Description
Your students can create a gingerbread house and then use their persuasive writing skills to sell the house! This time of year is too crazy at their gingerbread home, everyone comes to visit and wants to take a bite, so it is time to move!
Your students will love this fun winter writing prompt and you will love their creative and persuasive writing!
Included with this activity:
- Mini lesson suggestions and directions
- Anchor chart pieces
- Printer friendly classroom posters
- Lined paper to publish student writing
- A two sided, writing process flipbook
- Bulletin board letters “House for Sale”
- Pieces to construct a gingerbread house (can be done on paper or use a paper bag)
A digital notebook version of this activity is also now included. Students can create a gingerbread house and person by sliding and arranging movable pieces and complete the entire writing project on digital slides.
This activity is part of a complete winter writing bundle that you can find HERE.
If you have any questions, please email me at jen@twolittlebirdsteaching.com.
rebecca V. –
After making gingerbread houses the students used this resource to try to sell their house. This was the perfect resource to get students engaged and writing!
Teresa W. –
This was an awesome resource! It was perfect for what I needed.
Briana M. –
My students loved this writing! It was perfect to complete right before winter break!
34th Street Prep Academy –
This was a good resource. Easy to use and prep. Doesn’t use a lot of ink.
Lakeside Lessons –
My classes had fun with writing activity! Thank you!
Jessica K. –
This resource is a great way for students to practice/reinforce their skills in writing in a fun way. Thank you!
ElenaMaria T. –
Fun concept and it helped the kids to be engaged and more importantly, WANT to write! Thank you for the great resource!
Educating Minds and Developing Character –
I have done a persuasive gingerbread house writing for the past two years and the students love it. This December I brought this resource to add with what I already had. Will use again.
Alyson P. –
My students enjoyed completing this activity! They got really into it!
Alexa Assad –
this project came out adorable! We made a craft and then a real gingerbread house to go along with our writing.
Makayla B. –
This was just what I needed the few days before the Winter Break. Students enjoyed it!
CanadianMomma2boys –
I used this project leading up to our gingerbread house making event. I did this by guiding my students and they loved it! It was so easy to make and helped my students with their persuasive writing.
Jennifer Malec –
This resource is wonderful! The students are emersed in the writing process throughout the experience. I love that there are resources to support their creativity and imagination.
So Glad You Are Here –
This was a great holiday activity. I have used this both distance learning and in person and all groups have enjoyed it!
Miss D and Me –
This is a wonderful resource! It saved me so much time!
Bethany R. –
Really great resource! Thank you for your creativity!
Kelly N. –
Great project to do with students! They had a great time working on this.
Jenny W. –
This is such a fun way to teach about persuasive writing. My students have enjoyed decorating their homes and trying to sale them. This makes a great hallway display as well.
Shelly D. –
Great resource. I took it one step further and had my students build their own gingerbread homes. It was nice to see them so excited about a writing piece. We are still working on them, but still awesome!
ALEXIS H. –
Amazing resource. My students loved this activity.