Gingerbread Baby Lesson Plan

Gingerbread Baby, by Jan Brett is a retelling of the old favorite about a fast running gingerbread boy who escapes from the oven and the misadventures he has on his way.

Reading

After reading answer the questions on this reading comprehension worksheet.

Read the classic on-line Gingerbread Man story. Kids enjoy "turning the pages" with the click of a mouse.

read through the picture-word version of the story.

 

Watch and listen to Jan Brett read her version of the story, Gingerbread Baby (note actual story begins about 3.5 minutes through the video).

Writing Prompt

Make up your own adventures of the Gingerbread Baby.  Where will he go? Who will he meet?  How did he escape?  How will you catch him?

Social Studies

Make a map of your Gingerbread Baby's adventures around your neighborhood.  Make his path clear and mark any place he stopped (houses, businesses, etc.)

Spelling

Practice your spelling with this Gingerbread Baby spelling activity.

Vocabulary

Learn some new words with this Gingerbread Baby vocabulary activity.

Art 

Make your own Gingerbread baby with this template.

Math 

Practice counting with this Gingerbread counting worksheet.

Practice addition with this Gingerbread addition worksheet.

Find the area and perimeter of the Gingerbread Baby using marshmallows and this worksheet.  Directions are here.

Solve this Gingerbread Baby Math Challenge! 

For Fun!

Play this Gingerbread baby game. 

What Is a Mystery?

What is a mystery? Learn more about mysteries with this video below:



Read a mystery like one of the ones below, then write a book report about it with this form.

All About Eric Carle

All About Eric Carle...

• He is an author and an illustrator
• He writes many books about animals.
• His favorite book is Do You Want to Be My Friend? because it is about friendship.
• He wrote more than 60 books!
• He was born in New York and later moved to Germany.
• His birthday is June 25th.
• The first book he wrote was 1,2,3 to the Zoo

Leaf Jumpers

To read this book, click on the picture of the book above. For a bigger version, click the eyes in the upper right corner.

Cowboy Sight Words

To print out the cards for the game click here.

Albert Einstein Reading

As a child Einstein was a slow learner. He learned how to speak at a late age.
Einstein didn’t get along well with other children. He didn’t like sports or children’s games. The other children thought he was strange. They teased him and called him names. Einstein didn’t care, he just ignored them.

Read the questions below and find the correct answer.

1. Einstein did not like _______ or children’s games.
a. Apples b. checkers c. sports

2. As a child, Einstein was a ______________ learner.
a. slow b. fast c. silly

3. Children thought Einstein was ____________.
a. Tall b. strange c. mean

4. Einstein was late in learning to _________.
a. Hear b. See c. Talk

Ferdinand Reading Questions

Ferdinand Reading Questions

1. What country did Ferdinand live in?

2. What type of animal is Ferdinand?

3. What did Ferdinand like to do?

4. Why did the men in the funny hats think Ferdinand was fierce?