(Reminder note: When it is time to read a story, I read the titles of three books and then display them. The children pick which one we read. The three fictional ones listed below are the ones they picked. Additional picture book ideas are listed at the bottom.)
Opening song: (Tune: "The Farmer in the Dell")
Opening song: (Tune: "The Farmer in the Dell")
We tap hola like this
We tap hola like this
Hi-ho cherry
We tap hola like this
Continue with other verses:
We drop hola like this...
We circle hola like this...
We spin hola like this...
We toss hola like this...
We roll hola like this...
Letter Gg and its sound
Found it on the Alphabet chart
Talked about things that start with Gg
Made lowercase g in the air
I explained that in December there are several holidays that some people celebrate. One of these is Christmas. I asked the children to raise their hands if they have ever made a gingerbread man or a gingerbread house.
Today we are reading stories about the gingerbread man. I explained that "The Gingerbread Man" is a fairy tale. Other examples of fairy tales are Cinderella and Snow White.
Book: "The Gingerbread Man" retold by Eric A. Kimmel
Action Song: I put a tray with 5 gingerbread men on it in the middle of the floor. I used clip art found on line for the gingerbread men. The children took turns taking them off the tray during the song.
We sang the song first all in English, and then with a little Spanish.
“Five Little Gingerbread”
Five/cinco little gingerbread men on the tray,
One jumped up and ran away.
(Make one run away.)
“Run/corre, run/corre as fast as you can.
You can’t catch me; I’m too fast because I’m the Gingerbread man.”
Four/cuatro little gingerbread men on the tray,
One jumped up and ran away.
(Make one run away.)“Run/Corre, run/corre, as fast as you can.
You can’t catch me; I’m too fast because I’m the Gingerbread man.”
Three/tres little gingerbread men on the tray,
One jumped up and ran away.
(Make one run away.)“Run/corre, run/corre, as fast as you can.You can’t catch me; I’m too fast because I’m the Gingerbread man.”
Two/dos little gingerbread men on the tray,
One jumped up and ran away.
(Make one run away.)“Run/corre, run/corre, as fast as you can.
You can’t catch me; I’m too fast because I’m the Gingerbread man.”
One/Un little gingerbread men on the tray,
He jumped up and ran away.
(Make one run away.)“Run/corre, run/corre, as fast as you can.
You can’t catch me; I’m too fast because I’m the Gingerbread man.”
No little gingerbread men on the tray.
I will have to bake more on another day!
Book: "The Ninjabread Man" by C. J. Leigh
Action song with shakers : We sang the song first all in English, and then with a little Spanish.
I put out clip art of a gingerbread man, an old woman, a cow, a horse, a pig, and a fox. We turned each one over as we came to it in the song.
“The Gingerbread Man” (Tune: "The Wheels on the Bus")
The Gingerbread Man went through the town, Through the town, through the town. The Gingerbread Man went through the town, Singing, "Catch me if you can!"
He ran away from a woman/mujer, From a woman/mujer, from a woman/mujer. He ran away from a woman/mujer, Singing, "Catch me if you can!"
He ran away from a cow/vaca, From a cow/vaca, from a cow/vaca. He ran away from a cow/vaca, Singing, "Catch me if you can!"
He ran away from a horse/caballo, From a horse/caballo, from a horse/caballo. He ran away from a horse/caballo, Singing, "Catch me if you can!"
He ran away from a pig/cerdo, From a pig/cerdo, from a pig/cerdo. He ran away from a pig/cerdo, Singing, "Catch me if you can!"
Then he came to a fox/zorro, To a fox/zorro, to a fox/zorro. Then he came to a fox/zorro, And the fox/zorro said, "You can trust me."
Then the fox/zorro ate him up! Yes sir-ee!
Book: "The Gingerbread Girl" by Lisa Cambell Ernst
Goodbye song: (Tune: "The Farmer in the Dell")
We tap adios like this
We tap adios like this
Hi-ho cherry
We tap adios like this
Continue with other verses:
We drop adios like this...
We circle adios like this...
We spin adios like this...
We toss adios like this...
We roll adios like this...
Craft Time:
I modeled the Gg dot page, the rainbow writing page for letter Gg and the craft before the children starting working on them. Before starting the craft, the children write the given letter using 3 different colors of crayons. I have attached a link to the free rainbow writing letters I used. Completing the dot page is now optional.
You can find the free rainbow writing letters here. Since they are free, they lack a dot for where to start. I print one off, add the dots with a black marker, and then make copies of that one. You can find the dot pages here.
I modeled the Gg dot page, the rainbow writing page for letter Gg and the craft before the children starting working on them. Before starting the craft, the children write the given letter using 3 different colors of crayons. I have attached a link to the free rainbow writing letters I used. Completing the dot page is now optional.
You can find the free rainbow writing letters here. Since they are free, they lack a dot for where to start. I print one off, add the dots with a black marker, and then make copies of that one. You can find the dot pages here.
Click here for a link for letter formation prompts for capital and lowercase letters. Spend more time working on the lowercase letters than on the capital letters.
Craft: Marble Painted Gingerbread Man
Source of idea: http://www.momto2poshlildivas.com
Materials:
- Cardbox box with lid
- Cardstock
- Gingerbread template
- Brown paint
- Googly eyes
- Pom poms
- Sequins, ribbon, buttons and pipe cleaners
My examples
*All photos are with parent permission.
I always let the children pick which three books I read from the ones I bring with me. These are some additional suggested books that the children didn't pick:
1. "The Gingerbread Cowboy" by Janet Squires
2. "Catch That Cookie!" by Hallie Durand3. "The Gingerbread Pirates" by Kristin Kladstrup
