Max's Math: Size by Your Eyes | Max's Math Adventures Student Activity

Play Audio For the best Scholastic.com experience, download the latest Adobe Flash plug-in for free.	Ruth and I use our eyes To look around At things in town And compare their size.
	Size By Your Eyes
Play Audio For the best Scholastic.com experience, download the latest Adobe Flash plug-in for free.	We saw a HOUSE. We saw a MOUSE. We saw them with our eyes. Can you figure Which is bigger? Or are they the same size?
Play Audio For the best Scholastic.com experience, download the latest Adobe Flash plug-in for free.	We saw a RAKE. We saw a SNAKE. We saw them with our eyes. Here's an order: Which one's shorter? Or are they the same size?
Play Audio For the best Scholastic.com experience, download the latest Adobe Flash plug-in for free.	We saw a PAN. We saw a FAN. We saw them with our eyes. Won't you holler — Which one's smaller? Or are they the same size?
Play Audio For the best Scholastic.com experience, download the latest Adobe Flash plug-in for free.	We saw a NICKEL. We saw a PICKLE. We saw them with our eyes. Here's a riddle: Which one's little? Or are they the same size?

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Max's Challenge

Read the poem again. Each time Max asks about size, decide: Is one of the things smaller and one of the things larger? Or are they about the same size? Use the Activity Page to help you compare.

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A house is:
A house is bigger than a mouse.
A house is smaller than a mouse.
A house is about the same size as a mouse.

A rake is:
A rake is shorter than a snake.
A rake is taller than a snake.
A rake is about the same size.

A pan is:
A pan is smaller than a fan.
A pan is bigger than a fan.
A pan is about the same size.

A nickel is:
A nickel is smaller than a pickle.
A nickel is bigger than a pickle.
A nickel is about the same size.