The Gingerbread Cowboy is part of our Starts With a Story Collection, which includes more than 550 picture book companions based on high quality children’s literature that support you in delivering highly-engaging interactive read alouds with follow up activities. Learn more about this children’s book below! - Jodi and the Starts With a Story Team
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SUMMARY
"The Gingerbread Cowboy" by Janet Squires is a delightful twist on the classic tale of the gingerbread man. In this Western-themed version, a gingerbread cowboy comes to life and embarks on a daring adventure. As he sets off, he encounters various farm animals who are eager to catch and eat him. The gingerbread cowboy cleverly outwits each animal, boasting about his speed and taunting them along the way. However, his confidence wavers when he encounters a sly coyote who proves to be a formidable opponent. With its lively illustrations and engaging text, the book captures the excitement and suspense of the gingerbread cowboy's escapades. "The Gingerbread Cowboy" is a fun-filled read that highlights the themes of courage, wit, and the importance of thinking on your feet.
 USE THIS BOOK TO TEACH:
Our read aloud lesson plans for this picture book come with reading comprehension questions (with sample student responses), 30 writing prompts, teaching ideas for grammar skills, social emotional learning discussion ideas, and more. Check out our list below to get a sneak peek at some of the skills this resource teaches.
- Have students sequence the important events in the story. This is an important skill when it comes to retelling a story.
- Discuss the different characters in the story and analyze their thoughts and actions.
- Help students to analyze what the author’s purpose for writing the book might be.
- Explore how words or phrases are repeated throughout the book.
- Use examples of possessive nouns from the book to teach a lesson.
- Teach students a new suffix and give examples from the book.
NO-PREP PRINTABLE ACTIVITIES:
If you are looking for “ready to go” activities for the first day of school, be sure to check out the book companion. With it you’ll receive all of the following resources to align with this specific book:
- comprehension questions
- 30Â writing prompts with themed paper
- vocabulary activities
- word study print & go activities
- ideas for grammar lessons with focus sentence printables
- social emotional learning discussion topics
- graphic organizers to target specific comprehension skills and strategies
This book is a must have for your school or classroom library. Your students are going to love completing these activities for the book and you will be impressed with how much they learn. You will want to read this book to your class every year.
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ADDITIONAL BOOK SUGGESTIONS
You and your students will love the similar books listed below, which can all be found in our free picture book list.
- The Gingerbread Girl by Lisa Campbell Ernst
- Gingerbread Pirates by Kristin Kladstrup
- Gingerbread Baby by Jan Brett
- Tough Cookie by Edward Hemingway
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