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Big and Small Words

Describing Words

Day 108of 180
Week 22of 36
20Minutes
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🎯 What You'll Learn

Learning Objectives

1

Identify and use size adjectives to describe objects

2

Compare objects using descriptive language

3

Understand that adjectives help us describe things more clearly

📖 Scripture Connection

Psalm 139:14

“I will give thanks to you, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made. Your works are wonderful. My soul knows that very well.”

— Psalm 139:14 (WEB)

God creates things in all different sizes, and each is special and important

📦 Materials Needed

  • Object box with various sized items
  • Primary writing paper
  • Pencils
  • Picture cards with different sized objects
📚 Step-by-Step

Lesson Plan

1Opening (5 min)

Gather students in a circle and show different sized objects. Ask children to describe what they see using size words.

💭 Review Question: Can you tell me a big thing and a small thing God made?
2Teaching (7 min)

Introduce size adjectives like big, small, tiny, huge, large, little

📌 Key Talking Points:
  • Describing words help us understand things better
  • Size words tell us how big or small something is
  • We can use size words to describe people, animals, and objects
💬 Discussion Questions:
  • What is something big in your house?
  • What is something small you can hold?
  • How does God make things in different sizes?
3Activity: Size Sorting Adventure (6 min)
hands-on

Children sort objects from object box by size and create sentences describing them

📝 Instructions:
  1. Spread objects on table
  2. Sort objects from smallest to largest
  3. Create a sentence about each object using a size word
  4. Draw a picture of the object with its size description
🔄 Variations:

Simpler: Sort only into 'big' and 'small' groups

Challenge: Use comparative words like 'bigger than' or 'smaller than'

4Closing (2 min)

Review size words and thank God for creating things in wonderful varieties

📝 Review Questions:
  • What size words did we learn today?
  • Can you describe something big God made?
  • Can you describe something small God made?
🙏 Prayer:

Dear Jesus, thank you for making everything in your creation special, no matter how big or small.

Coming up: Tomorrow we'll learn about how things feel!

💎 Memory Verse

Proverbs 3:19

“The LORD by wisdom founded the earth; by understanding he established the heavens.”

— Proverbs 3:19 (WEB)

🎯 Activity: Size matching game with verse words

👨‍👩‍👧 For Parents

Teaching Notes

📚 Background:

Kindergarteners are learning to use descriptive language and understand adjectives

💡 Teaching Tips:
  • Encourage descriptive language at home
  • Point out size differences in everyday objects
  • Make describing things a fun game
🤔 Common Struggles:

Children might mix up adjective order or struggle with comparative terms

👀 Signs of Understanding:

Child using size words to describe objects unprompted

🚀 Want More?

Extension Activities

  • Create a size book with drawings
  • Hunt for big and small things around the house
  • Play 'I Spy' using size descriptions

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