Gingerbread Activities For Autistic Preschoolers: Interactive Visual Books & Matching Games

Looking for engaging gingerbread-themed activities your students will love? This set of Gingerbread Interactive Visual Books and Matching Activities is perfect for young learners in early childhood special education, preschool, and early elementary classrooms. It’s also a great option for speech therapists and parents working with autistic toddlers and preschoolers at home.

These hands-on activities help increase engagement, support communication, and make learning playful and fun!

What’s Included

This resource features 3 interactive visual stories and 8 matching activities designed to support early learning skills.

3 Interactive Visual Stories

• What Are The Gingerbread Children Doing?
  Build sentence structure and action word knowledge.
• How Does The Gingerbread Man Feel?
  Explore emotions and social-emotional learning.
• Colorful Gingerbread Match!
  Practice color recognition through playful visual matching.

“This resource was a breeze to prep and my students loved it. They all wanted to use the activities at the same time, so we had to print out two of each to have in the classroom to minimize arguments. It went along well with our gingerbread theme we had for the month of December.” -Christine D.

8 Matching Activities

• Gingerbread dress up activity
• Gingerbread man & house color match
• Match the gingerbread person’s job
• Match the gingerbread person’s emotions
• Gingerbread shapes activity
• Gingerbread counting activity
• Match the gingerbread man colors
• Decorate the gingerbread house activity

Each activity features bright, fun visuals to keep little learners motivated and successful.

Perfect for Early Learners

These gingerbread activities support:

✔ Language development
✔ Fine motor skills
✔ Matching and sorting skills
✔ Emotions and social skills
✔ Early academic concepts like counting & shapes

They are also designed with autistic preschoolers in mind — offering structure, predictability, and visual support to help children feel confident while learning.

“I love a good gingerbread theme to use around the holidays and this offers so many goals to target. Interactive books are a great way to engage students, and these are great for that time of year. Pictures are clear and it's easy to prep.” -Melissa J.

Hands-On and Easy To Use

For best durability and interaction, laminate the pieces and use Velcro® so kids can attach and move them as needed. These activities are ideal for:

• Independent work
• Small-group instruction
• Speech therapy sessions
• Literacy centers
• Home learning routines

Make the holidays extra fun and skill-building!
These gingerbread activities are perfect for home learning with little ones.

Check Out More Themed Resources!

If you love this gingerbread set, be sure to browse my other seasonal interactive visual stories and matching activities for little learners.

Gingerbread Visual Art Projects For Preschool – Autism & Special Education

Visual Art Projects For Preschoolers – Level 2

Gingerbread Themed Build-A-Sentence

Create festive, meaningful learning moments all season long!