Short pencil Flashcard for Preschoolers
The short pencil is the well-loved stub every household owns — sharpened down to a friendly little fellow with many drawings behind it. It is “short” in the most honest way: it used to be long, and holding the two cards together tells that whole story without a single extra word.
What this pair teaches
Defends the tiny pencil that still writes perfectly well, thank you.
Act both sides
Draw a long snake, then a short worm; pin both up for judging.
What it teaches
Measuring by eye — spotting short at a glance, no ruler needed.
Print it like this
Two copies, and cut one shorter — an instant matching puzzle.
Grown-up tip
Sharpen a stub and watch it graduate; every pencil was short once.
Teach it, step by step
Want the full walkthrough? Open the Short pencil lesson on the Learning Path.
From the Opposites & Comparing for 3 Year Olds class on the Learning Path.
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