Using Comparatives
“I Know I Shouldn’t Compare, BUT…”

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Collect
objects, pictures, toys, etc.
Make sure the items that you collect vary in
weight, size, etc.
Keep
the objects in three’s, so you can compare (e.g., small, smaller, smallest;
big, bigger, biggest; heavy, heavier, heaviest).
Describe
the objects using comparatives (e.g., “This is a small ball, this ball is
smaller than that one, and this is the smallest ball of all”).
Ask
your child questions such as, “Which one is smaller? Which one is bigger?
Which one is faster?”
Talk
to your child throughout the day using comparative terms to describe what you
see and experience.