Measurement and Weaving

Today we read the story, How Big Is A Foot? and discussed several different tools we use for measuring. In the story, the king orders an apprentice to build a bed for the queen that is 3 feet wide and 6 feet long. The bed turns out to be far too small for the queen because the apprentice's feet are much smaller than that of the king. 

We created the two beds from the story using our feet and a king's sized foot.

First we had to trace our own foot on a piece of paper and cut it. Then we but out a king's sized foot. 

 A 3 x 6 foot bed using our own feet for measuring was too small. There was not enough room for our crown!

 Then we created a 3 x 6 foot bed using the king's sized foot. It was a just the right size for each of our friends!

We also compared measurements of objects around the classroom using both feet as our measuring tool.

Last week we learned how fabric is created by weaving strings together in an over-under pattern. Today we began weaving using yarn. It will take us another day to finish, but we all agreed it would take a REALLY long time to weave enough fabric to create a shirt!

Thanks for a great day!
Love,
Ms. Conlee