Inspire perseverance and purpose with Salt in His Shoes activities, a powerful blend of English Language Arts, biography study, and character education. Perfect for Black History Month, March Madness, the NBA Finals, Sports Month, or the Summer Olympics, this resource helps students explore Michael Jordan’s childhood story of determination and growth. Through sequencing, vocabulary practice, character analysis, and research activities, students strengthen literacy skills while reflecting on hard work, patience, and big dreams. With hands-on tasks like a literacy basketball puzzle, collaborative goal-setting discussions, and informational reading passages, this set encourages both academic growth and personal motivation.

As a result of the included activities, students will be able to:

• Complete a literacy basketball puzzle.
• Trace words related to the story.
• Illustrate activities to practice.
• Sequence the story with pictures and sentences.
• Write sentences with story vocabulary.
• Write character traits that describe Michael Jordan.
• Write about the lesson Michael learned.
• Define story vocabulary.
• Research Michael Jordan.
• Complete an informational passage about Michael Jordan.
• Apply Writing Skills with included writing templates and prompts.
• Strengthen Reading Comprehension with included discussion questions for the beginning, middle, and end of the book.
• Engage in Social Skills with included whole group prompts and activities.
• Develop Fine Motor Skills with included coloring, tracing, cutting, and gluing activities.
• Participate in collaborative activities about dreams.
• Use digital tools to define vocabulary.

With these activities, students don’t just read about greatness; they reflect on how effort, resilience, and belief can shape their own goals.

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About the Book

Michael Jordan’s mother and sister team up for this heartwarming and inspirational picture book about faith and hope and how any family working together can help a child make his or her dreams come true.

Add this memoir to your read-aloud layup and help students explore how patience, practice, and belief lead to greatness.