Sorting by Size: Cut and Paste Worksheet
This cut-and-paste worksheet asks 3-5 year olds to compare objects by size — big, medium, and small — and sort them into the correct jar, which is a genuinely tricky comparison since 'medium' only makes sense relative to the other two sizes rather than as an absolute category. Working through this sorting builds early comparative reasoning alongside the fine motor practice of cutting and gluing small pieces accurately.
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Month 5: Literacy, Math, Environmental Science | Ages 4-5
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- Topic:
- Size Comparison
- Skill:
- Comparing Numbers (Number Sense): Compare quantities - more, fewer, same.
- Pack:
- Page 31 of 41 in Month 5: Literacy, Math, Environmental Science | Ages 4-5.
How to use this worksheet
Cut out the pictures at the bottom of the page together, spreading them out so your child can compare them all at once. Look at the three jars and talk about which is labeled big, medium, and small. Have your child pick up each picture, compare it to the others, and decide which size jar it belongs in before gluing it down. Once every picture is placed, review the three jars together and check that the sizes make sense side by side.
Materials needed
- Scissors
- Glue
- Pencil
Extension activities
- 1Find household objects of different sizes and sort them into big, medium, and small groups.
- 2Draw three versions of the same object — a big one, medium one, and small one — and color them.
- 3Use nesting cups or stacking toys to practice ordering objects from biggest to smallest.
- 4Play a comparison game holding up two objects and asking which is bigger and which is smaller.
- 5Sort a mixed pile of blocks or toys into size groups and count how many are in each.
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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