Book Of The Week: The Gingerbread Man Loose in the School

The Gingerbread Man Loose in the School by Laura Murray

Summary: He began in a bowl, was measured and mixed, was rolled and molded, and was decorated and baked.  He was the gingerbread man!  But wait!  He was left behind by his class and was on a mission to find them...a mission that lead him through the school.

Vocabulary:
ingredients - part of a mixture; usually flour, sugar, eggs, etc.
molasses - a thick and sweet, dark brown syrup
ginger - a spice
mold - to give something a certain shape
bound - to leap or jump
announce - to tell or make known
limp - to walk in a difficult way because of an injured leg or foot
spectacular - wonderful
peer - too look hard to see something
explore - to travel in order to look for something
cozy - comfortable

Questions:
Who was this story about?
How did the story begin?
How did the children make the gingerbread man?
Where do you think the students made the gingerbread man?
Why did the children leave the gingerbread man behind?  Where did they go?  How did it make the gingerbread man feel?
Where did the gingerbread man go first?
What happened to the gingerbread man when he was at the gym?  Where did he go next?
How did the nurse fix the gingerbread man's toe?
Whose lunch did the gingerbread man fall into?
Who helped the gingerbread man find his class?
How do you know the class couldn't find the gingerbread man?
How did the class feel when the gingerbread man came back?
What did the students do for the gingerbread man?
How did the gingerbread man feel at the end of the story?  How do you know that?



Extension Activities:
Laura Murray Books
Emergent Reader FREEBIE
Back To School Gingerbread Man Scavenger Hunt
The Gingerbread Man Loose In The School Missing Poster
http://www.penguin.com/static/images/yr/pdf/tl-guide-gingerbread-man-loose.pdf