Gingerbread+Goodies

= Gingerbread Goodies =

Run, run, as fast as you can to hear versions of the classic tale of a bejewelled, saucy fellow. Combined with the scrumptious smell of spicy gingerbread, December is sure to be a delicious treat.

[[image:http://www.spiritsd.ca/eclection//storytimes/gingerbread/images/xmcl1e.gif width="56" height="76"]]Traditional Tale
Reread a traditional version, preferably in a big book format, until students are chanting along with the Gingerbread Man as he runs away. Extend the selection with one of the following activities:
 * **Sequencing:** Using simple cards, students sequence the order in which characters chased the Gingerbread Man first, second, third, and so on.
 * **Retelling:** Reread the tale using puppets from Longman, DLTK, or [|McGraw Hill].. Incorporate the puppets into a Literary Centre for students to manipulate at a later time.
 * **Writing:** Students describe how they would catch the Gingerbread Man.
 * **Glyph:** Students decorate the gingerbread manaccording to the glyph's legend.

[[image:http://www.spiritsd.ca/eclection//storytimes/gingerbread/images/xmcl1e.gif width="51" height="73"]]Gingerbread Baby
Jan Brett's //Gingerbread Baby// is an adaptation of a classic tale. The ensuing chase to catch the spirited runaway cookie presents a surprising, and less traumatic twist. Enrich the tale using the following activities:
 * **Comparing:** Create a Venn Diagram contrasting Gingerbread Baby with the more traditional Gingerbread Man story.
 * **Retelling:** Dramatize the story using character masks from Jan Brett's Web site.
 * **Author Profile:** Watch an online video featuring Jan Brett reading and drawing the Gingerbread Baby.
 * **Decorate The Ginger Baby's House (Jan Brett):** Design and print your own Gingerbread Baby House by dragging and dropping the candy decorations onto the house.
 * **Read //Gingerbread Friends//,** a delicious sequel to Jan Brett's lovable Gingerbread Baby.

[[image:http://www.spiritsd.ca/eclection//storytimes/gingerbread/images/xmcl1f.gif width="43" height="60"]]Alternate Versions
There are many versions and adaptations of the classic tale.//The New York Gingerbread Boy,// the hilarious version in the //Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Tales//, //The Musubi Man//, The Matzah Man: A Passover Story,, and the //Cajun Gingerbread Boy//are delicious renderings of that sassy cookie escaping from its hot confinement! Share Hanukkah versions of //The Gingerbread Man// with the mischievous cumulative tales of //The Runaway Latkes// and //Runaway Dreidel!.//
 * **Comparing:** Create a story map to compare the adapted versions. Contrast the settings, characters, and events in the stories.

[[image:http://www.spiritsd.ca/eclection//storytimes/gingerbread/images/xmcl1f.gif width="43" height="60"]]The Travelling Gingerbread Man
Explore versions of the //Gingerbread Man// from other countries. //The Runaway Rice Cake//, //The Runaway Tortilla//, //The Bun//, and //The Gingerbread Cowboy// retell the traditional tale in a different settings.
 * **Graphing:** Create a graph showing which story was the students' favourite.
 * **Writing:** Have students imagine what a Canadian Gingerbread Boy would be like and say? During the ensuing chase, what animals might the Boy be running from? Create a class book of the Canadian characters. Extend the concept of characterization by sharing //The Gingerbread Rabbit, The Gingerbread Kid,//and the ill-fated Gingerbread Boy's smarter sister, //The Gingerbread Girl.//

[[image:http://www.spiritsd.ca/eclection//storytimes/gingerbread/images/xmcl1h.gif]]Gingerbread Houses
Share //Maisy Makes Gingerbread, My Gingerbread House, Peek-A-Boo Gingerbread House,// and //It’s A Gingerbread House//.
 * **Sequencing:** Display each step from the book on a sentence strip. Students sequence the steps in a pocket chart. Accompanying pictures from the book can be used to assist emergent readers.
 * **//[|Graphing (A To Z Kids Stuff):]//**Students take ONE bite from their gingerbread man. On a large cutout of a gingerbread man, they come up and write their name on the part they ate first (head, arm, leg). After they devour the remainder of the cookie, make a large graph to find out which part was eaten the most first.
 * **//[|Who's In My Gingerbread House?]////://** Students create a gingerbread house. Inside the house, they list possible visitors.

[[image:http://www.spiritsd.ca/eclection//storytimes/gingerbread/images/xmcl1g.gif width="92" height="86"]]Gingerbread Literacy Centres
> Who stole the cookie from the cookie jar? > //(Student's name)// stole the cookie from the cookie jar. > Who me? > Yes you! > Couldn’t be! > Then who..
 * **[|Gingerbread Word Wall (Sandi Reyes)]:** Each set contains a 8 ½" x 11" chart with words and colour images relating to the topic, as well as correlating cut apart picture/word cards.
 * **[|Gingerbread Contractions (KinderPrintables)]**For additional practice, download [|page two].
 * **[|Gingerbread Counting (KinderPrintables)]**
 * **[|Gingerbread Tic-Tac-Toe (KinderPrintables)]**
 * **[|Gingerbread Antonyms (KinderPrintables)]**
 * **[|Who Stole The Cookie From The Cookie Jar?]**