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In this math activity, learners use gingerbread cookies to collect and organize simple data. First, learners read "The Gingerbread Boy" by Paul Galdone. Next, learners each take a bite out of a gingerbread cookie and record on a graph where they took the bite from (which part of the cookie they bit). Learners analyze the group graph and fill out individual record sheets. Learners also read and sing songs about gingerbread men, create a Venn-diagram, and make gingerbread puppets out of craft supplies.

Quick Guide

Preparation Time:
45 to 60 minutes
Learning Time:
30 to 45 minutes
Estimated Materials Cost:
$10 - $20 per group of students
Age Range:
Ages 4 - 6
Resource Types:
Activity, Lesson/Lesson Plan
Language:
English

Materials List (per group of students)

Keywords

Subjects

  • Mathematics
    • Data Analysis and Probability
      • Data Analysis
      • Data Collection
      • Data Representation
    • Representation
  • The Nature of Technology
    • The Design Process
      • Problem Solving

Informal Categories

  • Arts and Crafts
  • Food and Cooking
  • Literature
  • Music

Audience

To use this activity, learners need to:

  • see
  • read
  • smell
  • taste
  • touch

Learning styles supported:

  • Links STEM to other topics of interest such as arts and humanities
  • Involves hands-on or lab activities

Other

Includes alignment to state and/or national standards:

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Access Rights:

  • Free access

By:

  • Utah LessonPlans

Rights:

  • All rights reserved, Utah Education Network in partnership with the Utah State Office of Education and Higher Ed Utah,