The Gingerbread Pirates 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 Pirates" by Kristin Kladstrup is a delightful children's book that combines the charm of gingerbread characters with the thrill of a pirate adventure. When Jim sets his freshly baked gingerbread cookies by the window, they come to life as brave and daring gingerbread pirates. Led by Captain Cookie, they embark on a quest to find the treasure that Jim's mother has hidden. The gingerbread pirates face challenges such as a milk sea, a spatula swordfight, and a tickly feathered monster. With the help of their quick thinking and teamwork, they navigate the perils of the kitchen and eventually find the treasure. Through vivid illustrations and engaging text, the book captures the imagination of young readers and emphasizes the importance of friendship, courage, and perseverance. "The Gingerbread Pirates" is a delightful tale that combines the magic of gingerbread with the excitement of a swashbuckling pirate adventure.
 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.
- Encourage students to use their summarizing and retelling strategies.
- Discuss the different characters in the story and analyze their thoughts and actions.
- Have students practice their questioning skills as you read the book.
- Introduce students to quotation marks and provide examples from the book.
- Examine why writers might use italics.
- Teach students how contractions are used.
- Discuss what it means to persevere and why it is important.
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
- The Gingerbread Cowboy by Janet Squires
- Gingerbread Baby by Jan Brett
- Tough Cookie by Edward Hemingway
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