Big and Small with Valentine Pictures (Black & White)

Which one is bigger? On this pre-K worksheet a child compares valentine pictures 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 heart, a rose and a card takes up more space than the other. The whole task is that single bigger-or-smaller judgment, made again and again.

The skill a big-and-small worksheet builds is the comparison itself: judging which of two valentine pictures is bigger. For a preschooler that direct, two-way size call is a first step toward thinking about quantity. The task asks for no ordering and no counting — only a child's eye for the larger of two pictures — and it sharpens with every comparison made.

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 vegetables, or try big and small with zoo 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.