#measurement #science #teaching A fun song I wrote for my elementary measurement unit to help students remember there are 12 inches in a foot. Also, that their feet are NOT 12 inches long! See my 3 feet in a yard song here: https://youtu.be/oFG_KT2oZpk Lyrics: 1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11-12 12 inches in a foot… (No, not that kind of foot, the kind of foot we use in measurement!) Now here’s the story of how I taught my Mom that not all feet are 1 foot long! Mom said, “wow!” She said, “Woo-hoo! You squeezed 12 inches in your shoe!” I said, “No way! Not what I put! All I squeezed in was my FOOT! All I squeezed in was my FOOT!” But then Mama said something like this: “You slipped your foot in your shoe, And a foot’s 12 inches, agree?” “I do!” “If there’s 12 inches in a foot, Then there’s 12 inches in your shoe…” I thought my mom was mistaken so I said this: “You see, my foot, It’s pretty small, It’s not 12 inches long at all! Don’t use my foot for measuring, my foot is not 1 foot!” It’s not 12 inches long! But in measurement There is a foot, That’s 12 inches long! Everybody Count! 1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11-12 12 inches in a foot… (No, not that kind of foot, the kind of foot we use in measurement) How many inches in a foot? 12 inches in a foot! How many inches in a foot? 12 inches in a foot! Now here’s something not too hard, It’s not 12 miles, or 1 yard, A foot’s 12 inches, measure quick! Use a ruler, or yardstick! But our foot size, we don’t choose, That’s the foot that slips in shoes! A foot’s 12 inches, pretty neat, At least the foot that’s not our feet! 1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8- 9-10-11-12 There’s 12 inches in a foot. (No, not that kind of foot, the kind of foot we use in measurement) How many inches in a foot? 12 inches in a foot! How many inches in a foot? 12 inches in a foot! How many inches in a foot? 12 inches in a foot! How many inches in a foot? 12 inches in a foot! How many inches in a foot? 12 inches in a foot!