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3 Reasons Gingerbread Man Books Are Comprehension Gold

November 3 By Linda Kamp Leave a Comment

Gingerbread man books for building comprehension

Gingerbread Man Comprehension Activities As teachers, we are always on the lookout for a good mentor text. You know, those go-to exemplars that we use every year? But have you ever found a book that you weren't sure would work, but when you looked a little deeper you discovered … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Christmas, Reading Tagged With: book activities, reading, the gingerbread man

10 Best Books for Comparing Gingerbread Stories & Teaching Ideas to Use With Them

December 8 By Linda Kamp 2 Comments

Best books for comparing versions of The Gingerbread Man with a list of teaching ideas and reading activities for each book. A perfect addition to December reading lessons or for teaching a fairy tales unit in 1st, 2nd, or 3rd grade.

Teaching Ideas Using Gingerbread Man Books I'm a huge fan of using Gingerbread Man books to address a multitude of reading standards, but especially for comparing story elements. There are so many delightful versions available for comparing and contrasting characters, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Christmas, Holidays, Reading Tagged With: book activities, Christmas, fairy tales, reading, the gingerbread man

Teaching Central Message with The Gingerbread Man

December 19 By Linda Kamp 4 Comments

Teaching central message to 1st, 2nd, and even 3rd graders can be tricky. Using a familiar story like The Gingerbread Man along with the steps and guiding questions in this post can help students understand and determine the central message, big idea, lesson, or moral in a text. These teaching ideas and anchor chart are an ideal addition to your gingerbread man unit and activities!

Teaching primary students to determine the central message of a text can be a bit tricky. I find that young children don't yet have the life experience to draw on when trying to identify or articulate the moral in a fable, the life lesson of a fairy tale, or the central message … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Reading Tagged With: anchor charts, book activities, bulletin board ideas, comprehension, reading, the gingerbread man

Comparing Versions of The Gingerbread Man: Turning Readers Into Thinkers

November 10 By Linda Kamp 10 Comments

Comparing favorite versions of The Gingerbread Man: Turning readers into thinkers! Close reading lesson ideas and anchor charts for first and second graders using versions of The Gingerbread Man will help. This post has lots of gingerbread activities for 1st and 2nd with free printable story elements charts.

As primary teachers, a key focus of our reading instruction is on building comprehension. We want our young readers to not only use the strategies we've taught them but to think deeply about what they are reading. We want our students to read closely and to connect, to question … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Christmas, Holidays, Reading Tagged With: book activities, Christmas, comprehension, reading, the gingerbread man

The Gingerbread Man Loose in Our School! Class Book & Gingerbread Exchange

December 7 By Linda Kamp 7 Comments

The Gingerbread Man Loose in the School Class Book

  The look of a graphic novel and the rhythmic patterns of 'Twas the Night Before Christmas (Both of which I adore!) make The Gingerbread Man Loose in the School  by Laura Murray my very favorite version of all gingerbread man stories.  Even though we have less … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Christmas, Holidays, Reading Tagged With: book activities, the gingerbread man

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