Thank you for purchasing Mr. Gingerbread's Buttons by Panda Speech® LLC. I created this book to help my speech therapy students but is perfect to use with any young child. The target age range is 2-5 years old depending on skill and interest level.
Little readers will love lifting the flaps to look for Mr. Gingerbread's buttons! This book targets theme vocabulary, expanding utterances, early inferencing, yes/no questions, positional concepts, and more! Get ready to search (lift the flaps) and build sentence strips in this interactive story.
Read the book with your child or student. At the top of each page, it asks the child to look in under the flaps to see if it is what Mr. Gingerbread is looking for (his buttons). Prompt the child to lift the flap to look and see. They will then answer yes/no (verbally or by pointing to the symbols on the page). The child will match the picture velcro symbol (move-able square images) to the box in the phrase and to answer the question “What does he see?” (“He sees a _____”). Tapping the boxes as they say it (model when appropriate) encourages verbalization! Use the following supplemental worksheets/activities if desired.
Supplemental materials (free downloads). All available in one downloadable PDF below
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Picture supported comprehension page: Use a bingo dotter, marker, or crayon to color the answers to the questions. This is a great follow up activity.
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Cut & Paste Craft: Cut & Paste Dress a Gingerbread. Use while reading the book Mr.Gingerbread’s Buttons or as a stand alone activity.
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Read & Color: I use this page as a reinforcer for the vocabulary. After each page in the book, the student will color the item they found on the page.
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Dot-to Dot Mr. Gingerbread activity page.
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Dress a gingerbread person. These are full color printables that you can print out, laminate, and play while using the book. Use while reading the book Mr.Gingerbread’s Buttons or as a stand alone activity (this is simiilar to the felt set that is available for purchase)
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Coloring pages: Bonus coloring sheet featuring the characters/images from the book.
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Extra book moveable pieces to print and laminate in case you loose or damage one.
