22mo–3y10 minReadingQuiet timeFamily time
Big & Little Picture Hunt
A cosy book-sharing game where you and your child look for ‘big’ and ‘little’ (or ‘big’ and ‘small’) objects in pictures, then connect the words to real items at home, building comparison language in a familiar routine.
What you'll need
Essentials
- a picture book (or magazine/catalogue) with clear images of the same kind of thing in different sizes (e.g., big truck/little truck; big cat/small kitten)
- a comfy place to sit and look together
Nice to have
- 2–4 pairs of real household items with clear size differences (e.g., big spoon/little spoon, big cup/little cup)
- a small basket or tray to hold the ‘big’ and ‘little’ items
Movement level: false
What you'll do
The 4-step guide, with what to look for at each step, is for signed-in parents.
What this develops
What it practices
Where it comes from
- Source
- Development Matters in the EYFS (DfE, 2012)
- Original guidance
- “Look at books showing objects such as a big truck and a little truck; or a big cat and a small kitten.”
- License
- Open Government Licence v3.0
- Attribution
- © Crown Copyright 2012 (Development Matters in the EYFS, DfE)