THE GINGERBREAD MAN
Run! Run! As fast as you can, you can’t catch me! I’m the Gingerbread Man!
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After reading The Gingerbread Man, the children were able to explore the felt board story and recreate the sequence of events from the book.
Cognitive Development: Memory; Child will remember people, objects and events. Language Development: Early Reading; Child will demonstrate interest in book reading, story-telling and singing. Will start to understand the meaning of basic symbols. The children became very interested in the story, so we made our own gingerbread men cookies! |
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The children took turns measuring and mixing. They said, “Me next,” while waiting for a turn.
Language Development: Expressive Language; Child will develop the ability to use sounds, gestures, signs or words to communicate.
Language Development: Early Reading; Child will demonstrate interest in book reading, story telling & singing and will eventually understand the meaning of basic symbols.
Language Development: Early Reading; Child will demonstrate interest in book reading, story telling & singing and will eventually understand the meaning of basic symbols.
The children work together in small groups and individually to complete their gingerbread people.
Social Development: Sense of Belonging; Child will develop a sense of belonging to a larger community through social interactions.
Cooperation: Child will engage in give & take exchanges with other children.
Cooperation: Child will engage in give & take exchanges with other children.
Each child has the opportunity to roll and cut out their own gingerbread man. They use processing skills and motor skills to accomplish the task.
Fine Motor Development: Child will coordinate the use of his/her hands, fingers & sight in order to touch, grasp, reach & manipulate objects in their environment.
Cognitive Development: Problem Solving; Child will use self, objects or others to attain a goal.
Cognitive Development: Problem Solving; Child will use self, objects or others to attain a goal.
After baking them, the children were allowed the opportunity to decorate their own gingerbread men with icing and candy. Then, the best part…Eating the gingerbread men! Yummy!
Emotional Development: Sense of Competence; Child will recognize his or her ability to do things.
Motor Development: Oral Motor; Child will develop the skill to coordinate the use of his/her tongue and mouth, in order to suck, swallow and eventually chew.
Motor Development: Oral Motor; Child will develop the skill to coordinate the use of his/her tongue and mouth, in order to suck, swallow and eventually chew.