Big and Small with Colors

This preschool worksheet is all about big and small: a child looks at colors shown at different sizes and finds the bigger one in each pair. Comparing two pictures and deciding which is larger — is this red, blue and green things bigger, or that one? — is one of a young child's first thinking moves. Weighing two sizes against each other and picking the larger is a quick, two-way comparison, with nothing to order and nothing to count.

Before a child counts, they compare — and bigger-versus-smaller is the very first comparison. Looking at two colors 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 desserts and sweets, or try big and small with farm animals. 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.