Thick and Thin Sorting Worksheet for Preschoolers

How to use this worksheet

Look at the pictures at the bottom of the page together and talk about each object's width, comparing it to others. Help your child cut out each picture. For every object, ask 'is this thick or thin?' before gluing it into the correct column on the page. Continue until every picture has been sorted and glued, then review the two finished columns together.

Materials needed

• Scissors
• Glue Stick
• Pencil

Extension activities

• 1Go on a thick-and-thin hunt around the house, comparing things like books, ropes, or markers.
• 2Draw a thick line and a thin line side by side and talk about the difference.
• 3Compare thick and thin foods, like a thick slice of bread versus a thin cracker, at snack time.
• 4Sort a pile of household items, like different books or crayons, by thickness.
• 5Use playdough to roll out a thick snake and a thin snake, comparing them directly.