Lesson Plan: December Gingerbread Girls Goes Animal Crackers
Prior to activity of Animal Cracker Decorating
 Story Retell/Sequencing of the Animal which ran through the book and their rhyme sound:
Gingerbread Girls Goes Animal Crackers
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 Gorilla/vanilla
 Elephant/rant
 Lion/flyin’
 Kangaroo/hullabaloo
 Rhinoceros/preposterous
 Polar Bear/beware
 Fox/box
Comprehension:
Gingerbread Girls Goes Animal Crackers
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“Who is the main character?
What is the problem in the story?
When do the Animal Crackers get an embrace?
Where is the scout troop?
Why, does the Gingerbread Girl chase the Animal Crackers through the
book?
How does she save the Animal Crackers?
Who is she saving them from?
Inference:
Gingerbread Girls Goes Animal Crackers
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What mysterious about Gingerbread Girl’s present
Why do the animals begin to run (inference)
Introduce and Sequence Directions
Where do the animals run 1st (farm), 2nd (past the cat) , 3rd (past the sheep) and 4th (group of
kids with kites), 5th (fowl with chick) , 6th (scout troop), (and Finally the fox)
What does the word sped mean in this sentence: The Animal Crackers sped
Toward the mother hen.
After Making of the Gingerbread Girl
Sequencing/Discussion of Materials List
Vocabulary:
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Unsuspecting- Not aware of the presence of danger; feeling no suspicion
Lurking- to lie in wait in a place of concealment especially for an evil purpose
Mysterious- exciting wonder, curiosity, or surprise while baffling efforts to comprehend or identify
Gasped- to catch the breath convulsively and audibly
Explore- to investigate, study, or analyze : look into
Chaos- a state of utter confusion
Ruckus- A disturbance; a commotion
Mob- A large disorderly crowd or throng
Fierce- Extremely intense or ardent
Nibble- 1. To bite at gently and repeatedly. 2. To eat with small, quick bites or in small morsels
Brouhaha- An uproar; a hubbub
Rant- loud, declamatory, or extravagant speech; bombast
Flock- A group of animals that live, travel, or feed together
Bleated- The characteristic cry of a goat or sheep.
Swooped- To move in a sudden sweep
Hullabaloo- Great noise or excitement; uproar
Stampede- A sudden frenzied rush of panic-stricken animals.
Approached- To come near or nearer,
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Claim- To demand, ask for, or take as one's own or one's due, To state to be true, especially when open to question; assert
or maintainFlustered- To make or become nervous or upset. A state of agitation, confusion, or excitement.
Fowls- Any of various birds of the order Galliformes, especially the common, widely domesticated chicken
Preposterous- Contrary to nature, reason, or common sense; absurd. See Synonyms at foolish.
Snicker- To utter a partly stifled laugh
Stunned- To daze or render senseless, by or as if by a blow, To overwhelm or daze with a loud noise.
Boarded To enter or go aboard (a vehicle or ship). To allow (passengers) on board.
Cautiously- Showing or practicing caution; careful
Snarling To growl viciously while baring the teeth
Precious- Highly esteemed; cherished. Dear; beloved
Supersensitive-Excessively sensitive; morbidly sensitive.
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Protective- Adapted or intended to afford protection
Embrace- To clasp or hold close with the arms, usually as an expression of affection.
Drifting- A gradual change in position
Speech Sounds:
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/ch/: crunch, approached,
/sh/: cautiously, precious,
/s/: unsuspecting, embrace, precious, fowls, snicker, stunned, snarling, supersensitive, stampede.
/l/: flustered, cautiously, snarling, hullabaloo, flock, explore, lurking, fowls.
/r/: protective, ruckus, embrace, gingerbread, precious, boarded, flustered, rant,
/g/: gasped, gorilla, girl, grunts, growls
/k/: Unsuspecting, chaos, snicker, Flock, Explore, Lurking, Ruckus, Claim
/dz/ gingerbread, jump,