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Gingerbread Baby Lesson Plan Guide Lesson PlanGingerbread Baby Lesson Plan Guide Lesson Plan
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Teaching Oasis
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K - 2nd
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English Language Arts
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Gingerbread Baby Lesson Plan Guide

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Reinforce reading comprehension and story mapping skills with the help from a story, Gingerbread Baby by Jen Brett. Individuals discover new vocabulary, make predictions, retell main events, respond to reading using a graphic organizer, then take part in a variety of story themed activities.

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CCSS: Adaptable

Concepts

the gingerbread man, making predictions, read-alouds, Vocabulary, prereading, reading, retelling, retelling stories, main events, story mapping, story maps, reading comprehension, reading comprehension strategies, responding to reading

Additional Tags

english language arts

Instructional Ideas

  • Copy vocabulary terms onto cardstock paper and laminate them for continued use 
  • Display the activity menu's finished products on a Gingerbread Baby themed bulletin board 
  • Gather other gingerbread stories for class members to browse when time permits 

Classroom Considerations

  • Requires copies of worksheets and Gingerbread Baby by Jan Brett
  • The activity menu assumes pupils know how to compare and contrast using a Venn diagram 

Pros

  • Teacher directions are clear and easy to follow
  • Activity menu allows choice in assigning the amount of activities pupils must complete 
  • Story mapping responses include both drawing and writing 

Cons

  • None

Common Core

RL.K.1 RL.K.2 RL.K.3 RL.K.4 RL.1.1 RL.1.2 RL.1.3 RL.1.4 RL.2.1 RL.2.2 RL.2.3 RL.2.4 RL.3.1 RL.3.2 L.K.4.a L.K.6 L.1.4.a L.1.6 L.2.4.a L.2.6 L.3.4.a L.3.6 L.4.4.a L.4.6

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