CVC Rhyming Words Gingerbread Christmas Craft Christmas Literacy Center Activity

Looking for a hands on Christmas literacy activity that your kids will beg to do again? This Gingerbread Rhyming Baking Tray Craft turns rhyming practice into a festive little baking session. Kiddos “bake” rhyming gingerbread cookies right on the tray by matching words that rhyme — cat with bat, bag with tag, man with can… and so on. It’s simple, visual, and a whole lot of fun.

Perfect for literacy centers, small group work, morning tubs, and December rotations when everyone is a little extra wiggly and needs something engaging.

✨ What’s Included

✔️ Gingerbread baking tray mat (full color)

✔️ 12 adorable gingerbread cookies with rhyming pairs

✔️ Header pieces: Baking, Gingerbread, Rhymes

✔️ Optional spoon cutout for added play

✔️ Clear, kid friendly font for early readers

✔️ Easy print and prep — cut the gingerbread cookies and you’re ready to “rhyme and bake”

✔️ Visual layout supports beginning readers, ESL learners, and SPED students

✨ How to Use This Activity

• Students choose a gingerbread cookie from the pile
• They read the word on the cookie
• Then they find its rhyming match on the baking tray
• When all gingerbread cookies are “baked,” they’ve matched all 12 rhyming pairs
• Add a real cookie sheet or magnetic tray for even more sensory fun

This craft works beautifully as a December literacy center, phonological awareness lesson, intervention activity, or even a take home learning task.

✨ Skills Covered

⭐ Rhyming

⭐ Phonological awareness

⭐ Word families

⭐ Visual discrimination

⭐ Vocabulary building

⭐ Fine motor cutting and placing

✨ Perfect For

🎄 Preschool

🎄 Kindergarten

🎄 First grade

🎄 Homeschool

🎄 ESL and ELL learners

🎄 SPED and small group intervention

✨ Teacher Tip

For extra engagement, give each student a “baking badge” after they complete the tray. They love it and it turns the whole center into a pretend play literacy experience!