The Gingerbread
Man - Grades 1-2
$45.00
Why
not let a gingUsing "The
Gingerbread Man" folktale as a theme, this unit encourages cooperative
learning instruction with emphasis on respect, sharing and decision
making. Students apply their skills and knowledge as related to that
theme. For example, they learn about fractions and apply the skill
in baking gingerbread men; they learn how to use coordinates and
demonstrate their understanding by tracking the run-away gingerbread
men on a map.erbread man take over your class for awhile? What
can your students learn from a gingerbread man? How about economics,
math, science, written language, social studies and reading!
The Gingerbread Man curriculum unit is an integrated-thematic
approach to economic instruction for primary students (late first
grade/early second grade).
The unit contains 15 days of instruction. The activities for each day introduce content and develop higher-order thinking skills as well as social skills. The classroom teacher has the flexibility to use all the lessons as presented in the unit or select a desired section for instruction. Many of the activities can be developed as learning centers. The Gingerbread Man allows teachers to employ a variety of assessment strategies, such as teacher observation of individual and group participation, evaluation of students' written work and group projects, evaluation of various student performances and student self-evaluation.
This unit is contained in a three-ring binder and includes a copy of "The Gingerbread Man" folktale that can be copied for group work.