This friendly, down-to-earth Little Golden Book features some familiar-looking Richard Scarry characters, including a bear and a fox wearing clothes. There are two more classic Gingerbread Man books that make a solid starting point for students. These are a little more complex than the ones I listed for preschoolers, but still easy enough for young kindergartners to follow. The Gingerbread Man by Louise Martin and Gail Yerrill The people and animals chasing this gingerbread man are too sedentary to be able to keep up with him. Then the active fox catches up with him “in no time.” Need a low prep Gingerbread Man Cutting activity to work on bilateral hand skills and eye hand coordination along with scissor grasp? Try this fun idea! Maybe cardboard is too difficult for your kiddos to cut, so simply change to paper or even sandpaper for a fun approach. This gorgeous book, written and illustrated in Brett’s typical Scandinavian style, is more complex than the basic storyline.

The Gingerbread Man Loose at the Zoo is another from the wonderful series I talked about at the beginning of this list. It’s full of riddles and zoo animals and fun! There’s no river to cross in this rendition. In the end, the fox captures the Gingerbread Man by asking him to walk closer so the fox can hear his taunt.I hope you have enjoyed reading this list of Gingerbread Man books as much as I enjoyed writing it! Do you have visions of colorfully decorated gingerbread houses or some icing covered gingerbread men? Crafts are the supreme skill builder for kiddos and highly motivating. Note that there are two completely different ninja gingerbread man books with this title – I’ll tell you about the other one below) Easy Paired Stories for Kindergarten Maybe using scissors is not the skill level of your child so try a Gingerbread Pom-Pom Match activity and use tongs as a pre-scissor skill.

We had pirate gingerbread characters… now it’s time for ninjas! The Ninjabread Man is such a fun one! I love all the different ninja animals illustrations in this adorable story. Great one to add to your collection. Inside: This list of Gingerbread Man books is organized by grade and listed in pairs or groups of stories that are great to teach side by side. If you have kindergartners who can sit for, and follow, a longer story, this section has a few more options for you. These are meant for mid-year kindergarteners and they’re best used after you’ve read aloud one of the traditional picture books.You can easily print it and immediately have it as a cute writing activity to go along with your gingerbread unit.

The best thing about teaching with this popular folktale is that there are so many versions of it! That makes it really easy for children to compare and contrast setting, characters, illustration style, plot, and more. Crafts can work on scissor cutting, drawing, coloring, tool grasp, glue management, direction following, and sequencing. Now, let’s craft some gingerbread goodies. You can’t go the season without reading at least one gingerbread man book. So grab one or more of these gingerbread-related books and work on critical thinking and early literacy skills! GINGERBREAD MAN BOOKSTry Gingerbread Passing to work on core strength, coordination, motor planning, and social skills. It’s a great team work activity or it can be simplified to have one child work on passing a gingerbread man from one place to another. I love The Gingerbread Kid Goes to School because he hops out of the principal’s lunch and runs all through the school as people try to catch him. It’s technically a reader but the illustrations and story are so cute that it is a fun one to read aloud! Since that one was such a hit, The Gingerbread Man Loose at Christmas is obviously a favorite too! I love the message of showing appreciation for the people in the community and spreading holiday cheer. Adorable! The various endings means that it’s also fun to use these stories for making predictions. Will the gingerbread man get eaten or not? To add a comparison for one of the above two books, I’d add in one of the preschool comparison books (above), or this one: Richard Scarry’s The Gingerbread Man

The Gingerbread Loose in the School is such a fun one! I love the illustrations and cute rhyming throughout the book. Easily one of my favorites! In the end, the Gingerbread Man escapes and the fox teaches the other pursuers how to exercise. The Ninjabread Man by Katrina Charman and Fabiano Fiorin Use these Gingerbread Man gross motor activities as a brain breaks for a physical break in the classroom, at home, or during a transition. Brain break movement activities can involve so many different body moves with a wonderfully festive theme! The Library Gingerbread Man is a really cute story to add to your Gingerbread Man bookshelf! Especially because he lives on library bookshelves 🙂 Sorry, I’m so cheesy and I couldn’t help it. If your school’s (or your child’s school’s) librarian doesn’t have this book, it’d be such a lovely surprise to give to them! It’s fun for everyone to read though. In Brett’s rendition, a boy opens the oven too soon, and out jumps a baby gingerbread cookie! He gives chase, and ends up being pursued by a somewhat scary looking fox.The title cookie then bests a bear, snake, and mouse with his superior ninja skills. We are left wondering whether the fox eats him or not – all that is left is a covering of powdered sugar, so I think he does. Gingerbread Man Books for Elementary 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. 🙂 Feeling the need to focus on fine motor or visual motor skills, maybe? How about drawing, handwriting or visual perception? Read on to find some great activity ideas. If you need a fun and easy writing template to use for your gingerbread unit, this Gingerbread Man Writing Craft template is adorable and only a dollar! 🙂