My "Sole" Shoe

Name: Mandy Culbertson

Date: 4-23-13

Lesson Name: My “Sole” Shoe

Materials used: Construction paper, scissors, writing paper, pencil, crayons, markers, stickers, etc. (anything that can be used to make your shirt more fabulous!)

Any resources that helped inspire this project: Past experiences in the classroom as well as Pinterest.

List the subject that your lesson ties in with: Language, Reading


Step-by-step with text and photos:

1. Pass out My “Sole” Shoe template to class.

 

2. Provide materials that you want the class to use to create their shoes, such as crayons, markers, glue, stickers, etc. Be creative!

**Hint: You may want to put different supplies at different tables and rotate groups around to make their shoe while some students are writing. This may cut down on the chaos.

3. Cut shoes out. Depending on grade level, some children may need further instruction as to where to cut along.

4. Pass out writing paper after giving the prompt and expectations to the class.

5. When finished with creating the shoes and the writing portion of this project, the teacher can then attach the shoes to the child’s write-up.

 

6. If time and space are permitted, you can then hang them up on a wall mural or class bulletin board.

7. Most importantly, HAVE FUN!

Extra tips for problem-solving: Some of the younger grade levels may need a darkened line around where they are supposed to cut so as not to cause confusion. Some children may even need their shoe to be cut out prior to them decorating it. Also, the writing portion can be done with the student speaking aloud to the teacher what they would like to write and the teacher can write it for them. This may be useful for very young children and/or children with a disability.

Art Vocabulary:

Color: Color is obviously a big part of this project. There are always those few stinkers that just like black and white pictures, but my rule of thumb is that they have to use the number of colors that corresponds to their age. So, if Mandy is seven years old, Mandy needs at least seven different colors on her shoe.

Texture: Texture can be optional in this project. Depending on the teacher and the ability level of the classroom, students can use various objects to add texture to their shoes and make them even more unique from the rest of the class.

Size: Size can play a big role when coloring your shoe. This project really works the fine motor skills when the child is trying to stay in the lines when coloring the laces or the tongue of the shoe. They have to control their hand muscles in order to stay within the lines.