Looking to bring some holiday cheer into your classroom this season? Try this adorable gingerbread man craft and writing activity! It’s a great way to engage your grades two to six students in a festive writing assignment. Plus, bulletin board elements are included to craft a festive bulletin board to accompany their special crafts!
Three-in-One Resource
This resource includes everything you need — from customizable gingerbread man craft templates to engaging writing prompts that inspire holiday storytelling. Don’t forget there are gingerbread bulletin board elements that help tie it all together to bring holiday cheer to your classroom.
Part One: The Gingerbread Man Craft
This gingerbread man craft resource includes everything students need to make unique gingerbread people that suit their style! To make it super easy to bring this craft to your classroom, you’ll find teacher instructions and helpful tips for guiding students through each step of the project.
They are sure to love the hand-drawn gingerbread man templates, giving them the option to create gingerbread people with icing and faces, or without. To make their gingerbread people even more festive, the kit includes two pages of hand-drawn decorations. Students have the option of adding candy canes, cozy sweaters that they can decorate, hot cocoa mugs, and other cute holiday touches.
Part Two: The Gingerbread Man Writing Activity
Once your students have created their gingerbread people, they can complete the included writing task. Some examples of the engaging writing prompts are:
- Imagine you’re a gingerbread cookie who doesn’t want to be eaten. Write about your adventure escaping from the kitchen.
- Someone stole all the gingerbread people from the holiday baking tray. Write a mystery story about who did it and how they get caught.
There are writing templates included for students to write their story and attach to the back of their gingerbread man craft.
Part Three: The Bulletin Board
To help you set up a fun gingerbread filled display, there are bulletin board letters and banner pieces included so that you can make a festive bulletin board, in a flash! Choose from four festive messages and the included banner pieces to display your gingerbread man craft and writing pieces to enjoy during the holiday season!
How To Use
- Start by printing all the materials you’ll need for the gingerbread man craft, writing activity, and bulletin board. For each student, print a gingerbread outline and a decoration page, or allow students to choose their decorations before printing. Choose which writing templates, bulletin board letters, and banner pieces you’d like to use for your display and print those, too.
- Next, have students assemble and decorate their gingerbread people, adding personal touches and colours. Try using felt markers for a bright, colourful bulletin board display.
- Choose from the provided writing prompts to guide your class’s stories. You can select a single prompt to guide their writing or allow students to pick from all the prompts provided. Have students create a final copy of their stories on the gingerbread writing templates, and glue their gingerbread man crafts to their writing template.
- Arrange the crafts and writing pieces on the board to create a festive and personalized display. Add the bulletin board letters and banner pieces to complete your desired look.
- Enjoy your co-created and unique holiday display that highlights your students’ creativity!
What’s Included
Here’s an easy reference for everything that comes with this gingerbread man craft and writing resource:
- Teacher instructions to support you in guiding your students through their gingerbread man craft and writing.
- A writing prompts page packed full of ideas to get students started on their gingerbread stories. These prompts are best suited for students in grades 2 to 6.
- Four hand-drawn gingerbread man templates which include options with icing and with faces or without.
- Two pages of decorations for crafting – From candy canes and sweaters to hot cocoa mugs. Students can personalize their gingerbread however they like!
- Gingerbread shaped writing templates to attach to the back of their gingerbread man craft.
- Bulletin board letters to create a cute display. Messages include “The Sweetest Time Of The Year”, “The Smartest Cookies”, “Happy Holidays”, and “Merry Christmas.”
- Bulletin board banner pieces for easy setup and to add a little extra something to your gingerbread display.
Give It a Try
If you’re thinking that this gingerbread man craft would be a perfect fit for your students during the winter season, then you can grab it here.
This gingerbread man craft is a wonderful way to celebrate the holiday season as a class. It allows your students to express their creativity through their craft and gingerbread stories. Your students are sure to take pride in their crafts and writing as you proudly display it using the gingerbread bulletin board elements. This set will be a sweet, memorable addition to your holiday classroom decor!
