Gingerbread House Coloring Craft
My build a gingerbread house craft and writing prompts are the perfect, no prep Christmas activity for elementary. 3 templates ensure that every gingerbread house activity on your December bulletin board is unique! Post your gingerbread house crafts and prompts in the hallway to make an engaging Christmas display.
What’s Inside My Gingerbread House Paper Craft
If you’re racing to figure out what cute project to quickly put up in the hallway for Christmas look no further. Students can complete the gingerbread house in one class period. And you can use the accompanying writing prompts to post alongside your projects.
Basically, each child receives a copy of the printable template. Then, they color everything, cut out the parts, and glue it together. Easy peasy, lemon squeezy!
This craftivity also comes with a PowerPoint with step-by-step pictures and simply written directions for young children. Use it for either whole group or small group instruction. Or, assign it to students via Google Classroom, Canvas, etc. so they can work independently.
Are you going to be absent and your substitute won’t have access to technology? No problem! Use the 1-page all-in-one step-by-step picture directions. Just print it out and include it with your sub plans. And then do nothing. Yes, nothing, because I’ve done it all for you!
You Will Receive
- 1 Non-Editable PDF Printables – Includes a teacher guide, a step-by-step handout for substitute teachers, gingerbread templates, writing prompts, and blank writing paper pages.
- 1 Non-Editable PowerPoint Slideshow – Includes large, step-by-step picture directions and text so students independently and you can reclaim valuable class time to work with needy students.
- Google Drive Access Link, so you can assign a paperless version
Why You’ll Love It
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I was super excited to have found a gingerbread resource for the older kids. I loved this and the kids loved making their own. They took their time with their projects and were very creative when describing their houses. Thank you, will for sure use this in the future!
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I used the coloring pages as a gingerbread house front for a 3D gingerbread contest my fifth graders were working on. So many great choices. Then we wrote detailed directions on how to build a gingerbread house. Great resource. Thanks
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My students were in love with this activity! We had so much fun and got so many compliments from others while it was displayed in the hallway!
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Added this to my unit on making gingerbread houses.
My students enjoyed creating their own gingerbread house and having a friendly competition to see whose was the best decorated. Perfect activity for right before winter break.
I used this resource to decorate the hallway for the holidays. My students also wrote an example of each type of sentence to talk about their houses. I have used these resources before, and my students always love to complete them.
I have some kiddos who finish their assignments for the day before others. We will break out activities like this, depending on the month we are in, to work on while others are finishing their school work! It’s a big motivator for some of my students. When they put their character together, they will also fill out one of the writing prompts. We hang them in the hallway for everyone to see!
Love the variety of gingerbread houses to choose from. My students loved decorating and then writing about their gingerbread house.