Big and Small with Everyday Objects

Which one is bigger? On this pre-K worksheet a child compares everyday objects 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 key, a button and an umbrella takes up more space than the other. The whole task is that single bigger-or-smaller judgment, made again and again.

Telling big from small is how a young child first weighs the world. Picking the bigger of two everyday objects asks a preschooler to set one size against another and decide — a direct, two-way judgment. That bigger-versus-smaller call is a child's first step toward thinking about more and less, and it grows sharper every time a child chooses the larger picture of the two.

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 musical instruments, or try big and small with post office. 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.