Did You Know?
Some people have longer toes than others!
How Toes Help Us
Toes help us stand up straight.
Toes and Balance
Toes help us keep our balance.
What Toes Do
Toes help us walk and run.
Toes keep us from falling down.
Toes help us jump high.
Toes help us balance on one foot.
Toes help us feel the ground.
Toes are fun to wiggle!
More About Toes
Toes have bones and skin. They help us move. Each toe has a name. The big toe is the first one. The other toes are smaller.
We use our toes every day. They help us walk to school. They help us play games too. Without toes, it would be hard to run.
Some people have long toes. Others have short toes. Toes can be different shapes. They are all special!
How Topics Connect
graph TD
A["Toes are the digits of the foot"] --> B["Tetrapod animals"]
B --> C["Digitigrade species (e.g., cats)"]
B --> D["Plantigrade species (e.g., humans)"]
B --> E["Unguligrade species (e.g., hooved animals)"]
What Do These Words Mean?
tetrapod:A four-legged animal.
digitigrade:An animal that walks on its toes.
plantigrade:An animal that walks on the flat part of its feet.
unguligrade:An animal that walks on hooves.
