Quick Answer

Turn calling children up into a gingerbread listening game! Children listen to three clues, check their gingerbread, and come forward when their card matches. Use it when children are collecting stickers, picking up project supplies, choosing a prop, or taking a turn.

What’s Inside

A 16-page color printable PDF with:

• 24 different gingerbread character cards, four per page

• 24 matching teacher clue cards, four per page

• A picture key for introducing candies and decorations

• A character overview for easy reference

• A teacher guide with step-by-step directions and a sample turn

How to Use

Print, cut apart the cards, and laminate if desired. Give each child a different gingerbread card. Keep only the corresponding teacher clue cards in your stack.

Read the clues in order: the number of buttons, the type of candy, and one more identifying detail. Children listen to all three clues before coming forward.

The child whose gingerbread matches brings you their card, then collects their item or takes their turn. Set both cards aside and continue until every child has been called.

For repeated guessing rounds, keep the cards in play and reset after each reveal. Children can swap cards between rounds for a new challenge.

Preschool Vibes Standards

1C. We can pay attention and use self-control with support (wait, stop, start, safe body).

3A. We can listen and respond during group times, stories, and conversations.

3H. We can understand and use words that describe where things are.

5B. We can count objects with one-to-one correspondence.

5C. We can understand that the last number we say tells “how many.”

5E. We can recognize small quantities without counting (as appropriate).

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