DearYearR,hereisyourweek’shomelearningfunbasedonTheGingerbreadMan.Hopeyouenjoyit,MrsCx

Themedactivities:

• Usedoughorplaydough.Saltdoughtocookandmakedecorations.• Haveagoatcookingwithagrownup.Youcouldmakegingerbreadmen,biscuitsorfollowarecipefromabook.

WeightheingredientsGingerbreadrecipe:www.bbc.co.uk/food/recipes/gingerbread_men_99096• Investigatethechangesinfood-chocolatemelting,bread-toast,raw-cookedeggs,popcorn,doughandbiscuit,• Makeafloatingraftforthegingerbreadmantocrosstheriver-testitinthebathorsink.• Makesock,stickorspoonpuppetsforthestory• Craftonthegingerbreadtheme,collageordecoratealargegingerbreadman.• CheckoutthegingerbreadthemedartworkofSarahJaneSzikora

Literacyactivities:

ListentothestoryofTheGingerbreadMan.Useabookathome,YouTube,onlinestorytellerorwww.twinkl.co.uk

Characterhot-seating.Pretendtobeacharacterfromthestoryandanswerquestions:Whywereyourunningaway?Whatdoyouthinkofthefox?Whatdidyouthinkwhenyougottotheriver?Asthefox-Howdidyoutrickthegingerbreadman?Littleoldlady-Whydidyoubakehim?Doyoucookotherthings?Allcharacters-Whywereyouchasinghim?

Cutoutgingerbreadmanshapesandwritetricky‘red’wordsorwordscontainingspecialfriends.Thesecanbehidden(asthegingerbreadmenarerunningaway)andchasedtobefound,readandwritten.

Thedailyset2speedsoundspellingsessionsfromRead,writeIncviaYouTube.

Mathsactivities:

Subtraction.Therearegingerbreadmansubtractionsheetstodownloadandcompleteattwodifferentlevels.Useanumberlinetocountbackwhensubtracting.Therearealsopowerpointsbelowtomodelsubtractions:https://www.twinkl.co.uk/resource/t-t-15772-the-gingerbread-man-subtraction-to-10-powerpointsubtractionto10orhttps://www.twinkl.co.uk/resource/t-t-15773-the-gingerbread-man-subtraction-to-20-powerpointsubtractionto20Doubles.Doubletheamountsonthegingerbreadman’sbuttons.Twoactivitysheetstodownloadandcomplete.Doublestobewrittenas6+6=123+3=6Iftheynoticethepattern,canyourchildthinkofotherdoubles?https://www.topmarks.co.uk/learning-to-count/gingerbread-man-gameThisisagingerbreadmanactivitybasedonnumbersto10

Remembertosendinyourpictures,commentsandquestionseachweekbyviaevidencemeoremailsculverhouse@southtawton.orgI’mhappytohelpandlookingforwardtoseeingyourideasfromthisweek’sstory.