This gingerbread man crime scene is perfect to use as part of your gingerbread man theme or topic with your students in your classroom. The gingerbread man is one of the topics that I look forward to teaching all year around. And it’s just perfect to use in November during the run up to Christmas. So for our November crime scene, I knew I wanted to link it to this theme. So, our November crime scene is..
Who Ate the Gingerbread Man’s House?
Please note: These crime scenes comes in both spelling options (colour/color, favourite/favorite)
STUDENT OBJECTIVE:
Use the clues provided to investigate who ate the Gingerbread Man’s house.
Suspect Interviews
Students need to look through the suspect interviews to try and find the answer to a clue. A certain type of candy was left behind at the scene that the culprit did not like – can the students find out who doesn’t like that type of candy?
Taste
Something has been left behind for students to taste! (Hot chocolate) Students have to taste the item, decide what it is and then match it to the suspect who likes to eat it.
Smell
Something has been left behind for students to smell! (Candy) Students have to smell the item, decide what it is and then match it to the suspect who likes to smell this.
Following Instructions
Students need to follow the instructions from the robin to find something that the culprit left behind at the crime scene!
Matching Footprints
Footprints have been left behind at the scene! Students need to look at the footprints and try and match them to the suspects footprints.
Clue Book
Students put their clues into the clue book as they go along. This way they are able to keep track of all the clues they have found. This will help them when they need to make a decision on who they think has eaten the gingerbread man’s house.
Wanted Poster
Once students have decided who they think the criminal is – they need to make the wanted poster to capture them! Students can either draw and write the criminal’s face and name onto the wanted poster or use the pictures and names we have included to cut and stick onto the wanted poster instead.
Your students will love taking part in this fun and interactive crime scene, especially during a busy time of year when it can be hard to keep them engaged. A teachers walkthrough is also included in the pack to help you put together the crime scene and use it to the best of its ability. I would also recommend trying out the crime scene before giving it to your students so that you are able to familiarize yourself with the way that it works.
Almost everything that you need to complete this crime scene is included in this pack. However, you will need access to candy canes, hot chocolate and candy for students to taste/smell.
Have you tried crime scenes with your students? What do you think about our gingerbread man crime scene? Let me know in the comments below.
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