Measurement is an important concept in mathematics that we must teach our children. The skill of measuring things is the one that most children are eager to learn since it’s easy to see real-life applications. We normally measure the things in our daily lives. We use various units to measure the shape of things like inches, feet, meters, centimetres, etc. It totally depends on the size or shape of the thing to find the correct unit of measurement. For instance, cm is the appropriate unit of measurement for measuring the height of a pen. Similarly, to measure the height of a stool, the foot is the appropriate unit of measurement.
We start with teaching children the basics of measuring, big and small or long and short, but at some stage of their academic life, children are taught about other ways of measuring height, objects or things. Foot and feet in maths are one of the ways of measuring the height of objects or people.
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What Is Foot And Feet?
Here is the meaning of feet and foot for preschoolers.
Foot and feet are nothing but the Standard Units of Measurement. With the help of the foot and feet, we can measure the length of a particular thing or person. It can also help us measure the distance from one area to another with the help of the foot and feet. The “ft” is used as the abbreviation of the foot or feet, and the symbol we use is ‘.
What Is The Difference Between Foot And Feet?
Although the meaning of foot and feet are the same, let’s look at the main difference between the foot and feet.
1. Singular And Plural
“Foot” means a single unit of measurement. But “feet” is its plural form.
Eg – “One foot is made of 12 inches.”
2. Language
In spoken language, the foot can be used with plural measurements when the measurement is an adjective.
3. Modifier
The foot is used in place of feet with plural measurement when the measurement acts as a modifier.
Few Examples Of Foot And Feet For Children
Here are some examples of foot and feet for kindergarteners to make the concept a little easier for them.
- The bread was one foot long.
- The pole was 20 feet high.
- The boys were sitting 7 feet away from the girls.
- The height of a child is 4 feet.
Relationships Between Foot And Feet With Other Measurements
It is important to teach children the relationship between the foot with other measurements. Let’s have a look at them.
1. Conversion Of Foot Into Inch
1. Feet (ft) and inches (in) are two units of measuring length, most commonly used in the United States.
2. 1 foot = 12 inches or 1 inch = 1/12 feet
For example: if a teddy bear is 12 inches in height, its height in ft = 1 foot.
2. Conversion Of Feet Into Yard
1. Yard and feet are generally used to measure the length. Both units (yards and feet) are used in the imperial and US customary system of measurements.
2. 1 yard = 3 feet or 1 foot = ⅓yard
For example: A playground is 12 yards in length. We have to fence the length in feet. Now, to get the length in feet, we will divide 12 by 3, so we will get 4 ft.
3. Conversion Of Feet Into Meters
1. 1 meter = 3.28 feet or 1 foot = 0.3048 meters
For example: The height of a pole is 5 m. The height of the wall in foot = 5 X 3.28 = 16.4 feet
4. Conversion Of Feet Into Centimetres
1. 1 centimetre = 0.0328 feet or 1 foot = 30.48 cm
For example: The height of a wall is 6 feet. So, the approximate height of the wall in cm will be 6 X 30.48 = 182.88 cm.
We hope that the concept of foot and feet is now clear to your little one. If you have any more questions, please share them in the comments below, and we will reply in no time.
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