{Gingerbread Man....}

So after a very long hiatus I am glad to be back!  The month of December was such a whirlwind and I can not believe that we are in a new year! On to the Gingerbread Man..

1. Gingerbread Man cookies

2. Gingerbread Man Glyph

  3. How to make sure the Gingerbread Man can not escape Book 

4. Counting Buttons

*This freebie can be found here at my previous post

 5. Gingerbread Cinnamon Ornaments

*I made these last year but I could not remember the recipe...so I tried one I found online but it didn't work very well... These guys were really goopy, thin and began breaking as they dried...If anyone has a recipe that they use I would love to know what it is... Thank You!

6. Beginning Sounds Match Up

*I originally found these over at Kindergarten Hoppenings but the gingerbread man one Shannon made available was a bit too advanced for my kids so I adapted one to fit my needs... Shannon has a lot of great stuff available so you should definitely check it out.. and she just had her first baby boy! So precious.. 

7. Cookie Cutter Painting

8. & 9. Patterning and Medial Sounds

*Both found at Kindergarten Hoppenings

10. Graphing

After making and decorating gingerbread cookies we graphed which part of the cookie we ate first... You can also see our Gingerbread Man Glyphs

We also participated in a Gingerbread Man exchange hosted by Ellis over at Growing in Pre-K... We had so much fun mailing and receiving gingerbread in the mail.. Here is a map of everything we received...

So that was our Gingerbread Man week...Next up Christmas!!

{Gingerbread Man Freebie...}

So in my previous post I mentioned that I didn't have any freebies for my upcoming gingerbread unit but alas...I had some free time and made a simple counting one..

I love activities like this because it reinforces several skills such as number recognition, number correspondence, counting, cutting and gluing!  And the best part is the kids have no idea they are using so many skills until we go over it--Wonderful!

Anyway enjoy and have an awesome week! Click on the image to grab a copy.

P.S. Thank you to those who leave me comments! I love the words of encouragement and that you are able to use some of the things I have created--You ROCK!!

{T is for Turkey and Thanksgiving Part Deux...}

Happy [almost] turkey day!!  I don't know about you but I am ready for Thanksgiving... I really enjoy this holiday and having a few days to recooperate [I've been feeling a bit under the weather]...  I had the privilege of attending the ACSI Convention Monday and Tuesday and now I am able to spend some time with my family...

So here is a wrap of our two weeks of Thanksgiving in the Fantastic Frogs...

Paper Mache Turkeys

{Oh my word.. these were such fun and the kids really enjoyed the process}

Day One: Balloons, Newspaper & Watered down glue..

We wrapped a piece of maksing tape with the kids' initials written on it around the bottom so we could tell whose was whose {Disclaimer: I'm not sure if this grammatically correct}

Then we waited for them to dry over night...

Day Two: Brown Paint

Day Three: Feathers, Heads & Popping the Balloon

Tada!! Our Paper Mache Turkeys... Adorable, right?

Counting Tail Feathers

[this is a freebie in one of my previous posts]

Letter H

The kids had to cut out H and then decorated it with stickers that began with H

[hearts, hot air balloon, and cat in the hat stickers]

Handprint Turkey Hangers

{I saw this idea on pinterest...Handprints on cheesecloth/burlap, painted cardboard, and pipe cleaners decorated with colored pasta}

and finally our Thanksgiving Feast

This has been Thanksgiving in a nutshell...and next week we will be learning about the five senses through a gingerbread man themed unit... I am so excited!!

I don't have any freebies for this but Shannon over at Kindergarten Hoppenings has some A.W.E.S.O.M.E. gingerbread man activities that we are definitely going to be using..So head over there and check them out!  I am also excited to be part of the Gingerbread Man Exchange happening at Growing in Pre-K the kids have no idea yet so I can not wait to see their expressions...

On that note I pray that you all have a blessed Thanksgiving and enjoy the "little moments" with the ones you love...