Gingerbread Math and Science

"Mrs. Ross - you are the best teacher ever! Thank you for doing such fun things with us!"

Yes...that was said to me today...make my heart melt. =)

We did a few more gingerbread food activities today...one was to take one bite of a gingerbread man cookie (that the Mr made!! ok, well, he started it, but then was getting frustrated because he wasn't using the right "tools" for the job - see honey??? I really DO need all those kitchen utensils..lol!) When they took a bite, I made them put down the cookie and then chart which part they ate first.

This is the chart I made - I laminated it so I can have it next year. We talked about it our data, which is a great review for our district math test next week! Double Score!

Then we did a science experiment that I got from Babbling Abby- what would happen if the Gingerbread Man DID cross the river??

Click {HERE} to go to that post of hers - it's a little blurb with a link down towards the bottom.

I made an effort to use actual science terms with my kids - observation, record data, etc. I'm tellin' ya - it was like crickets when I asked them how we could record our data...(mind you I was pointing to the box that said illustrate what he looks like! haha!)

Making Observations

And this is what happens if the Gingerbread Man tries to cross the river...

Yes, I food colored the water blue...what? It's a body of water, isn't it?! PLUS it gave us an art lesson too because they were seeing green at the bottom after a while! ha! I totally did that on purpose :)

No freebies this time :( sorry! But I'll have one for you tomorrow...I MUST go plan for next week...only 2 more weeks to plan for, then I'm off for maternity leave. I know this sounds weird, but I'm really going to miss my class - and all our fun we're having!

Happy Teaching!