The

Gingerbread Man
A freebie from Julianne Schmitt @kinderpride!

@kinderpride
Every year in December I teach a big, two-week long Gingerbread
unit. We end our learning with a Reader’s Theatre-style play!

I have attached two scripts. The first script has the parts all the
same sized font. This can be used if you have advanced readers
that can read the narration.

The second script has the characters large. This is what I use for
my kindergarteners. I read the narration and the students read
each part.

We do this play in my classroom. We have a large die-cut for

gingerbread men. We decorate them with our faces and we put
what part we play.

I cannot find where I got that cute Santa Crom! I will edit this as
soon as I an find it. , but I have changed it up each year. I use a
light blue plastic tablecloth from Dollar Tree and green butcher
paper for the “set.” I also use a dark blue plastic table cloth from
Dollar Tree as the river that the fox swims along!

You can make this as BIG or small as you want! Have some fun
with it!
 The Gingerbread Man
Narrator 1 Gingerbread Man Cow
Narrator 2 Old Man Pig
Narrator 3 Old Woman Sheep
Fox

Narrator 1: Once upon a time there was a Little Old Lady and a
Little Old Man.

Narrator 2: They lived all alone.

Narrator 3: One day, they decided to bake a gingerbread man.

Narrator 1: They rolled out the dough, shaped it into a man, and
popped him in the oven!

Old Man: It smells great in here!

Old Lady: I can not wait to eat him!

Narrator 3: Then, all of a sudden the oven door opened!

Narrator 2: The Gingerbread man came out!

Gingerbread Man: Run, run as fast as you can! You can’t catch me,
I’m the Gingerbread Man!

Narrator 1: The Gingerbread Man ran out the door and down the
road.

Narrator 2: He met a cow.

Cow: I am hungry! Come on over, Gingerbread Man!

Gingerbread Man: I’ve run away from a Little Old Lady and a Little
Old Man, and I can run away from you, I can!

Narrator 3: The cow tried to grab the Gingerbread Man.

Gingerbread Man: Run, run as fast as you can! You can’t catch me,
I’m the Gingerbread Man!

Narrator 1: The Gingerbread Man ran away down the road.

Narrator 2: He met a sheep.

Sheep: Wow! I am so hungry and you look good enough to eat!

Come here!

Gingerbread Man: I’ve run away from a Cow, a Little Old Lady and
a Little Old Man, and I can run away from you, I can!

Narrator 1: The sheep tried to grab the Gingerbread Man.

Gingerbread Man: Run, run as fast as you can! You can’t catch me,
I’m the Gingerbread Man!

Narrator 3: The Gingerbread Man ran off down the road, with
everyone running behind him.

Narrator 2: He met a pig.

Pig: Mmm! You look good enough to eat! Come here, Cookie Boy!

Gingerbread Man: I’ve run away from a Sheep, a Cow, a Little Old
Lady and a Little Old Man, and I can run away from you, I can!

Narrator 2: The pig tried to eat the Gingerbread Man!

Gingerbread Man: Run, run as fast as you can! You can’t catch me,
I’m the Gingerbread Man!
Narrator 1: The Gingerbread Man ran along with everyone behind
him until he got to a river.

Narrator 2: A fox came along.

Fox: Why hello! Do you need help getting across?

Gingerbread Man: Yes!

Fox: Climb on my back, I will take you across!

Narrator 3: The Gingerbread Man climbed on the fox’s back. The

water rose higher.

Fox: You can climb to the top of my head

Gingerbread Man: Good idea!

Narrator 1: As they swam, the water rose even higher!

Fox: Wow, you might need to climb on top of my nose. The water
is very high.

Gingerbread Man: Thank you for your help!

Narrator 2: The Fox opened his mouth!

Narrator 3: And with a SNAP! The Gingerbread Man was gone!

All: The End!

 The Gingerbread Man
Narrator 1 Gingerbread Man Cow
Narrator 2 Old Man Pig
Narrator 3 Old Woman Sheep
Fox

Narrator 1: Once upon a time there was a Little Old Lady and a Little Old Man.

Narrator 2: They lived all alone.

Narrator 3: One day, they decided to bake a gingerbread man.

Narrator 1: They rolled out the dough, shaped it into a man, and popped him in the oven!

Old Man: It smells great in here!

Old Lady: I can not wait to eat him!

Narrator 3: Then, all of a sudden the oven door opened!

Narrator 2: The Gingerbread man came out!

Gingerbread Man: Run, run as fast as you can! You

can’t catch me, I’m the Gingerbread Man!
Narrator 1: The Gingerbread Man ran out the door and down the road.

Narrator 2: He met a cow.

Cow: I am hungry! Come on over, Gingerbread Man!

Gingerbread Man: I’ve run away from a Little Old Lady

and a Little Old Man, and I can run away from you, I
can!
Narrator 3: The cow tried to grab the Gingerbread Man.
Gingerbread Man: Run, run as fast as you can! You can’t
catch me, I’m the Gingerbread Man!
Narrator 1: The Gingerbread Man ran away down the road.

Narrator 2: He met a goat and a sheep.

Sheep: Wow! I am so hungry and you look yummy!

Come here!

Gingerbread Man: I’ve run away from a Cow, a Little Old

Lady and a Little Old Man, and I can run away from you,
I can!
Narrator 1: The goat and the sheep tried to grab the Gingerbread Man.

Gingerbread Man: Run, run as fast as you can! You can’t

catch me, I’m the Gingerbread Man!
Narrator 3: The Gingerbread Man ran off down the road, with everyone running behind him.

Narrator 2: He met a pig.

Pig: Mmm! You look good enough to eat! Come here,

Cookie Boy!
Gingerbread Man: I’ve run away from a Sheep, a Cow,
a Little Old Lady and a Little Old Man, and I can run
away from you, I can!
Narrator 2: The pig tried to eat the Gingerbread Man!
Gingerbread Man: Run, run as fast as you can! You can’t
catch me, I’m the Gingerbread Man!
Narrator 1: The Gingerbread Man ran along with everyone behind him until he got to a river.

Narrator 2: A fox came along.

Fox: Why hello! Do you need help getting across?

Gingerbread Man: Yes!

Fox: Climb on my back, I will take you across!

Narrator 3: The Gingerbread Man climbed on the fox’s back. The water rose higher.

Fox: You can climb to the top of my head

Gingerbread Man: Good idea!

Narrator 1: As they swam, the water rose even higher!

Fox: Wow, you might need to climb on top of my nose.

The water is very high.

Gingerbread Man: Thank you for your help!

Narrator 2: The Fox opened his mouth!

Narrator 3: And with a SNAP! The Gingerbread Man was gone!

All: The End!

 THANK YOU!
Fonts from KG Fonts.

If you preform this play, and post on instagram, please make sure
to tag me, (@kinderpride)! I would LOVE to see these hanging in
other rooms!

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