How to Tie a Shoe Child Development Presentation

How to Tie a Shoe Child Development Presentation by: Judith Laszlo © 2011 Laszlo jlaszlo@umw. edu

Age Appropriate • 5 -7 years old • Left vs. Right • Use a poem or song • Keep your method consistent © 2011 Laszlo jlaszlo@umw. edu

Step 1 • Make an “X” • Draw the top lace through the bottom and pull tight • Make a loop with each lace, also can be referred to as bunny ears © 2011 Laszlo jlaszlo@umw. edu

Step 2 • Cross each ear over the other • Go in the opposite order of the overhand knot © 2011 Laszlo jlaszlo@umw. edu

Step 3 • Make an X with them • Put one through the bottom part of the X © 2011 Laszlo jlaszlo@umw. edu

Step 4 • Pull through the hole • Also known as making the bunny ears tight so they don’t fall off © 2011 Laszlo jlaszlo@umw. edu

Step 5 • Pull the loops tight • Stop here or continue on to the double knot © 2011 Laszlo jlaszlo@umw. edu

Double Knot • Make another overhand knot with the loops. • Pull tight © 2011 Laszlo jlaszlo@umw. edu

Practice © 2011 Laszlo jlaszlo@umw. edu

Praise • Use incentives • Make a big deal when a child learns how to tie their shoes © 2011 Laszlo jlaszlo@umw. edu

Question 1 • Lecture is the best method to teach a child how to tie their shoe laces. • True • False © 2011 Laszlo jlaszlo@umw. edu

Question 2 • On average children start tying their shoes at the age of 3. • True • False © 2011 Laszlo jlaszlo@umw. edu

Question 3 • Using a poem or song makes it easier for the child to learn the shoe tying process. • True • False © 2011 Laszlo jlaszlo@umw. edu

Question 4 • Students learn how to tie their shoes quicker if negative reinforcement is given. • True • False © 2011 Laszlo jlaszlo@umw. edu

Answer © 2011 Laszlo jlaszlo@umw. edu

Answer © 2011 Laszlo jlaszlo@umw. edu

Resources Applause. 2011. Photograph. Hahn-Arts. Web. 14 Nov 2011. http: //www. hahnarts. com/? page_id=10. Pair of Black Child's High Top Tennies Rosie Piter. Royalty Free Clipart Illustration of a Pair of Black Child. Graphic. Acclaim Images LLC, Medford. Web. 11 Nov 2011. http: //www. acclaimimages. com/gallery/pages/0071 -0809 -0310 -3726. html. Shoe Laces How to Tie a Shoe. Graphic. Wonder time. Web. 14 Nov 2011. http: //wondertime. go. com/learning/article/how-to-tie-shoes. html. © 2011 Laszlo jlaszlo@umw. edu