Big and Small with Household Things

This preschool worksheet helps a child tell big from small with household things. Two pictures appear at different sizes, and the child finds the bigger one. Comparing the two — is this a lamp, a chair and a clock the big one or the small one? — is a quick, two-way size judgment a child sharpens by choosing the larger each time. The friendly pictures keep the comparing fun, and there is nothing to count.

Before a child counts, they compare — and bigger-versus-smaller is the very first comparison. Looking at two household things and deciding which is larger sharpens a preschooler's eye for size, the two-way judgment that comes before sequencing or counting. This worksheet makes that single comparison a game: weigh the two, pick the bigger one, every time.

Children feel clever spotting the bigger picture every time, and a finished big-and-small worksheet is a small win. When this is easy, compare the sizes in big and small with supermarket things, or try big and small with more birds. You can also browse every big-and-small worksheet or the whole preschool collection — each sheet prints cleanly or plays online for free, and the more a child compares big and small, the surer their eye for size grows, one comparison at a time.