The Gingerbread Man (Picture Books)

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Craft a fun plate of gingerbread cookies using a paper plate and paper bag being sure to decorate with crayons.

Considering events from someone else's point of view can be a great way to help children develop a real sense of empathy.Barbara McClintock's illustrations are always wonderful and Jim Aylesworth has written an interesting version of the story. The students will find the gingerbread man's antics hilarious, and the book is great to read during December, when the holidays are approaching.

The gingerbread can be made together, and students can decorate their own little gingerbread men however they want. Said they, and so they threw down their picks and ran after him, but couldn’t catch up with him, and soon they had to sit down by the roadside to rest. Thus, the little boy, the old man, the old woman, the spotted dog, the hungry crow, the three mowers, the two piglets and the pony were chasing the Gingerbread Man. I don’t have all of these ones below but I thought I’d include them for those of you who do an entire gingerbread theme in your classroom or have your own kids that can’t get enough gingerbread man stories. The book has a lot of repetition of “run run as fast as you can, can’t catch me I’m the gingerbread man.The original theme of if was that if you are boastful, someone cleverer than you will come along and destroy you. He comes across many problems during his adventure and runs away shouting, “Run, run, as fast as you can. The Gingerbread man goes on an adventure through the town and runs away from others whom are trying to eat him. Jim Aylesworth's fresh, spirited tale --- to be read LOUD out loud --- and Barbara McClintock's expressive, exquisitely drawn characters combine to create a glorious new rendition of the favorite story about that sassy but delicious little cookie.