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Color Sorting Gingerbread Man Activity {Free Printable}

December 11, 2020 by Sheryl Cooper Leave a Comment

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Inside: Work on color sorting skills with this hands-on gingerbread man activity. Can be used as a table activity, for circle time, or for large motor fun!

When gingerbread men appear in our classroom, you know it’s December!

You will find a gingerbread banner hanging in our window, little gingerbread men and a gingerbread house in the sensory bin, and gingerbread-shaped ice in trays, just waiting for paint!

Today I’m sharing a color sorting gingerbread activity that will be another great addition to the gingerbread theme.

It involves a free printable, and I’ve included multiple ways to use it.

Color Sorting Gingerbread Activity

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Teaching toddlers and preschoolers their colors is easiest when done through hands-on activities.

No flash cards are necessary!

I’ve shared many ideas in my favorite collection of color recognition activities.

I can’t wait to add today’s activity to that collection!

Color Sorting Gingerbread Man Activity

There are several ways to use this printable.

After grabbing the link to the free download (scroll down towards the bottom of this page to find the link), make copies and get started!

Gingerbread Pom Pom Color Matching

What you will need:

Pom poms that are the same colors as the gingerbread men in the printable.

Setting it up:

Cut apart each of the gingerbread men from the printable.

Place them on the table along with matching colored pom poms.

Invite your toddlers and preschoolers to recognize each of the colors, finding the matching colored pom poms.

For example, when they identify the yellow gingerbread man, they will find the yellow pom poms and place them on top.

Color Sorting Gingerbread Activity

Gingerbread Button Color Matching

Use the same method as the pom pom color matching, using buttons instead.

Color Sorting Gingerbread Activity

Color Sorting Gingerbread Man Activity for Circle Time

This activity is a great way to work on color recognition skills!

Make one set of the gingerbread man printable that will be placed on the floor.

Then, make enough additional sets so that each child has at least one of the colored gingerbread men.

As you call on each child, have them walk up to the gingerbread men that are on the floor and place their gingerbread man on top of the matching colored one.

When finished, count how many of each color there are. If there are different amounts, which color has the most? Which one has the least?

Gingerbread Man Hunt

Get your children moving during circle time with this activity!

Hide the gingerbread men around the room and have your children go on a hunt.

As each gingerbread man is found, the children will announce what colors they are and then place them on a tray.

Using this Gingerbread Man Activity Virtually

When we did this activity virtually, I had a small play oven available.

I made two copies of the printables – one to place in the oven and one to hide.

Before our meeting started, I hid one set in our hallway.

Color Sorting Gingerbread Activity Color Sorting Gingerbread Activity

I kept the other set for our meeting.

During our meaning, before I put them in the oven, I asked the children to identify each color.

Color Sorting Gingerbread Activity

I then placed them in the oven and closed the door.

Color Sorting Gingerbread Activity

I discretely removed the gingerbread from the oven (my laptop’s screen was facing in another direction).

I read a book and then told the children I was going to now open the oven to check on them.

The oven was now empty!

Color Sorting Gingerbread Activity

I told them we were going to take a walk down the hallway to see if we could find them.

I held my laptop facing out and as they saw one appear in the screen, they let me know what color it was.

Color Sorting Gingerbread Activity

Color Sorting Gingerbread Activity

 

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Free Gingerbread Color Sorting Printable

Click below for the link to the pdf download:

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About Sheryl Cooper

Sheryl Cooper is the founder of Teaching 2 and 3 Year Olds, a website full of activities for toddlers and preschoolers. She has been teaching this age group for over 20 years and loves to share her passion with teachers, parents, grandparents, and anyone with young children in their lives.

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