Gingerbread Activities Pack

Description

Embrace the Christmas spirit this festive season with this Gingerbread Activities Pack for Kindergarten and Preschool. Perfect for math and literacy centers in December, students will love the hands on and interactive activities in this pack.

What’s included in this Gingerbread Activities Pack?

Alphabet & Word Building

• Alphabet Hunt
  Trace the target letter then locate the uppercase and lowercase gumdrops that match.
• Alphabet Matching Houses
  Match the uppercase and lowercase letters to build a gingerbread house.
• Alphabet Puzzles
  Match the letter to the picture according to its beginning sound. 
• CVC Word Cards
  Add the correct beginning letter to each CVC word based on the picture.
• Gingerbread House Name Craft
  Students write their name then build their name using gumdrop letters.

Reading

• Sight Word Winter
  Choose a sight word on the activity mat then find the matching snowflake and place it on top.
• How to Make a Gingerbread Man
  Includes a procedural poster and a cut and paste sequencing activity.
• Gingerbread in Disguise – Who Am I?
  Read the clues on each activity card to guess who the gingerbread man is dressed as.

Math

• Addition Clip Cards
  Read the gingerbread number at the top then clip the equations with an equivalent answer
• Decorate the Gingerbread House
  Follow each task card to add the correct number of each time to decorate the gingerbread house.
• Gingerbread Investigation Sheets
  Explore informal measurement and the properties of gingerbread with these investigation sheets.
• Counting Mats
  Read the number, find and circle the number, then add the correct number of candy pieces to the gingerbread house.

Colors, Shapes & Patterns

• Pattern Cards
  Copy the patterns on each task card using pom poms or gumdrop candy.
• Color Matching
  Use colored pom pomps or candy and match to the colored gingerbread men.
• Cookie Baking Tray Shapes
  Match the different shaped cookies to the correct space on the baking tray.

Fine Motor Skills

• Gingerbread Run Tracing Pages
  Trace the lines to help the gingerbread man get home.

Plus:

• Worksheets
  Including coloring, line tracing, name spelling, beginning sounds, CVC words, counting, and more.

This Gingerbread Activities Pack is perfect for the following learning settings:

⭐ As part of your morning work leading up to Christmas

⭐ As literacy or math center activities during December

⭐ With small groups of students with a particular focus, e.g. matching uppercase to lowercase letters

How to prepare this Gingerbread Activities Pack?

✂️ Simply print and laminate each component, if desired. 

✂️ Both color and black and white formats are included, where possible, to suit your individual printing needs.

Suggested materials:

✏️ Coloring materials

✏️ Scissors

✏️ Glue
✏️ Clothespins
✏️ Dry erase markers

✏️ Bingo chips

✏️ Gingerbread cookies

✏️ Gumdrop candy

✏️ Pom poms