Gingerbread Fun

 

Now that my picture book Gingerbread Kids Hide-and-Seek is out, I've updated this post. (Updated 11/09/2024)

Every December I taught a Gingerbread Unit. It’s a wonderful theme that everyone can participate in no matter which holiday they celebrate.

I’ve created some fun Gingerbread resources that I’d like to share with you. Everything is low prep and easy to incorporate into your classroom centers. They are available on TPT and Etsy.

Gingerbread Tic Tac Toe

Price: Free

This resource is free on Teachers Pay Teachers. This is a quick and fun game that your kiddos can play during an indoor recess, in pairs when they’ve completed their work, or with you as a reward for good behavior.

It helps promote sharing, turn taking, visual discrimination, and learning the direction words vertical, horizontal, and diagonal.

The game is a great addition to a Gingerbread Man lesson or a fairytale theme.

What's Included:

Two Tic Tac Toe Boards

Four Pages of Different Gingerbread Kids Game Pieces (6 on a page)

Gingerbread Writing

Price: Free

This resource is differentiated based on your kiddos’ skill levels.

There are two different writing activities in this resource: a creative writing piece (If I Lived In A Gingerbread House) and a How To Piece (How To Make A Gingerbread House).

They are also differentiated based on your kiddos' skill levels.

Gingerbread Hide-And-Seek

Price: $1.06

The Gingerbread Kids are on the loose! This is a fun seek-n-find game perfect for a Gingerbread Man lesson during the holidays or in conjunction with a fairytale theme.

Invite your kiddos to work alone, in pairs, or small groups as they hunt down a dozen adorable Gingerbread Kids. The game fosters visual discrimination, cooperation, and patience.

Perfect for school and home.

What's Included:

12 Gingerbread Kids Cards for kiddos to find.

Gingerbread Kids Checklist to keep track of the ones you find.

Gingerbread Kid Letter Match

Price: $1.06

These adorable Gingerbread Kids make learning upper and lower case letters fun!

Perfect for small group instruction and literacy centers. Helps aid in letter identification, cooperation skills, and sharing.

What's Included:

26 Gingerbread Kids lower case letter cards

26 Gingerbread Houses upper case latter cards

Six Blank Gingerbread Kids Cards 

Gingerbread Kids Bakery Dramatic Play

Price: $5.00

Spice up your dramatic play. The Gingerbread Kids Bakery resource contains printable signs, order forms, and labels perfect for supporting cross-curricular learning standards.

The only thing missing are bakers to stir up the fun and imagination!

What's included:

Gingerbread Kids Bakery Sign

Open/Closed Signs

Pay Here/Line Starts Here Signs

Gingerbread Kids Bakery Banner

Cookie/Cupcake Prices

Large and Small Menus

Order forms in color and black and white

Role Play Name Tags and Baker/Customer/Cashier/Manager Hats

Vocabulary Cards

Gingerbread Kids Bakery Labels

Gingerbread Kids Bakery Money

Large Make a Gingerbread Kid Sequencing

Make a Gingerbread Kid Sequencing Booklet

Make Your Own Gingerbread Kid Template

How To Make A Gingerbread Kid Recipe Templates

Three of my favorite Gingerbread Books by Jan Brett: She also has FREE resources for all her books.

Happy Holidays!