP
 IWB file
Lesson 15

 Gets caught in trap/returns

 Rules to keep safe

Discovery learning
 Design own GB man
 Create own GBM (template)
 Puppet making
 Table in classroom assigned for trap making
 Paint trap/draw trap
 How can the GBM cross the water

Home connections
 Favourite recipe
 Interview family members about what they bake

Visitors
 SAPOL visit – safety
 Baker – Tylers mum
 Visit to bakery – woolworths?
 Bakery – staff member/family connection

ICT
 Green screen – Morgan