Big and Small with Camping Gear

This preschool worksheet helps a child tell big from small with camping gear. Two pictures appear at different sizes, and the child finds the bigger one. Comparing the two — is this a tent, a torch and a backpack 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.

Deciding which camping gear is bigger is concrete, two-way reasoning a preschooler can do with confidence. Setting two sizes against each other and picking the larger sharpens a child's comparison sense — the quick judgment of bigger and smaller. It is the simplest size call there is, repeated until a child reads which of two pictures is larger at a single glance.

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 christmas, or try big and small with desserts and sweets. 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.