Gingerbread Week Thematic Unit Grades 2-4

Gingerbread Man Activities

Gingerbread is the perfect theme for a fun, seasonal unit without "celebrating" a holiday. This unit will be perfect for December or January and provides activities to last you for at least a week of gingerbread fun in reading, writing, grammar, science, social studies, math, and crafts, too!

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Included in this unit:

Book List

Mentor Sentence Lesson for The Gingerbread Baby

INTERACTIVE ACTIVITY FOR VIVID VERBS

LOWER GRADES QUIZ

UPPER GRADES QUIZ

Mentor Text Activities for The Gingerbread Baby

VOCABULARY

FLAPBOOK

CHARACTER ANALYSIS GINGERBREAD BABY

CHARACTER ANALYSIS MATTI

SEQUENCING

ANSWER 5 W’s

DRAWING CONCLUSIONS WRITTEN RESPONSE

COMPARE TWO GINGERBREAD BOOKS (any books)

Writing with Adjectives Lesson

GINGERBREAD POSTER (Design or Color)

GINGERBREAD WRITING PAPER

MISSING GINGERBREAD POSTER

Social Studies – History of the Gingerbread Man

SECOND GRADE

THIRD GRADE

FOURTH GRADE

Math Activities

MEASUREMENT – Area and Perimeter

GLYPH

GINGERBREAD MAN RECIPE

RECIPE QUESTIONS (easier)

RECIPE QUESTIONS (harder)

Science Experiment – Dissolving Gingerbread Men

DIRECTIONS

STUDENT RECORDING PAGE USING HOT COCOA

STUDENT RECORDING PAGE USING HOT WATER

Craft

GINGERBREAD HOUSE

GINGERBREAD ORNAMENT

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Check out these other seasonal units!

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Let It Snow! Math Activities for Upper Elementary Kids

Winter Paired Texts for Grades 2-3

Winter Paired Texts for Grades 4-8

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