This gingerbread house for sale is the perfect activity if you are looking for an easy no-prep idea for those last few crazy days before Winter Break. Try this fun and creative design and writing activity with your students!
This is a great holiday activity to keep kids focused and engaged in December. Students start by designing their own gingerbread house either by drawing or by building it digitally out of gingerbread house pieces (walls, roof, candies, etc.)
The writing prompts hit multiple standards across grade levels including
- Writing to an audience
- Using details in writing
- Understanding and using adjectives
- Writing persuasively
Your students will be led through drawing or digitally creating their own gingerbread house and then creating a sales listing that would make someone want to buy their winter creation.
Pages Include
- Directions
- Link to a “How to” Drawing video
- Design page with multiple elements, candies, and more to create a digital gingerbread house
- Adjective writing prompt
- Audience writing prompt
- Details writing prompt
- For Sale Page(s) including an open writing option, a sentence stem option, or instructions for making a sales video
Students love this activity and can’t wait to share with their classmates all of their creative writing!
