Gingerbread Man
Our Gingerbread Man Story section offers a creative way to develop speech and language skills in children. Our tailored activities target various language skills, including articulation, vocabulary, pronouns, negation, following directions, body parts, and story retell. Whether you're a speech-language pathologist or parent looking for fun activities to stimulate their child's speech and language development, we've got you covered. With our resources, we believe the Gingerbread Man story can become an effective tool for learning for weeks, while keeping it fun and enjoyable for children.
Story Materials and Props
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There are lots of versions of the Gingerbread Man. This is the story I use and modify depending on the group! You do not need to read the WHOLE story. MODIFY to keep your child's attention! Use props and chase each other taking turns being the gingerbread man!!
Use toys and props to go with the gingerbread man for embedded practice!
Use playdough for making pretend cookies, cookie cutters, cookie toys, rolling pins. Get items from your kitchen, MAKE real cookies!
Decorate the cookies. Get messy and have FUN!
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You will find a complete story companion to target speech and language skills!
See below for all the activities included.
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Printables to ACT out the STORY: Print and put on popsicle sticks to act out the story.
Vocabulary Fringe Board: Pair with a CORE board to talk about the story.
Hidden Gingerbread Cookie Activity - find the hidden objects or vocabulary words.
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Vocabulary Targets
Old man, Old lady
Cottage/tiny house
Trail/path
Gingerbread man
Rolling pin
Dough
Bear, Cow, Fox
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You can work on a variety of speech sounds using this story and Book Companion.
Final Consonant Deletion throughout!
/k/ - cookie, cow, can't catch
/f/ - FAST, fox
"dj" - Gingerbread man
Blends - stirring, trail, old, fast, STOP
Check out my Story Companion at TpT for Speech Sound activities targeting s-blends, k and g sounds.
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Story Setting Mats – for story retell or responding to where questions.
Following Directions and Basic Concepts: Hidden Gingerbread Man activity. Say, "find the gingerbread man that is under the tree" or "where is the gingerbread man".
Gingerbread Body Part Activity: Use the gingerbread man printables and band aides and tape or velcro them on the body parts. Run and fall and say, "oh no! I hurt my head" then put the band aid on. Using yourself or stuffed animals will work, too!
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Fox and Story Sequencing Activity
Category sorting – sweet treats/dessert and fruit
Pronouns – he is a boy and she is a girl activity