Tuesday, April 14, 2009

Tying shoes



I just taught my 6 year old how to tie his shoes. I could not believe how easy it was nor how quickly he caught on. That was yesterday, today he confidently put his shoes on and tied them himself. I found a couple of cute poems to help children learn to tie their shoes.

Teepee Tying

Use different colored shoe laces so that you can cue the child on which side they should be working with at a given step In the poem below each line corresponds to one step of the tying process.



Build a tee pee
Come inside Close it tight so we can hide Over the mountain And around we go Here's my arrow And here's my bow!

Loop It and Swoop It

Teach your child to tie his shoes using the standard tying method, but as you go through the motions say, "loop it, swoop it, pull." Do this over and over while repeating the same three, simple instructions until your child is able to tie his shoes on his own. Encourage him to say "loop it, swoop it, pull" each time he attempts tying his shoes until it becomes second nature.


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