Nursery Big, Middle, Small: Three Bears Size Sorting

Big, Middle, Small: three Bears sorting mat A tuff-tray sorting mat with Daddy, Mummy and Baby Bear, plus nine picture cards of bowls, chairs and beds in three sizes. Children sort each card to the bear it belongs to and talk about size. What’s included • Teacher guide with Development Matters links • Sorting mat with Daddy, Mummy and Baby Bear • 9 cut-out cards: bowls, chairs and beds in three sizes Ideas for using it • Sort for the bears: Give each bear its bowl, chair and bed. • Real objects: Swap the cards for real bowls and spoons in three sizes. • Which is wrong? Put a big bed with Baby Bear. Can children fix it? • Line them up: Order the cards from smallest to biggest. Linked to Development Matters (three and four-year-olds) • Make comparisons between objects relating to size, length, weight and capacity. • Know many rhymes, be able to talk about familiar books, and be able to tell a long story. • Use a wider range of vocabulary. • Begin to develop complex stories using small world equipment like animal sets, dolls and dolls houses, etc. Supplied as an editable PowerPoint (A4 landscape) so you can adapt it for your setting, plus a ready-to-print PDF. Print, laminate and reuse all year.