Gingerbread Painting

We are getting excited about our gingerbread unit.  The children worked in small groups with Mrs. Londeree and a parent helper to paint 2 gingerbread houses.  The third house has not been finished yet, but will be posted on-line when it is.  Today the children also listened to their first version of the familiar tale.  Today we read The Gingerbread Man by Jim Aylesworth.  We started our compare/contrast chart.  We are focusing on title, characters, repeated phrases and endings.