Big and Small Fish Counting Worksheet for Preschoolers
This counting worksheet gives children ages 3-5 practice with one-to-one correspondence — touching and counting each fish exactly once — while also comparing two groups by size. Splitting the fish into 'big' and 'small' groups before counting adds a light classification step that sharpens observation skills alongside basic numeracy. Recording each total as a written numeral also connects counting aloud to number formation.
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- Topic:
- Size Comparison
- Skill:
- Opposites (Vocabulary): Learn opposite word pairs.
- Pack:
- Page 17 of 28 in Play-Based Learning Activity Book for 4-5 Year Olds | Literacy, Math & EVS.
How to use this worksheet
Ask your child to look across the page and first point to every big fish, one at a time, as they count aloud. Once they reach the final big fish, help them write that total number in the box for big fish. Repeat the same process for the small fish, pointing to each one individually while counting before writing the total in its own box. Finish by asking your child which group had more fish, big or small, and how they know.
Materials needed
- Pencil
- Crayons
Extension activities
- 1Have the child draw their own big and small fish.
- 2Use real-life objects to compare sizes (e.g., big and small toys).
- 3Ask the child to identify which fish is bigger or smaller.
- 4Cut out paper fish in two sizes and let your child sort and count them into a paper 'pond.'
- 5Compare which has more: five big fish or seven small fish, using counters to check.
Written by
Hemsweta Jain · Teacher Cheena
MBA and Early Childhood Educator, teaching since 2014 · Founder of RaisoActive, Mumbai
Every RaisoActive worksheet is designed and checked by the founder before publishing.
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