Winter Gingerbread Man Camp: Reading Comprehension, Activities, and Fun!

In this 3-day camp, the students will listen to 6 different versions of the beloved tale, The Gingerbread Man. The stories will be read with fluency and expression with chances for the students to interact with the text and make predictions about what will happen next. We will talk about the author and illustrator. We will identify the parts of the book including the front cover, back cover, spine, and title page. We will discuss reading the words as well as reading the pictures to gain a better understanding. The students will learn why it is important to retell a story in the correct order including the beginning, middle, and end; identify key characters, and the setting of the book.  They will apply reading comprehension skills as they are relevant to each story including: making predictions, asking questions, retelling the story, drawing connections to the text, visualizing the story, drawing conclusions, and synthesizing the information. We will also compare and contrast each of the stories using a graphic organizer.  

Day 1: The Gingerbread Man Retold by Jim Aylesworth, The Gingerbread Boy by Paul Galdone; What is a Gingerbread Man? What is the central message? What did the character learn? How do you know?; Retelling Bracelet
Day 2: The Gingerbread Bear by Robert Dennis, The Gingerbread Pirates by Kristin Kladstrup; Gingerbread Directed Drawing
Day 3: The Gingerbread Girl by Lisa Campbell Ernst, The Gingerbread Baby by Jan Brett; Gingerbread Man Writing Exercise and presentation to the class. 

Each class will follow the following order:
Greeting
First Read-Aloud
Group Discussion
Part 1 of Activity
Gingerbread Movement Break
Second Read-Aloud
Group Discussion
Part 2 of Activity
Closing

Let's laugh along with some silly twists on traditional tales and develop our love for reading together!