Big and Small with Christmas

Which one is bigger? On this pre-K worksheet a child compares Christmas 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 tree, a bauble and a stocking takes up more space than the other. The whole task is that single bigger-or-smaller judgment, made again and again.

Before a child counts, they compare — and bigger-versus-smaller is the very first comparison. Looking at two Christmas 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 classroom objects, or try big and small with dinosaurs. 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.