Big and Small with Supermarket Things

Which one is bigger? On this pre-K worksheet a child compares supermarket things shown large and small, and picks the bigger one each time. Setting two sizes against each other and choosing the larger is a direct comparison — a child noticing that one a cart, a basket and a till takes up more space than the other. The whole task is that single bigger-or-smaller judgment, made again and again.

Size comparison is the perfect first judgment task: a child looks at two supermarket things, sees that one is bigger, and chooses it. There is nothing to order and nothing to count — just two sizes weighed against each other. Making that bigger-or-smaller call again and again builds the comparison sense, a preschooler's quick eye for which of two things is larger.

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 bakery treats, or try big and small with body parts. 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.