Fun at home activities for Preschoolers: Size (Big and Small)

Movement Activities

  • Find a piece of contrasting music. For one section dance big, for the other section dance small. Use imagination to add excitement to the activity, be giants and elves!
  • Practice making big and small shapes. Pretend to be balloon filling up and leaking air, be plants growing from a small seed to a big plant, be big snowmen and melt in the sun getting smaller.
  • Take a favourite song and dance activity (the Hokey-Pokey, Itsy Bitsy Spider, etc.) and use size, sometimes dancing big and other times dancing small. Ask your child which way they prefer dancing.

Other Activities:

  • After dancing like elves/giants, balloons, plants, etc, draw a big and small picture
  • Use clay or playdough to create big and small shapes
  • Sort laundry, toys, recyclable items into big and small piles
  • Go on a walk find some big and small items in nature and make a collage
  • At the grocery store discuss which items are big and small. To make it a game bring a tally sheet, mark for each item bought a check on the big or small column.