Imaginative
- Make a boot store have the children place out boots, have money and a cash register, place out shoe boxes
Language
- Place out boots and read the poem
- I have two boots, how about you, I have two boots, how about you, I have two boots, how about you, Stomp with your boots like I do. Note: Two boots can be replaced with 'Tennis shoes', 'big shoes', 'old shoes', 'new shoes' 'blue shoes', etc.)
- Read “Puss in Boots”
- Read “Boots for Beth”
Art
- Place boots upside down on a rack and have paper and crayons do sole rubbings
- Use the boots to dip in paint and make prints on the paper
- Place out a shape of a boot in mac-tack have different shapes and items for the children to make a boot
- Use the laces to paint with
- Get some cheap rubber boots allow the children to decorate with stickers and markers
Water/Sand
- Have a boot washing station
- Add boots to the sand table with spoons place holes in the bottom of some for strainers
Gross Motor
- Do a boot search hide a boot and have the children find them
- Place a bunch of boots in a pile and have the children find the matching boot
- Put on boots and have the children make tracks in the snow if none is out place out flour on a large sheet of paper and walk
Science/Curiosity
- Place out measuring tapes allow the children to measure the boots
- Grow a garden in an old boot
- Place out the different materials such as rubber, fur, hide, laces and have the children explore materials boots are made of
Blocks
- Place out different work boots and large blocks for building with
Conceptual/Table top/Fine motor
- Place out pictures of situations such as winter rain and work and different boots allow the children to place the boots to that situation
- Place out outlines of boots ranging in size allow the children to place in orders small to large
- Match boots in colors and designs
- Have the children lace up boots
Music
- Add boots and wooden dowels for boot drums and dances
Quiet
- Place out boots and characters on a flannel board allow the children to make their stories
Cooking
- Make shoe potato cookies
- 1 pkg butterscotch chips, 6 oz peanuts,1 3/4 can shoe string potatoes Melt the chips over low heat. Add remaining ingredients Drop onto wax paper chill
- Make a hiking trail mix for snack
Field trip
- Go to a boot store
- Take a walk in boots
- Go puddle jumping
