Big and Small with Thanksgiving

This preschool worksheet is all about big and small: a child looks at Thanksgiving things shown at different sizes and finds the bigger one in each pair. Comparing two pictures and deciding which is larger — is this a turkey, a pumpkin and a pie 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.

Choosing the bigger picture trains a child to weigh one quality — size — between exactly two things. That focused, two-way comparison is a call a preschooler makes naturally and sharpens with practice. With Thanksgiving things shown big and small, the question stays simple: which of these two is larger? Each correct pick grows a child's confidence in judging size at a 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 things that fly, or try big and small with valentine pictures (black & white). 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.