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The Gingerbread Man Run, run as fast as you can! You can’t beat literacy activities that feature the gingerbread man! A B C blue red Where Is He? What a treat it will be for your little ones to track down that clever gingerbread man while they work on using complete sentences. Much to their surprise, they’ll find he’s hidden away inside their very own classroom. 1. Make a copy of page 10, and set it aside for use with “The -an Family” on page 5. Also set aside the cards on page 9 to be used with “Touches of Color” on this page. Cut out the gingerbread man on page 9. If desired, mount the cutout on poster board and laminate it before use. 2. Before your children arrive on the day you will read The Gingerbread Man, tuck the cutout into a good hiding place in the classroom. 3. Read the story. 4. Explain that you think a relative of the ginger- bread man has slipped into the classroom. Also explain that you can’t tell where he is, but you will answer yes/no questions so the children can find him. Encourage them to use complete sentences as they pose their ques- tions. 5. Answer the children’s questions, helping them rephrase them into complete sentences when necessary. 6. When the gingerbread man is found, talk about and write some of the questions that led children to his hiding place. Touches of Color It’s no wonder the fox wants a taste of the gingerbread man. He is a sweet sight to behold. Invite your children to take a closer look at the gingerbread man and match the color words with his decorations. 1. Make a copy of page 10, and set it aside for use with “The -an Family” on page 5. Cut out the color word and cookie decora- tion cards on page 9. Mount the cards on tagboard and laminate them before use. 2. Store the cards from Step 1 in a resealable plastic bag along with the gingerbread man cutout referred to in “Where Is He?” on this page. 3. At circle time, talk about the colorful ginger- bread man and show children how to use the cards in the bag to match the color words with the colors of his decorations. Point out beginning letters that can help them identify each color word. 4. Have children take turns matching a color word to a decoration. 5. Place the bag of cards and the gingerbread man cutout in a center, and encourage chil- dren to match the gingerbread man’s colors with color words when they visit the center.

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Page 1: The Gingerbread Man · PDF fileThe Gingerbread Man Run, run as fast as you can! You can’t beat literacy activities that feature the gingerbread man! A B C blue ed Where Is He?

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Where Is He? Whatatreatitwillbeforyourlittleonestotrackdownthatclevergingerbreadmanwhiletheyworkonusingcompletesentences.Muchtotheirsurprise,they’llfindhe’shiddenawayinsidetheirveryownclassroom.

1. Makeacopyofpage10,andsetitasideforusewith“The-anFamily”onpage5.Alsosetasidethecardsonpage9tobeusedwith“TouchesofColor”onthispage.Cutoutthegingerbreadmanonpage9.Ifdesired,mountthecutoutonposterboardandlaminateitbeforeuse.

2. BeforeyourchildrenarriveonthedayyouwillreadThe Gingerbread Man,tuckthecutoutintoagoodhidingplaceintheclassroom.

3. Readthestory. 4. Explainthatyouthinkarelativeoftheginger-

breadmanhasslippedintotheclassroom.Alsoexplainthatyoucan’ttellwhereheis,butyouwillansweryes/noquestionssothechildrencanfindhim.Encouragethemtousecompletesentencesastheyposetheirques-tions.

5. Answerthechildren’squestions,helpingthemrephrasethemintocompletesentenceswhennecessary.

6. Whenthegingerbreadmanisfound,talkaboutandwritesomeofthequestionsthatledchildrentohishidingplace.

Touches of Color It’snowonderthefoxwantsatasteofthegingerbreadman.Heisasweetsighttobehold.Inviteyourchildrentotakeacloserlookatthegingerbreadmanandmatchthecolorwordswithhisdecorations.

1. Makeacopyofpage10,andsetitasideforusewith“The-anFamily”onpage5.Cutoutthecolorwordandcookiedecora-tioncardsonpage9.Mountthecardsontagboardandlaminatethembeforeuse.

2. StorethecardsfromStep1inaresealableplasticbagalongwiththegingerbreadmancutoutreferredtoin“WhereIsHe?”onthispage.

3. Atcircletime,talkaboutthecolorfulginger-breadmanandshowchildrenhowtousethecardsinthebagtomatchthecolorwordswiththecolorsofhisdecorations.Pointoutbeginninglettersthatcanhelpthemidentifyeachcolorword.

4. Havechildrentaketurnsmatchingacolorwordtoadecoration.

5. Placethebagofcardsandthegingerbreadmancutoutinacenter,andencouragechil-drentomatchthegingerbreadman’scolorswithcolorwordswhentheyvisitthecenter.

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The -an Family Nodoubtaboutit!Thatgingerbreadmanran,givingyouaperfectopportunitytotalkaboutthe-anrimeheardattheendofmanandran.

1. Cutapartacopyofthepicturecardsonpage10andcolorthepartialgingerbreadmanwithatancrayon.

2. AfterareadingofThe Gingerbread Man,write“man”and“ran”inlargeletterssothatchildrencanclearlyseetheybothendwith-an.Explainthatendingwiththesamesoundcausesthesewordstorhyme.

3. Displaythepicturecardsandaskchildrentolistencarefullytoidentifyapicturewordthatrhymeswithranandcompleteseachsentencebelow.

4. Havechildrensayallthepicturewordsastheylistenfortherhymingendings.Thenwritethewordsinacolumnandtalkwithchildrenaboutthe-anthatcomesattheendofeachword.

Thecookieisbakedina_____.(pan)Thegingerbreadmanisawonderfulcolor.(tan)Thewomanusesawhole_____offrostingonhercookies.

(can)Nopersoncancatchthegingerbread_____.(man)Whentherunningstops,theycouldcooloffusinga____.

(fan)Thechaserscouldgofasterina_____.(van)

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If you draw a fox card, start over!

You Can’t Catch Me Whatdoesittaketodashrightbythatcraftyoldfox?Inthissmall-groupgame,outsmartingthefoxrequiresphonemicawarenessoftheinitialsoundsinwordsthatbeginwith/m/and/r/. 1. Toturnanareaofyourclassroomintoa

giantgameboard,placedisposableplasticplatesonthefloor,creatingameanderingtrailofabout20spaces.Labelthefirstone“Start”andthelastone“End.”Placeafoxstuffedanimalorstanduppicturebesidetheplatethatisfivespacesbeforetheendingspace.

2. Finishthepreparationsbygatheringanoversizedie,cuttingapartacopyofthepicturecardsonpage8,andplacingthecardsinaplasticcookiejaroragiftbag.

3. Toplay,haveachildtakeapicturecardfromthecontainerandthensaythewordanditsinitialsound(andinitialletterifdesired).Havehimrollthedieandstartalongthetrail,takingthenumberofstepsindicatedonthedieandstandingbesidethecorrespondingplate.

4. Havechildrentaketurnsinthismanneruntilachildreachesthetrail’send.Besuretobuildsuspenseasyourgingerbreadkidsnearandpassbythefox!

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Making a Gingerbread ManYouputingredientsinthebowlandyoustirthem,youstirthem.Yourollthedoughinaballandyoukneadit,youkneadit.

Youpressthedoughflatandyourollit,yourollit.Youuseacookiecutterandyoucutit,youcutit.

Youputthecookieonapanandyoubakeit,youbakeit.Youtakethecookieoutandyoucoolit,youcoolit.

Youpopitinyourmouthandyoueatit,youeatit.Youpopitinyourmouthandyoueatit,youeatit.

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Cookie-Making Delight Nowonderthewomandoesn’twantthatgingerbreadmantogetaway.Shehadputalotofworkintomakingthatcookie!Putchildren’slisteningandsequencingskillstousewhiletheythinkaboutallthestepsthatittakestomakeacookie.

1. Foreachchild,cutapartacopyofthesequencingcardsonpage11,mixupthecards,andplacetheminanenvelope.(Ifdesired,makeanenlargedcopyofthecardstouseformodeling.)

2. Introducethechildrento“MakingaGingerbreadMan”below.(Ifusingenlargedcards,postonetoillustrateeachdifferentactionmentionedinthechant.)Talkabouttimesyourchildrenhaveseenpeoplemakecookiesinthisway.

3. Provideeachchildwithanenvelopeandaskhimtoarrangehiscardsonatabletoporfloorspacesothathecanseethemall.Asyoumodelordescribeeachstep,havechildrenputtheircardsinorder.

4. Saythechantagain,askingeachchildtojoininandlookathissequencingcards.Encouragehimtopantomimetheactionsashechants.

5. Confirmthesequenceofeachchild’scards,talkaboutthewords,andstaplethecardstomakeabooklet.Encouragechildrentoreadtheirbookletstorelatives.

6. Followupbycreatingacookie-makingcenterwithplaydoughandkitchensuppliesthatenticelittleonestopretendtostir,knead,roll,cut,bake,andcool—justasthewomaninthestorydoes!

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What’s That Heavenly Smell? Haveyoueverbeenpulledintoakitchenorabakerybythesweet,mouthwateringaromaofcookiesfreshfromtheoven?Don’tjustthinkoftherichlanguagefreshlybakedcookiescanprompt—writeitdown!

1. Havechildrenrecallfresh-from-the-ovencookies,orprovideapanofthemforthisactivity.Onachartorboard,labelfivecolumnswiththewordssmell, see, hear, touch, andtaste.

2. Encouragechildrentodescribewhattheysmell.Astheydo,writesomeofthedescrip-torstheyuseintheappropriatecolumn.

3. Repeattheconversationtoaddwordstotheothercolumns,allowingeachchildtotouchandtasteacookiebeforecompletingthecorrespondingcolumns.

4. Readthelistsaloud,pointingoutinitialconsonantsthathelpwithreadingsomeofthedescriptivewords.

The Drama of It All Singthesongbelowwithyourchildrenastheymaketheaccompanyingmovements.

(sung to the tune of “Up on the Housetop”)

Inherbigkitchen,thefarmer’swifecried, Rub eyes with fists.“Mygingerbreadmanjustranoutside!” Put hands on sides of face.Heranpastthefarmerandranandran. Pump arms as though running.Heranpastacow,apig,andahen. Pump arms as though running.

Ohno,no!Wheredidhego? Slap thigh.Ohno,no!We’resoslow. Slap thigh.Thegingerbreadman,heranandran Pump arms.’Tilhecametoapondandcouldn’tgoin. Stand still.

Outfromthewoodsafoxcameby. Put hands at back of head to make ears.“CanIhelp?”heasked,lookingsly. Put finger on chin.“Jumponmyback;I’llgiveyouaride Motion “come on” with arm.Acrossthepondtotheotherside.” Point to the distance.

Ohno,no!Hejumpedrighton. Jump up.Therehegoes,acrossthepond. Point to the distance.Thegingerbreadmanknewthefoxhadlied, Tap temple with finger.Sohejumpedofffastontheotherside. Wave goodbye.

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Picture CardsUse with “You Can’t Catch Me” on page 5.

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Color Word and Cookie Decoration CardsUse with “Touches of Color” on page 4.

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Gingerbread Man PatternUse with “Where Is He?” and “Touches of Color” on page 4.