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Great Book for Measurement lessons

2008-07-07
Introduces concept of standardized measurement with a fun, quick, and very readable story. Lots of lesson plan possibilities. After checking it out of the library three times, I had to buy it for myself.

Starting to understand the idea of measuring....

2007-05-15
This is a GREAT book - actually, after seeing & reading it; I am ordering MORE today....The 'idea of measurements & how it works' is explained in a cute & funny way...and is easy for little ones to grasp!

Great Book

2007-05-15
This book was in great condition and is a great book to use in the classroom.

Measurement

2007-01-11
This is a great book to use as an introduction to a measurement unit. Quality, print of book, and size could be better, but this is the way it was published.

an old favorite

2006-11-03
I "met" this book many years ago when I was a student teacher. It has supplemented and enriched many lessons on measurement since that time. Recently, I purchased it in order to pass it on to 2 younger teachers, for their classrooms. Its charm and humor are still appealing.

How BIg is a Foot?

2006-07-29
The King wants to give the Queen something special for her birthday. The Queen has everything, everything except a bed. The trouble is that no one in the Kingdom knows the answer to a very important question: How Big is a Bed? because beds at the time had not yet been invented. The Queen's birthday is only a few days away. How can they figure out what size the bed should be?

good introduction to measurement

2006-06-06
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.

Helpful book!

2006-03-25
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!

How Big is a Foot?

2006-03-08
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.

Great intro to measurement concepts

2006-01-15
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.