Measuring with the Foot Book by Dr. Seuss

We have been working on measuring lately. The Foot Book inspired us to measure our feet and then use our feet to measure lots of other things. Amazon affiliate links are included below.

Measuring Activities Inspired by the Foot Book by Dr. Seuss

The Foot Book by Dr. Seuss

The Foot Book is a classic Dr. Seuss book. Lots of rhyming and learning about opposites as you meet different feet! “How many, many feet you meet.”

Measuring with a Ruler

First we traced Aiden’s feet. Then, I labeled them with left and right.

Measuring Activities Inspired by the Foot Book by Dr. Seuss

Next Aiden measured his feet. They were 5 1/2 inches long.

We talked about where to place the ruler:

  1. Match the zero mark on the ruler to the end of his foot {in this case his big toe}.
  2. Find the place on the ruler where the other end of his foot is.
  3. Determine what numbers are close by. For Aiden, his foot was over 5 inches but under 6 inches. It hit the half way mark. I showed him that the long line in between two numbers means half. His foot was 5 and a half inches long.

Measuring Activities Inspired by the Foot Book by Dr. Seuss

Non-standard Measuring with Feet

Non-standard measuring involves measuring the length {or width} of an object using a non-standard unit. You can pick the non-standard unit to use – blocks, pennies, paper clips, etc. – as long as your unit of measure is the same size. We chose to use Aiden’s feet.

This part is designed to get kids moving around just a bit. Choose an object to measure – a bed, a chair, the couch, a wall, etc. Have your child place one foot in front of the other and measure how many “feet” long the object is.

Measuring Activities Inspired by the Foot Book by Dr. Seuss

Aiden measured the chair. It was 6 Aiden feet long. The first few times we did this I had to show Aiden exactly where to put his feet and how to move them.

Choose a new object to measure {maybe one in another room?} and repeat the process. Continue having fun measuring with your feet.

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