lessons

Book title

Who makes the gingerbread boy?

Decorations?

Who does he run away from?

“no-no” saying

“run-run” saying

Who ate the G-boy?

The Gingerbread Man by Sally Bell

The Stinky Cheese Man and other Fairly Stupid Tales
written by Jon Scieszka and Lane Smith 0-590-46627-5

Teacher should post this chart (on the board, on chart paper, on an overhead transparency).

Read a traditional Gingerbread Boy story. Fill in the information under the headings. I read the first stories aloud. I pick my story based on what's available in single copies from the library or my personal copies. I don't read the version that I have multiple copies of to the students. I save that one for tomorrow.

Then I read another traditional Gingerbread Boy Story that has different information under some of the headings. Some information is the same. After reading the second version, we fill in more information under the headings. Sometimes, depending on the class, I stop and fill in under the headings as they find the information. Sometimes I put a sticky note if a child finds something. I usually try and read straight through so the kids who aren't familiar with the story get the flow of the story.

On Day one I have the kids help retell the gingerbread story. I write it on sentence strips and then give the sentence strips to partners to glue onto a big book (12 x 18 construction paper works well) paper and draw and illustrate a picture that goes with their sentence strip. I then put the book together. It becomes one of the favorite ssr books.

Step one: Then I read the New York Gingerbread Boy version to the class (The Gingerbread Boy written by Richard Egielski ISBN: 0- 060-26030-0). Then the class helps fill in the chart discussing things that are different between the versions.

Step two: Then I give them all Scot Foresman Favorite Things Old and New. Turn to page 18. Have the students partner read. I give them book marks with each heading labeled on it so they can put the bookmark where they find the answer to our headings. The purpose for reading is to find the differences between our newest book and what we've already learned.

After the kids read, we gather together and share answers reading the text, finding where we found the answers.

I read the headings again. We discuss what we’ve been learning about the Gingerbread Tales.

Then I read The Stinky Cheese Man and other Fairly Stupid Tales written by Jon Scieszka and Lane Smith (ISBN: 0-590-46627-5). I don't read the whole book, just "The Stinky Cheese Man" tale. I'll read the rest of the book on other days. We add to the chart.

Then I give the kids another traditional gingerbread man tale that I have multiple copies of. This time they read alone or partners or small group depending on how many copies of the book I have. The kids then have a paper copy of our class chart.