The Ninjabread Man: A Gingerbread Fractured Fairytale

Tired of the gingerbread man? It's time for the NINJAbread man! Embrace your students' love for Broken and Fractured Fairy Tales with this book study unit on the adorable book The Ninjabread Man by C.J. Leigh! 

Includes 9 ANSWER KEYS to make this an easy quick and print gingerbread themed Christmas activity to leave for a substitute -or- for advanced readers who are completing an independent book study who are ready for critical and challenging questions.

✅What’s Included in this Fractured Gingerbread Fairy Tale Unit:

Read Aloud Book Activities:

-Story Retell with Problem/Solution

-My Solution

-Story Sequencing (beginning, middle, end)

-Main Idea and Details

-Book Summary (somebody, wanted, but, so, then)

-What Will Happen Next (predictions)

-Drawing Conclusions/Making Inferences with Text Evidence

-Describe the Character: Ninjabread Man

-Describe the Character: Sensei

-Describe the Character: Ninja Fox

-Compare the Characters: Ninjabread Man v. Ninja Fox

"Gingerbread" Writing Activities:

-If I Were a Ninja

-My Ninjabread Recipe

❤️ BOOK ACTIVITIES MADE EASY-

Because most of these activities can be done independently, you can put them in your writing station or have students complete them for morning work.

❤️ TEACHERS LIKE YOU SAID….

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Samantha Z. says, “My student loved completing the activities included after reading the book! Thanks for sharing such an engaging resource!”

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️Nancy C. says, “This was a great resource for me to use at our Literacy Night. I could differentiate for the different grade levels. The kids loved it!”

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For Texas Teachers, this resource relates to the following 2019-2020 TEKS:

1.6A (K.5A, 2.6A) Establish purpose for reading assigned and self-selected texts with adult assistance.

1.6C (K.5C, 2.6C) Make, correct, or confirm predictions using text features, characteristics of genre, and structures with adult assistance. 

1.6E (K.5E, 2.6E)  Make connections to personal experiences, ideas in other texts, and society with adult assistance.

1.7D (K.6D, 2.7D) Retell texts in ways that maintain meaning. 

1.7E (K.6E, 2.7E) Interact with sources in meaningful ways such as illustrating or writing. 

1.8B (K.7B, 2.8B) Describe the main character(s) and the reason(s) for their actions. 

1.8C (K.7C, 2.8C) Describe plot elements, including the main events, the problem, and the resolution, for texts read aloud and independently. 

1.9Di (K.8Di, 2.9Di) Recognize the central idea and supporting evidence with adult assistance.

This resource relates to the following Common Core Standards:

RL.1.2(K.2, 2.2) Retell stories, including key details, and demonstrate understanding of their central message or lesson.

RL.1.3(K.3, 2.3) Describe characters, settings, and major events in a story, using key details.

RL.1.7(K.7, 2.7) Use illustrations and details in a story to describe its characters, setting, or events.

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