Heavy or Light? Sorting Worksheet for Preschoolers
This worksheet helps children ages 3-5 understand the concept of weight by looking at balance scale pictures and identifying which object is heavier or lighter, then sorting objects into heavy and light categories through a cut-and-paste activity. Comparing weight this way introduces an early physics concept and builds the comparative reasoning skills used across many areas of math.
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About this worksheet
- Topic:
- Weight Comparison
- Skill:
- Weight Comparison (Measurement - Weight): Compare objects by weight - heavy and light.
- Pack:
- Page 17 of 28 in Month 2: Learning & Development | Ages Up to 4.
How to use this worksheet
Look at the first balance scale picture together and ask your child which side is tipped down, explaining that the heavier object makes its side go lower. Have them tick the heavy object and cross out the light one. Move to the cut-and-paste section, helping your child cut out the object pictures and sort them into the heavy box or the light box based on what they already know or can reason about. Review the finished sorting together, asking your child to explain a few of their choices.
Materials needed
- Pencil
- Scissors
- Glue
Extension activities
- 1Find objects around the house and compare their weight by holding one in each hand.
- 2Use a real balance scale, or a homemade one from a hanger and cups, to compare the weight of different items.
- 3Sort a small pile of toys into heavy and light groups and check your guesses using a scale.
- 4Talk about size versus weight, finding an example of a big but light object and a small but heavy one.
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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