Our gingerbread unit came to an end today. And what a way to go out... students listened to a final gingerbread tale. "The Gingerbread Man Loose In the School. " Students compared this version with more traditional stories and discussed differences in characters and setting. We also made gingerbread men! They were cute and DELICIOUS! Here are our baked cookies, YUM!
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| We began the unit by discussing how to bake a cookie, and different types of cookies. Students had to vote for their favorite type: gingerbread, chocolate chip, or sugar cookies. We then made a class graph illustrating the results. Students also made adorable gingerbread girls and boys to help decorate out library. | | |
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Students have had fun reading "Who Stole the Cookies". They have read it daily to see whose name will appear in the blank.
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| After reading the Gingerbread Man, students participated in a class rewrite. Above are samples of student writing. |
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Most recently, students listened to Jan Brett's,
The Gingerbread Baby. Students painted gingerbread babies, and made gingerbread houses. They turned out GREAT!
This has been a truly enjoyable unit. Students were able to fully explore characters, setting, story structure, and making comparisons. It was fun to listen to their predictions, and explore these stories together.
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