There are many goals that we strive to reach by the end of the year. Some of these goals are academic based such as knowing our letter names and sounds, skip counting, reading books, creating number stories, etc. Other goals that we have are more developmental. There is always one goal in kindergarten that you won't find in our curriculum or learn from everyday school rules - shoe tying! It is vital to help them move away from the Velcro and onto the laced up Nike's. So I decided we needed a plan, more so a program to help my rangers reach their goal.
On Monday we began our Shoe Tying Club. We talked about it all last week and covered all the rules. This eliminates a lot of questions and confusion BEFORE the club actually opens.
Here's the Rules:
1. You must tie your shoes at least three different times on three different days.
2. You must only show me you can tie your shoes first thing when you come in the morning, after recess, or during kid time– any other time will not count.
3. You will get a check for each time you can successfully tie your shoes, on your own, with no help or guidance from me.
4. After three checks, you’re in the club!
What do you Get?!
1. A fancy card, prominently
displayed in the classroom, announcing to the world that you can tie your shoes!
2. Your choice of fancy, fun, fantastic shoelaces !
3. You will become Mrs. Rehder's assistant and be able to help others learn to tie their shoes.
Needless to say I have never seen such determination from my kiddos. They come in practice their skills - showing me their improvement from the night before. They spend their brain break quietly practicing. They even spend their kid time helping each other and reciting rhymes. It's fascinating. And it's working~
Now...how to quit those knots from occurring...
Well earned Sponge Bob, Hello Kitty, and Spiderman Shoelaces
