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Feet Facts • A quarter of all the body’sbones are in the feet.(52 bones)

• One foot is usually slightly larger than the other.

• For one out of every five people the second toe is the longest.

• The skin on the soles of your feet is thicker than anywhere else in your body.

• Robert Wadlow was the world’s tallest man. His feet were 47 cm long.

• Your toenails grow faster during hot weather.

• The soles of you feet cannot tan.

Do you know any more interesting facts about feet?

Craft - Making Big Monster FeetPaint two empty cardboard boxes (such as a tissue box) and then decorate.

You could add ‘claws’, ‘fur’, ‘scales’ to create your own big monster feet.

Family FootprintsPlace your right foot flaton a piece of paper and tracearound it with a pen.

Cut out your ‘footprint’ and write your name on it.

Repeat this with everyone in your family.

Compare your family’s footprints.

Who had the longest foot?Who had the widest foot?

Plural WordsPlurals mean more than one.

one foot - two __________(foots feet)

one toe - ten ___________ (toess, toes)

one tooth - five __________ ( tooths/ teeth)

one box - six _____________ (boxs/ boxes)

one cat - three ____________ (cates/ cats)

one mouse - three ________ (mice/ mouses)

Comparing Lengths

Compare the length of your footprint cutout to different objects.

Find four objects smaller than your ‘footprint’.

Find four objects larger than your ‘footprint’.

Find four objects that are about the same size as your ‘footprint’.

Fred

Mary

Jo

Nik