Gingerbread Houses
Students read a nonfiction passage about the history of gingerbread and gingerbread houses, written at 9 reading levels (kindergarten to 8th grade), and answer multiple-choice questions about it.
Student Objectives
- Read a nonfiction passage and find details about where and when gingerbread began.
- Explain the meaning of the word guild using clues in the text.
- Explain how the fairy tale Hansel and Gretel led to gingerbread houses.
- Describe how the passage is organized in time order.