When reading aloud the book Those Shoes with Novel Effect, pair it with no prep book activities to continue learning. Choose from over a dozen activities that support English Language Arts and Economics. Through the included activities, students will be able to:
Activities can be used to differentiate instruction, offer students a choice in learning, or focus on specific skills.
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Maribeth Boelts explores the difference between needs and wants in her book Those Shoes. The story also teaches readers to put others’ needs before their own.
Th Novel Effect soundscape for Those Shoes elevates the array of feelings children have when they see something they want, crave it badly, and then decide to do without.
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