Big and Little Preschool Lesson {Free Printables}

We’re officially starting to homeschool, even if it is just preschool! I wasn’t quite sure where to start, but I found these great checklists for every grade. Follow along with us as we learn with all kinds of fun this school year!

Today, we’ll be talking about BIG and LITTLE. I wanted the girls to have some “real life” experience with big and little, so I gathered up all the balls I could and asked them whether they were big or little. We also threw in a few words like “huge” and “tiny”.

A collection of balls on a carpeted floor: a large pink ball with Disney princesses, a smaller pink ball, two multicolored lattice balls, and a small green ball. A childs foot is partially visible on the right.

Of course, as soon as I started gathering up “big and little” things, I could see examples everywhere! Here are just a few I found laying around, but I’m sure you could think of plenty more!

Top image: Large adult sneaker and small childs shoe on carpet.
Middle image: Bare feet, a small green ball, a metal spoon, and a blue plastic spoon.
Bottom image: Toy vehicles and two toy animals on carpet.

Here’s just few things we found!

We also spotted some great examples while were at the Cleveland Zoo Aquarium.

A split image showcases two aquarium tanks designed for a preschool lesson. The left tank labeled BIG features large fish with a curious child observing, while the right tank labeled LITTLE holds smaller fish. Both tanks are adorned with rocks and aquatic plants, perfect for creating free printables.

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Free Dinosaur Printables!

Of course, Kelli created some adorable “Big and Little” printables to use for more “formal” times at the table. I absolutely love them because they are dinosaurs! You can grab yours with the links below. Take a look at a completed sheet!

Two worksheets with images of dinosaurs labeled Which Dinosaur is BIG? and Which Dinosaur is little?. Each sheet shows different dinosaurs with orange circles drawn around selected dinosaurs.

Sing about It!

We also sang a song to the tune of “Open Shut Them”, changing the words to “Big and Little”. You can watch a video of the song here. It’s super catchy and easy for the kids to pick up on.

Big and Little Everywhere!

Once we started talking about size, my toddler starting noticing “big and little” everywhere! We were sitting together in the chair and out of the blue, she opens her mouth wide and says, “Look at my teeth, Mommy. This one is big and this one is little.” Yeah! It’s working!!

What About You?

What’s your favorite way to teach big and little?

About the Author

Lindsey Whitney is a blogger over at Growing Kids Ministry. A blog designed to help parents, teachers, and Children’s Ministry workers who want to help the kids they love grow in their faith. The blog is filled with Bible lessons, craft ideas, and other resources. You can connect with her via twitter or on facebook!

6 Comments

Very interesting. I like this blog and I will look forward to reading more stuff.

Lovely post 🙂 and love the printable.

Thanks for sharing on Kids Get Crafty!

Maggy

Thanks for stopping by Bonny. I’d be happy to link up — heading over there now!!

This is a great preschool lesson! I hope you’ll share it at Mar’s Linky Party where I’m co-hosting this week: http://thedomesticatedprincess.blogspot.com/2012/09/momma-mars-activity-corner-linky-party.html. It’ll be a perfect fit with all the child-centered posts.

Great lessons! as a homeschooing veteran I wish you well on your journey!!

Lindsey Whitney says:

August 29, 2012 at 12:34 pm

Thanks Cindy — I’m really looking forward to it!

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