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After reading the Gingerbread Baby by Jan Brett the children will create a large 3D table map of the journey the Baby traveled!
Materials: - Gingerbread Baby by Jan Brett
- boxes/milk cartons of various shapes and sizes.
- Construction paper.
- Blue overhead projector sheets.
- Toilet paper rolls
Plan: - First help the children to create a map on the classroom white board or chalk board.
- Then have the children work in small groups to create the building and landforms found in the story. (Remember: No characters... it's a map.) Blue overhead projector sheets give a nice feeling to the water. On the table lay out the landforms, buildings and trees.
- Make a compass and attach it to the map. Make a stick puppet of the Gingerbread baby. Have the students work in pairs. One student gives directions using north, east, south and west and the other students have to follow the travel directions.
- Copy this map onto paper and use it to go over map skills. It will be much easier for the students to work on paper after they've created the 3D map.
Comments:
I am what is called a "Shared Time" teacher here in Grand Rapids. That means that I am employed and report to the public school in my area even though I teach students in an area Catholic School.
Related Pages:
Gingerbread Baby Unit
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An 11 lesson plan unit for Gingerbread Baby by Jan Brett.
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