Great intro to measurement concepts

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	• How Big Is a Foot? Rolf Myller Yearling, 1991 - 48 pages average customer review:based on 23 reviews view larger image
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How Big is a Foot?

This a great book for primary children to learn that we have many noncustomary measurements. A great read to use in a classroom when discussing measurement.

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I am a kindergarten teacher. I read this book to my students to introduce to them how to compare standard and nonstandard units of measurement as well as to highlight the need for uniform measuring tools. How Big is a Foot? clearly illustrates the difference between the length of a person's foot and a foot long ruler. After reading this book we made tracings of our own feet and cut out foot long foot shapes to make an outline of our own beds that were 4 ft x 6 ft. That was a graphic illustration of the concepts covered in this book - the children loved it! I highly recommend How Big is a Foot? to primary teachers!

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Great intro to measurement concepts

This is a cute little story about a king commissioning a bed to be made for the queen. The measurements given a 3ft by 6 ft. That is...3 KINGS ft by 6 KINGS ft. Too bad the carpenter is as small as a Kindergartener! Well, nearly.

My daughter (5) and I read this story and then compared each other's feet. We used outlines of our feet to measure items around the room and discussed why the measurements were different. We got out the measuring tape and discussed WHY we need a standard of measurement. Helped introduce measurement concepts in an easy way.

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How BIg is a Foot?

This is a terrific book for young and older children. It is a fun way to demonstrate why we need a universal form of measurement.

good introduction to measurement

I am a Kindergarten teacher, and I used this book with my class when we studied measurement. It was a great way to show the students why it is necessary to have standard units of measure. They really liked it.

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