Gingerbread Unit

Hello families,
Thank you to everyone that came in to visit last week - it was so nice to be able to chat with you about your Leaping Lizard!

We are busy at work with our December unit. For the coming weeks our theme will be Gingerbread! We will read Gingerbread stories, sing a variety of songs, and follow a Gingerbread theme in our small groups! Here are the activities your child will be participating in for the coming weeks:

Small Groups

• Gingerbread cut & glue puzzle
• Gingerbread count/match buttons
• Decorate our own gingerbread
• Gingerbread math book (1:1 correspondence)
• Tracing the Gingerbread's path
• Find the Number
• Where is the Gingerbread Man
• My Gingerbread Family
• Size Sort (small, medium, large)

Choice Time Centers:
- Art: Gingerbread Dough
- Rug: Jungle Animals
- Manipulatives: Large Legos 
- Dramatic Play: Bakery 
- Sensory Table: Rice 
- Book Corner: Gingerbread Books

Stories:

The Gingerbread Man by Karen Schmidt

The Gingerbread Man by Gail Yerrill

The Gingerbread Man by Jim Aylesworth

The Gingerbread Girl by Lisa Campbell Ernst

The Gingerbread Boy by Richard Egielski

Gingerbread Baby by Jan Brett

The Gingerbread Man, Loose in the School by Laura Murray