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Gingerbread Houses

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Third graders listen to literature about the North Pole, bakeries, Mrs. Santa Claus, ginger bread and follow directions to assemble a gingerbread house out of icing, graham crackers and candy. They write directions for making a gingerbread house.

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the north pole, polar regions

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bakeries, ginger bread, mrs. santa claus, north pole, english language arts

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