Make-It Topic Boots

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