Digital Gingerbread Man Art Project
No prep sub plans for elementary are easy with my engaging, digital art project to build a gingerbread man on Google Slides™. Students will practice technology skills with my gingerbread man template and step by step art lesson. Then, pick a writing prompt to draft a creative story about their gingerbread craft.
Need fun, fast finisher activities for elementary? Digital art projects are paperless, take up no space, and don’t use art materials. Simply assign the sweater project using your LMS, and stop worrying about early finishers!
Overview of How to Build a Gingerbread Man Project
First, your students will pick a background. Then, they’ll copy (or drag) a gingerbread man, pants, shorts, or a skirt as well as a shirt or sweater. There are even options for overalls or a dress! Lastly, they’ll accessorize their gingerbread man with a hat, scarf, mittens, and shoes.
Technology Skills
- Copy & paste
- Drag & drop
- Rotating
- Ordering
- Resizing
What’s Included
- 7 Student Direction Slides, with step by step tutorial so kids can create their digital gingerbread man craft independently
- Digital Moveable Pieces, so kids can either copy and paste or drag and drop to create their gingerbread from the templates
- 7 Background Slides, where students will paste or drag their project pieces onto
- 2 Christmas Writing Prompts, for kids to complete after making their gingerbread man
- 4 Teacher Examples, fully completed, which you can use to demonstrate
You Will Receive
- 1 Non-Editable PDF (with access link & teacher directions)
- 1 Google Slides Doc (Digital Gingerbread Man Craft & Writing Prompts)
Why You’ll Love It
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My students loved this activity. The writing element after creating their own gingerbread person was a great way to encourage them to create a story. I was able to connect it with a book! Perfect for the holidays.
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My students loved making the gingerbread people. This kept them engaged for a long time. Great addition to my gingerbread untit.
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I used this as extension work/digital skills development over winter break. I left it in the google classroom for anyone who wanted to work on it over break – to keep them from being bored. The kids LOVE these. They promote practicing the CTL +V, CTL + C, and resizing skills.
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My class and I had fun using this product during remote learning. Thank you!
Thank you so very much for creating this amazing resource! It was perfect for my first grade students and provided an opportunity to reinforce needed skills.
My students really enjoyed creating these digital projects.
My students loved this activity. The writing element after creating their own gingerbread person was a great way to encourage them to create a story. I was able to connect it with a book! Perfect for the holidays.
Great resource and lots of different options to make the gingerbread!