Gingerbread Man Activities
I have included some favorite things that we like to do for our Gingerbread unit. We try to tie all areas of the curriculum into the unit. There are lots of homework ideas using the Gingerbread theme in the December Homework Package. Click below to see these some of these ideas.
Gingerbread Man Glyph
This is a map of the
glyph that we do
for our Gingerbread unit. We give each child a blank gingerbread man
in brown
Cinnamon and Applesauce Ornaments
Something spicy and
pretty too The recipe that we use is: Cinnamon-Applesauce Ornaments
Sandpaper Gingerbread Man
Gingerbread Headbands
This pattern was given to me by Paige Brown of Fairfield, California. The children look really cute wearing their headbands home! Hanging Gingerbread Men This gingerbread man was made with brown wrapping paper and was stitched on the outside edges. However, crayons can be used or markers to decorate and hang.
This is a fun graph to make to find out which part of the gingerbread each person ate first. This graph is one of the many activities that is included in the December Ideas package For information about ordering the package click.
Gingerbread Book How to Keep a Gingerbread Man from Escaping! This book is included in the December Ideas package with all of the patterns and directions in a PDF file. Click to see the December Ideas. ******************************************************************************************
Another cute idea for a Gingerbread Counting Book
This book is made on half sheets of copy paper as follows: Cover: My Gingerbread Counting Book page 1 One button on my Gingerbread man. page 2 Two buttons on my Gingerbread man. pages continue as above for all ten pages. We give each child a gingerbread man to decorate and add the right number of buttons. If you have lots of buttons, real buttons can be used. Or, crayons can be used to draw the buttons. For the last page we include the following: I have read my Gingerbread Man book to: (please sign each time your child reads the book to you, little brother or sister, the dog or the cat!) _________________ _________________ We include about 10 lines. We ask the children to return these to check to see how many times they read their books. *******************************************************************************************
Gingerbread House
A supply
letter is sent home
to parents for assistance in making our houses at school. We have
about five adult
Candy Decorations We use these giant candies as hanging decorations during our Gingerbread unit. They are made on two paper plates. Each child is given a two plates with the lines drawn on the bottom of the plate for coloring. We allow them to use markers for this project, but crayons will also work. We also discuss the AB patterns and how to color every other wedge shape. That is quite difficult for some children. The two plates are stapled together and wrapped with clear cellophane paper. Ribbon, pipe cleaners or yarn can be tied on each end.
Gingerbread Muffins Supplies: 3 Tablespoons Gingerbread mix (make sure it only needs water added. We found that Dromedary brand of mix only requires water.) 1 Tablespoon water Materials: one - 5 ounce waxed paper cup per child one craft stick per child electric skillet measuring spoons bowls for ingredients permanent markers to label cups Directions: 1. Measure 3 T. gingerbread mix into the paper cup. 2. Add 1 T. water and stir. 3. Bake in electric skillet at 400 degrees for 15 minutes. 4. Cool and eat! Tips: Be sure to use the waxed cups with a small ridge on the bottom. They can be purchased at most grocery stores as kitchen/bathroom cups. You do not need to add water in the electric skillet! Really...it works and the cups do not burn because of the wax. Place all cups in the skillet at the same time. One skillet usually holds at least 20 cups. Place the lid on the skillet and bake. We have the children tear the cup and remove the muffin. Gingerbread Pancakes1 C flour 1 1/2 tsp. baking powder 1/2 tsp. cinnamon 1/2 tsp. ginger dash cloves 2/3 C skim milk 3 T molasses 1 T vegetable oil 1 egg, lightly beaten
Stir until smooth. Serves 2 people. Serve with homemade whipped cream. 1/2 C whipping cream 2 tsp. sugar
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