When I think of Christmas cookies, the first cookie that comes to mind is the gingerbread man. Decorating gingerbread cookies was one of my favorite childhood memories, and I know many preschool and kindergarten children feel the same way. That familiar little gingerbread character makes learning exciting, hands on, and magical for young learners. This is exactly why I created my Gingerbread Preschool Worksheets and Activities packet.
Although gingerbread often appears during the Christmas season, I intentionally left out traditional Christmas illustrations so you can use this packet at any time of year. It works beautifully during winter, alongside a gingerbread theme, or when reading The Gingerbread Man story. If you’re planning a full unit, I also have a Gingerbread Man Folk Tale pack you may enjoy.
To download FREE pages from the Gingerbread Preschool Worksheets & Activities packet, click on the link below. To purchase the COMPLETE 75-page resource, scroll to the end of this post.
Skills Covered in the Gingerbread Preschool Worksheets
This Gingerbread Preschool Worksheets packet is filled with playful, hands on activities that build important early learning skills. Every page is designed to support preschool and kindergarten learners as they practice literacy, math, and fine motor skills in a fun and engaging way.
Skills included:
- Letter recognition
- Uppercase and lowercase matching
- Beginning sounds
- Name practice
- Alphabet tracing
- Pre writing strokes and pencil control
- Scissor skills and cut and paste
- Syllable awareness
- Rhyming
- CVC word reading
- Sight word recognition
- Reading comprehension
- Counting and number formation
- Number sense and number order
- Sorting and classifying
- Patterns
- Measurement and comparing
- Shapes
- The five senses
How to Use These Gingerbread Worksheets
These Gingerbread Preschool Worksheets are easy to prep and flexible for classroom or homeschool use. You can print individual pages for targeted practice or use the entire packet as a themed unit.
They work well for:
- Morning tubs
- Literacy centers and math centers
- Small group instruction
- Whole-group practice
- Early finishers
- Intervention or assessment
- Take-home packets
- Sub plans
- A Gingerbread Man story week or winter theme
Teachers love that each activity is simple, engaging, and age appropriate, making planning during the busy holiday season much easier.
Below is a closer look at the activities included in this gingerbread packet.
Gingerbread Literacy Worksheets for Preschool
Letters in My Name
Young learners begin by finding and coloring the gingerbread boys and girls that show the letters in their names. This builds name recognition and strengthens letter identification.
Tip: Allow children to use crayons or dot markers for extra engagement.
Cutting Skills
The packet includes several scissor-practice activities. One page invites children to cut along straight dashed lines, while the next two pages let them color a gingerbread figure, cut it out, and paste it onto another sheet. This develops fine motor control essential for early writing.
Tip: Print extras for students who need additional scissor practice.
Pre-Writing and Tracing Pages
Students work left to right as they trace various line patterns. They then finish adorable gingerbread-themed pictures by tracing dotted outlines before coloring. These pages strengthen pencil control and prepare children for writing letters and numbers.
Alphabet Practice
This section offers a variety of alphabet tasks:
- Uppercase and lowercase tracing pages
- Uppercase and lowercase matching
- Alphabet sequencing (write the missing letters)
- Beginning sound cut and paste activities
These pages help children connect letter formation, sounds, and sequence.
Gingerbread Word Work
Syllables
Children clap and count each word’s syllables, then sort them into the correct boxes.
Rhyming Words
Students draw lines to match each picture with its rhyming partner, helping them tune into word endings.
CVC Word Practice
Children read simple CVC words and color the matching pictures. This strengthens decoding and beginning reading fluency.
Sight Word Mystery Picture
Using dot markers, children follow a sight word color code to reveal a mystery gingerbread picture. It’s fun, engaging, and a great way to reinforce early sight words.
Gingerbread Reader and Comprehension Pages
Your students will love the mini reader “Making Gingerbread Men.” It includes both color and black-and-white versions so you can print according to your needs.
Two differentiated comprehension worksheets are included:
- With picture cues to help children find the correct page
- Without picture clues for a slightly higher challenge
This helps students practice reading for meaning and answering simple questions.
Gingerbread Math Worksheets for Preschool
Visual Discrimination
Children identify the picture that is different and the object that does not belong. These tasks build early reasoning and observation skills.
Sorting and Sequencing
From sorting gingerbread cookies to sequencing how to make a gingerbread man, children strengthen thinking and ordering skills. A read-and-color page is also included for following directions.
Patterns
Students practice identifying and extending AB patterns using gingerbread-themed images.
Number Tracing and Matching
Children trace numbers 1–10 across two worksheets and match numbers to quantities. These activities develop correct number formation and early counting skills.
Number Sense and Missing Numbers
Students sort number representations such as tally marks and ten frames and complete number sequences by filling in the missing numbers.
Number Order Cut and Paste
Two cut and paste worksheets allow children to practice ordering numbers 1–5 and 6–10.
Count and Graph
Children count each set of gingerbread pictures and color the graph to represent their findings. This introduces simple data representation in an age-appropriate way.
Prepositions
Students circle the word that describes the position of the gingerbread man. This builds early language and spatial vocabulary.
Measurement and Comparing
Children explore:
- Ordering by weight
- Ordering by size
These pages help learners compare objects in simple, visual ways.
Shapes and 5 Senses
The last two worksheets focus on:
- Identifying 2D shapes in a color-by-shape activity
- Exploring the 5 senses using gingerbread baking illustrations
Both pages build real-world connections and vocabulary.
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