Isn't it amazing that many young children know how to navigate the web, but they do not know how to tie their shoes? Here’s a clever idea from Allison Caspers. She gets a suitcase and puts an old shoe in it along with one of the poems below. Each night a child gets to take home the suitcase and practice tying the shoe. When they have completed their “Shoe Tying Journey” they receive a PASSPORT OF ACCOMPLISHMENT for learning to tie their shoes.
1-2-3-4 – Tying Shoes
Let’s get ready to tie your shoes.Over and under. Now, what to do? (Pull strings tight.)
1. Make a loop that looks like a tree. (Make a loop with right string.)
2. The other string is a rabbit you see. (Hold up left string.)
3. The rabbit goes around and in a hole. (Take left string around loop and stick
in the hole.)
4. Pull the loops tight and there is your bow! (Take both loops and pull.)
Tying Shoes Version 2
Take the 2 strings (Make loops with each string.)And make two bunny ears.
Over and under
And a knot will appear. (Tie loops in a knot.)
Pull the ears tight
And what do you know? (Pull loops.)
You’ve tied your shoes
And there is your bow!