Gingerbread Man

Wow!  What fun the Gingerbread man has been having in our room the last two weeks!  He has been spotted reading his book to many of our classroom friends.  What great words my kids came up with to describe him.  "He is sneaky and he only runs around the room at night!"

I was wondering if the kids would notice that our little friend was moving, but needless to say, the ones who have the hardest time focusing, were the first ones to find him each day.

And then, what do you know?  He ran away!  While we were at lunch (on gingerbread house day) he ran away.  We had to search high, and low for that sneaky little guy!  I loved listening to the kids as we searched for him through the school, reading his clues and deciding where he might be next.  They had so much fun.  

Then when we got back from our hunt we made Gingerbread houses for him to look at.  

My kiddos this year were extremely creative.  

 Another one of my favorite activities this year was our science experiment to discover why the Gingerbread man shouldn't go into the river.  

(The worksheet is from Babbling Abby, 

a freebie you can get HERE)

We also made our own Gingerbread people. 

                             

 I found the pattern for these adorable little guys at 

Mrs. Miner's Monkey Business.  

You can link to it 

HERE

In case you can't tell, I love the Gingerbread Man.  There are just so many areas of the curriculum that you can teach with it. These are just the highlights of things I remembered to take pictures of. I had an awesome student teacher who was gracious enough to use the many activities and ideas I have collected over the last few years instead of what she may have wanted to do herself.  Thank you Tanya for humoring me!

And with all of that,  I wish all of you a Merry Christmas and safe and Happy New Year!

Until next time.....

Deanna