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The Gingerbread Man

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Young scholars complete a variety of activities related to the Jan Brett version of the book "The Gingerbread Man." They compare and contrast two versions of the story, prepare and eat gingerbread cookies, describe their gingerbread man cookie, and complete a chart of their favorite cookies.

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the gingerbread man, fairy tales, jan brett, children's literature

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jan brett, making gingerbread cookies, the gingerbread man, english language arts
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Grade
1st - 3rd
Subjects
English Language Arts
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Project-Based Learning

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