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Big and small
Connect Primary 1, Term 1: Unit 8 At the Pyramids
GoalSay big and small and tell which thing is big.
New words
big · very largesmall · very littleelephant · a very big animalbee · a small insect that makes honey
Explanation
Some things are big. Some things are small. The elephant is big. The bee is small. We can ask: Is it big or small? Open your arms wide for big. Make your hands tiny for small.
Worked examples
Ziad
Is the lion big or small?
Marina
It's big.
Ziad
Is the ladybird big or small?
Marina
It's small.
Look. The whale is big. The fish is small. Say: The … is big. The … is small.
Now you. Find a big thing and a small thing in your room. Say: The … is big. The … is small.
Class activity
Big and small hunt. A grown-up says: Find something big! The child finds a thing and says: The bed is big. Then: Find something small! The child says: The button is small. Take turns.
Practice
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Listen. Is it big or small?
…
Small.
2
Look. Which animal is big, the giraffe or the ladybird? Say: The … is big.
The giraffe is big.
3
Look. Which animal is small, the cow or the snail? Say: The … is small.
The snail is small.
4
Which is big: a bus or a button?
A bus.
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Writing: copy the word ‘small’.
small