set-order rule – Early Math Counts https://earlymathcounts.org Laying the foundation for a lifetime of achievement Mon, 10 Jul 2017 21:57:09 +0000 en-US hourly 1 183791774 Counting Feet https://earlymathcounts.org/counting-feet/ https://earlymathcounts.org/counting-feet/#comments Mon, 27 Jan 2014 11:47:48 +0000 http://www.mathathome.org/blog1/?p=2362 Counting FeetThese counting feet remind me of the old-timey cartoons where people are dancing and following the numbered feet to learn the steps.Dance StepsI think having a few sets of these counting feet in a classroom could be so much fun. I can imagine setting them out  in funny patterns so that when children follow the numbers in order (stable-order rule) but they might have to jump over and around to go from 1 to 2 to 3, etc. You could also lay them out for follow-the-leader, a line dance, or for lining up.

These would be easy to make using foam sheets, shoe stencils and scissors.  If you look closely, you can see that the right shoes are always even, and the left shoes are always odd.  This small detail can really make a difference in use, so be sure to make rights and lefts so they make sense to the children.

 

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