Traditional Tales: The Gingerbread Man

These Gingerbread Man lesson plans for KS1 introduce your Year 1 children to the traditional tale, 'The Gingerbread Man'. Children will be challenged to draw their own story maps and sequence the main events.

Once children are well-versed with the story, they will move on to instructional writing. Children will first give verbal instructions, focusing on the use of imperative verbs, followed by the importance of time conjunctions. After briefly looking at how instructions are structured, children will have the opportunity to write their own instructions on 'How to make a gingerbread man'. This lesson pack includes a tried and tested gingerbread man recipe card, allowing children to make links with the Gingerbread Man story to their personal experience of baking.

These fantastic Gingerbread Man lesson plans for KS1 are tailored to the Year 1 curriculum and designed to engage your Year 1 class in the traditional tale, 'The Gingerbread Man'. Each lesson comes with detailed planning, slideshows for teaching input, differentiated activity ideas and a range of printable resources. So get ready to chant, "You can't catch me. I'm the Gingerbread Man!" with your children.

Story Map

This Gingerbread Man Story Map lesson pack for KS1 introduces your Year 1 class to the story of the Gingerbread Man and challenges them to join in with repeated phrases and predict what might happen next. Children will be asked to draw their own story maps, helping them become familiar with the main events in the story.

This engaging Gingerbread Man Story Map lesson for KS1 is packed with fantastic Gingerbread Man resources, including a slideshow and printable version of 'The Gingerbread Man' story. All the resources are ready to download at the click of a button!

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Story Sequence

This Gingerbread Man story sequence lesson pack for KS1 challenges your Year 1 children to apply their knowledge of the story by sequencing the main events into chronological order using 'The Gingerbread Man' story sequence pictures. As an alternative activity, children collaborate to create a freeze-frame of each main event and sequence these as a class.

Everything you need to deliver this Gingerbread Man Story Sequence lesson pack for KS1 children is available at the click of a button! Including a slideshow for input, differentiated worksheets and story sequence cards.

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Following Instructions

This Gingerbread Man Following Instructions lesson pack for KS1 challenges your Year 1 children to give and follow instructions. Children will take a closer look at how the Little Old Lady made the Gingerbread Man and discuss how instructions can appear in different forms, such as recipes. Children will also think about how instructions can be given verbally. They will have a go at giving verbal instructions to a partner and consider how successful these instructions were.

This ready-to-teach Gingerbread Man Following Instructions lesson pack for KS1 comes with slides for input and a range of KS1-appropriate resources ready to download.

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Imperative Verbs

This Gingerbread Man Imperative Verbs KS1 lesson pack challenges children to identify imperative verbs and understand how they are used when writing instructions. Children will be given the opportunity to apply their understanding using a range of resources, including differentiated worksheets and a handy imperative verb word mat.

Inspired by the traditional tale 'The Gingerbread Man', this Gingerbread Man Imperative Verb lesson pack for KS1 is full of fantastic resources to engage and excite your children.

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Time Conjunctions

This Gingerbread Man Time Conjunctions lesson pack for KS1 teaches children what time conjunctions are and why they are important when following instructions. They will look to see if instructions make sense and whether particular time conjunctions work for each instruction. As an alternative activity, children will take part in a time conjunction treasure hunt and work together to work out the code word.

This Gingerbread Man Time Conjunctions lesson pack for KS1 comes complete with detailed planning, slides for teaching input and a range of differentiated resources, all inspired by the traditional tale 'The Gingerbread Man'.

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Structure of Instructions

This Gingerbread Man Structure of Instructions Year 1 lesson pack allows your KS1 children to recap their understanding of imperative verbs and time conjunctions. They will then look at example instructions on ‘How to make a gingerbread man,’ considering how the instructions are laid out. Children will also have the option to work in small groups to make their own gingerbread men, following the recipe provided.

This Gingerbread Man Instructions Year 1 lesson not only includes a detailed lesson plan, slides for input and differentiated activities, but you also receive a tried and tested gingerbread recipe and helpful hand-washing guide!

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Writing Instructions

In this Gingerbread Man Writing Instructions Year 1 lesson pack, your KS1 children will apply their learning from the week and write their own set of instructions on how to make a gingerbread man.

Complete with differentiated instruction worksheets, bossy verb mat and time conjunction mat, this Gingerbread Man writing instructions Year 1 lesson is jam-packed with resources and ready to teach.

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