Sticker Shoe Pairs

What you need

• their own shoes with straps or buckles
• one sticker, cut in half

How to do it

1. Stick half a sticker on the inner edge of each insole, where both halves can be seen, so the picture joins up side by side.
2. Sit together on the floor by the door with the shoes in front of them.
3. Let them match the halves, push each foot in, and see what they do.
4. Do up the straps or buckles for them, and peel the stickers out when the shoes next come off, or sooner if an edge starts to lift.

Why it matters

The sticker picture tells them which shoe goes on which foot, so the getting on is theirs and only the fastening is yours.

What they're learning

Dressing

Pushing a foot into a shoe and pulling at the heel.

Left and right

The two halves of the picture show which shoe goes where.

Doing it themselves

Their part done first, the fiddly part done with you.

What to look for

Watch for them pushing the shoes together to check the picture before they put them on.

A tip

Press the sticker halves down firmly and peel them out when the shoes next come off, or sooner if an edge starts to lift, so there is nothing loose to end up in a mouth.

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