Kindergarten Measurement Worksheets: Heavy or Light?

These Kindergarten measurement worksheets help a child compare how heavy things are without any numbers at all. On each page two objects sit side by side, often on a little balance, and the child decides which one is heavier and which one is lighter. A big stone next to a feather, a full basket next to an empty one — the pictures make the difference easy to feel, and the child circles or marks the heavier object. Comparing weight by looking, and using the words heavier and lighter, is one of the first measurement ideas a young child meets, long before any scale or unit. The drawings are large and friendly, and the choice is always between just two things, so a child can think it through calmly, picture lifting each one, and choose without any pressure.

In this set a child compares two objects at a time and names which is heavier and which is lighter. There is nothing to count and nothing to measure with a ruler — just a careful look and an everyday judgement about weight. The pictures are clear, the comparison is gentle, and the words heavier and lighter become familiar one page at a time.

When your child can compare weight and use the words heavier and lighter, you can print more of these measurement worksheets as a PDF and keep going on paper. Everything is free, with no sign-up and no account, and there are no timers or scores to hurry a quiet comparison. A different answer is simply a chance to picture each object again. When this feels easy, the Grade 1 measurement worksheets begin to measure length with units, and you can browse the full set of printable measurement worksheets whenever you like.