Customer Reviews

How Big Is a Foot?

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I used this book for a math lesson on non-standard measurement and the kids loved it! If you are a teacher-- it's worth getting!

This story is an excellent source to use with children who are beginning to learn about measurement. It enables them to see that there is a need for a standard unit of measure in the world. It is an amusing tale that will start children thinking without them knowing it!

I recently read this book to a second grade class. The children loved the book, the only problem that I found was that the book is not that big, so reading it to 25 children was very difficult because they all wanted to see the pictures. The children thought that the book was funny, they laughed at the picture of the queen laying in the bed that was WAY too small for her. The book helped the children to understand what a foot was and after reading a book, you could see all the children measuring things with their feet as they were walking. The only negative thing that I will say about this book is that it is too small to read in front of a large group, this book would be so much better in reading groups or if they had a tape that went along with it so that the children could sit and listen to the tape and follow along with it.

Sara
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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.

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!

I read this book to first graders in math class. It helped solidify the concept of why standard measurement is necessary. Thay loved it and wanted to read it again the next day because we acted it out and actually measured and cut yarn to make the beds using my foot size and the smallest child's foot size. They want to perform it for the whole school. Of course I have only 2 kids in my class so it's easy to do things like this.

I read the book to my three younger cousins. They really enjoyed it and thought it was funny. After reading them the story I showed them how big a foot is, then we made an outline of each of thier foot and I showed them how many of their feet made a real foot. This book was a great intro to teaching kids about measurement.

I thought that this book had a different way of describing,"How big is a foot?" It was good but I didn't see as much of a response from the kids I was reading it to. It is definetely more appropriate for younger aged children. It puts into perspectve of how something was measured and the outcomes of different measurements used. I am giving this book an average rating because I don't know if a child would get a full grasp of measurements without further explanation.

I think this book is more appropriate for younger children. The three seven year olds I read this book to seemed to understand it really well, but I don't think it kept their interest. I think that it is a wonderful way to introduce children to measuring, but overall isn't the most interesting for them.

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.