Design Your Own Dream Shoes and Write a Story About Them

~A Shoe Has a Sole"

Do you have diamonds on the soles of your shoes?

Remember the yellow brick road? Yes? So, go ahead and design your own shoes and tell us about where they take you…

Design Your Own Dream Shoes and Write a Story About Them

by Betty J. White, aka Compass Rose, copyright 2022.

"Highly engaging!"

Betty-Lou got a new pair of shoes, and you did too!

* Includes a lesson plan with prompts for writing a story about the ways our shoes inspire us. Make up a fantasy world character of your own creation... What shoes will you wear... hiking shoes, flip flops, boating shoes, glass slippers, etc. Or tell us a story about where your "dream shoes" took you last summer. What are your faves for 2023? New Balance anyone?

* Also, a poem, “A Morning Meditation: A Shoe has a Sole” to read and enjoy.

* Directions for making your own template for drawing your own pair of dream shoes. Suggested music to play from Youtube.

* Writing rubric for students and teacher... Dance Instructors can have their students design their own dance, through the story-rubric provided, and design their own dance shoes and then select one of the dances to perform.

* Buying too many clothes has its effects upon our environment. Determine your needs versus your wants.

* Additional ideas: Hold a fashion show where the outfits are designed through the process of upcycling. See numerous upcycling patterns and ideas in the Compass Rose Store.

* Suggested for grade 4 on up. Grades 9-12: Design your own shoes for the prom!