Gingerbread Man

This song is on Volume 12 and in the Teacher's Set

Plays can be a great way to end the year.
It can, however, be a little tricky finding one that has a good story and easy enough English.
Over the past few years I've been working on a Gingerbread Man play,
and I'm very excited to say it's finally here on Volume 12

There are many ways to try it, and here is a quick video of the simplest way.



1. Read through the picture book and mini lesson on the vol. 12
2. Put the kids in a circle.
3. One person comes to the middle to sing the gingerbread man lines.
4. Everyone else becomes the other characters.
5. Sing the chorus with gestures.
6. At the end they all try and eat the gingerbread man!

And here is the picture book (there are two narrations on the software)




Or you can use the masks below!




Everything you need is on Volume 12 but here are some VIP Member printables to help out.

Picture Cards:






New: Make your own Gingerbread Man

Mini Cards:



The Gingerbread Man Song
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Chorus Words: Traditional
Song & Verse words: Richard Graham

Run, run as fast as you can,
You can't catch me I'm the Gingerbread Man!
Run, run as fast as you can,
You can't catch me I'm the Gingerbread Man!

There's Grandma!
Hello Gingerbread Man.
Hello Grandma, how are you?
I'm hungry. You look delicious!
What?
I want to eat you!
Oh, no, let's run!
And Grandma,
Yes?

You can run, run as fast as you can,
You can't catch me I'm the Gingerbread Man!
You can run, run as fast as you can,
You can't catch me I'm the Gingerbread Man!


There's Mr Tiger.
Hello Gingerbread Man
Hello Mr Tiger, how are you?
I'm hungry. You look delicious!
What?
I want to eat you!
Oh, no! Run! And Mr Tiger,
Yes?


You can run, run as fast as you can,
You can't catch me I'm the Gingerbread Man!

You can run, run as fast as you can,
You can't catch me I'm the Gingerbread Man!

There's Mr Crocodile.
Hello Gingerbread Man
Hello Mr Crocodile, how are you?
I'm hungry.
Oh no!
You look delicious. I want to eat you!
Oh, no!
Yes!
Quick, run! Mr Crocodile!

You can run, run as fast as you can,
You can't catch me I'm the Gingerbread Man!


Recommended Games

We're just compiling a load of games to use with the new CD 12 songs on the VIP forum now.
I'm sure you'll find lots of really cool stuff!

Wow!!!�@This is fabulous! What a big surprise before Christmas again. Thank you so much. I�fm really having great lessons with my 5th graders with this topic.

It�fs also easy to link:
1. "let�fs make a gingerbread house"
2. "gingerbread man" story
3. retell the story and in the spot where the boy asks grandma to make a gingerbread man add the simple instruction: "let�fs make a gingerbread man: first we need some..."

4. make gingerbread man and/or house

And: This crocodile is SUPER! Thank you! - Margit