The Gingerbread Man (Tune: Wheels on the bus) The gingerbread man ran through the town, through the town, through the town. The gingerbread man ran through the town, Singing, "You'll never catch me. "He ran away from a /c/ /ow/, /c/ /ow/, /c/ /ow/ He ran away from a cow, Singing, "You will never catch me. " He ran away from a /sh/ /ee/ /p/, /sh/ /ee/ /p/, /sh/ /ee/ /p/, He ran away from a sheep without a peep, Singing, "You will never catch me. " He ran away from a /d/ /o/ /g/, /d/ /o/ /g/, /d/ /o/ /g/, He ran away from a dog, Singing, "You will never catch me." Then he came to a /f/ /o/ /x/, /f/ /o/ /x/, /f/ /o/ /x/, The fox sat on a box and said, "You can trust me" Then he ate him, yes sir - ee. (From: Phonemic Awareness, Winter. CTP 2341
Homemade Gingerbread Stir a bowl of gingerbread, Smooth and spicy brown. Roll it with a rolling pin, Up and up and down. With a cookie cutter, Make some little men. Put them in the oven Till half past ten! ~Kinderkorner	Where Is My Gingerbread Man? (Tune: Oh Where Oh Where Has My Little Dog Gone?) Oh, where oh where is my Gingerbread Man? Oh, where oh where can he be? He popped out of the oven and ran out the door. Oh, where oh where can he be? ~ Kinderhive
Gingerbread Parade Roll out the dough. Cut out the shapes. Gingerbread people Are fun to make. Add raisin eyes And chocolate chip smiles Slide them into the oven To bake for a while. When the timer says,"Ding!" And the cookies are done, They'll march from the oven, One by one.	Gingerbread January Joyce Carol Thomas Outside, ice covers the roof, Snow quilts the ground Inside the kitchen, Grandma says, "This oven's right warm." And we mix us up a gingerbread man. A bowl of molasses, a dipper of milk A dash of butter, and flour like silk Ginger and the hen's fattest egg Vanilla extract, sprinkled nutmeg At last I taste a bite or two "He looks just like you," Grandma says, nodding her head And I eat up all the gingered bread.
Gingerbread Children By: Ilo Orleans Gingerbread children Stand in a row-- Very good children Always, you know. They never will jump Or kick or leap, Or start to cry when It's time to sleep They never run off Or look around And no one has heard Them make a sound. Gingerbread children Are fine to meet; But, much better still, They're good to eat.
Activities: Make cinnamon ornaments: Cinnamon Ornaments (non-edible) 1 cup Applesauce 1 bottle (4oz.) Ground Cinnamon (Buy an extra bottle.) 1 sm. container of Allspice Mix applesauce, cinnamon, and allspice in large bowl. Knead to form dough. I usually have to add more cinnamon and knead until it is not sticky. I have found that kneading them long enough is the key to not having them break!! Give each child a waxed paper square and a small ball of dough. Press out dough to about 1/8" to 1/4" thick. Cut out shapes. (Make a hole for hanging.) Have another piece of waxed paper for each child with their name written in magic marker and transfer their shape to this for drying. Place on cookie sheets and let dry for 3 or 4 days, turning over occasionally to dry evenly. These really make your room smell yummy!! ~Read different versions of The Gingerbread Man.  Compare the stories by doing a Venn Diagram to tell what is the same and different about each version of the story. I like to read: The Gingerbread Baby ~ Jan Brett The Gingerbread Man ~ Eric Kimmel The Gingerbread Boyy ~ Paul Galdone ~Use a story map to retell the story: beginning, middle, end ~ For fun have the students change the setting, characters, etc. Click here for our archived gingerbread stories. ~ Write a new ending for the story ~ Write a new story about the gingerbread man, baby, or boy/girl ~ Make a class book about the gingerbread man ~Make gingerbread houses ~ Retell the story using puppets from Jan Brett's site below ~ Copy a large gingerbread boy on brown construction paper and have  the students decorate with various materials and objects.  You could also make two copies and have students glue together leaving an opening for stuffing. This could  be a project done at home with parents and brought back to school to share. ~ Taste a gingerbread snack/Graph if students liked the gingerbread or didn't like the gingerbread.
Websites to visit: G is for Gingerbread/KinderKorner Gingerbread Baby Animals/Jan Brett Gingerbread Baby House/ Jan Brett Smart Cookie Award from Jan Brett Gingerbread Baby recipe from Jan Brett Gingerbread Board Game from Jan Brett Kids Domain Gingerbread Houses ~Graham Cracker Houses The Teacher's Corner ~Gingerbread Playdough Click on the picture above for a printed recipe I made for the gingerbread playdough.
There are lots of different ways to make gingerbread houses.  A fun easy, no bake way is to have students make them out of graham crackers, frosting, and different decorations.  Have students save their milk cartons from lunch.  Cover them with brown wrapping paper (like wrapping a package).  Set on a base of some kind~styrofoam small paper plate works well and let them decorate! Have fun!

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