Shoelace lesson plan

Homeschool Teacher - Lesson Plan & Newsletter
March 27, 2007

History
On this day in 1790, the shoelace was invented. Learn more about it here:
http://www.helium.com/tm/234797/useless-thanks-harvey-kennedy
Discussion Questions:
1. How were shoes closed before the shoelace was invented?
Just for fun – look at all the different ways to lace your shoes: http://www.fieggen.com/shoelace/lacingmethods.htm


Journal
Look at some of the shoes pictured at the Bata Shoe museum http://www.batashoemuseum.ca/
From the shoes you looked at, pick one and fill out this worksheet http://www.readwritethink.org/lesson_images/lesson265/walking_shoes.pdf
You may want to use this worksheet to create a short story!

Language Arts
Learn about verbs with indirect objects http://www.sfcss.org/OGJH/cjorgensen/PrPages/practice/8Unit3L4.htm

Art
Design your own shoe: http://www.teachartathome.com/shoeprint.html
Don’t Forget the Math Challenge!

http://homeschoolingthemiddleyears.blogspot.com/2007/03/math-challenge-march-27.html


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