My girls love this book and have it memorized. My 2 year old insists I read it every night.
Day One: Left and Right
Discussion of left from right. Activities include: marching, giving directions by telling them to turn left and turn right, raise your left hand and raise your right hand, etc. We used ourselves and we used dolls to demonstrate the difference.
Here is a cute printable of feet you can use to make a path or just for coloring: HERE
We colored the feet and made a path.
Letters studied “L” for Left and “R” for Right.
Day Two: Measuring by the Foot
I traced the girls feet on construction paper and cut them out. They “painted” the toe nails and made very pretty feet. Then we used the feet to measure how the room, the table, etc. I would ask, “How many Alyssa feet long is the table?” or “How many Kara feet long is the room?”
Next, I showed them a foot long ruler and explained inches as a unit of measurement. Once they have fun measuring by the inch, I explained how 12 inches equals a foot. For fun we made a foot out of construction paper that was 12 inches long and began measuring once again. We also made the comparison of the 12 inch long foot and their little feet made out of construction paper.
Day Three: Opposites
The Foot Book is full of fun opposites to explore. HERE is a fun worksheet to use! We went through the book and picked out all the opposites.
Opposite Memory Game
Supplies:
Index Cards
Sharpie
Pictures of Opposites from The Foot Book
Paste or Glue Stick
Directions:
1. Cut out pictures of the opposites found in The Foot Book. You can simply do a search online or you can draw them with your kids.
2. Glue the pictures onto index cards.
3. With your Sharpie or pen write down the opposite words on the cards.
Game Play:
Play this game like any memory card game. Shuffle the deck and place the cards face down. Now, pick one card and see if you can find the opposite to the card.