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Welcome to the Math Salamanders 2d Shapes Worksheets. We have a wide selection of worksheets on 2d shapes, including symmetry worksheets, naming 2d shapes, shape riddles and puzzles, and sheets about the properties of 2d shapes. There are a range of worksheets at different levels, suitable for children from Kindergarten and up.

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2d Shape Worksheets

There are a range of geometry worksheets set out in different sections as follows:

Kindergarten Section

• identify 2d shapes from pictures
• tracing and shading 2d shapes

1st Grade Section

• sorting 2d and 3d shapes
• identify different types of 2d shapes.
• drawing shapes using positional language - inside, above, below,...

2nd Grade Section

• identify and name members of the triangle family, e.g. equilateral triangles.
• identifying and sorting other 2d shapes
• identify simple properties of 2d shapes - sides, corners, right angles
• solving riddles involving 2d shapes

3rd Grade Section

• identifying a range of 2d shapes;
• knowing and using properties of 2d shapes - sides, symmetry, right angles
• investigate properties and features of 2d shapes
• symmetry worksheets
• 2d shapes worksheets - area and perimeter

4th Grade Section

• classify and measure a range of angles
• using coordinates in the 1st quadrant

5th Grade Section

• knowing properties of angles of triangles and quadrilaterals
• finding missing angles
• area of triangles and quadrilaterals

Geometry Riddles

• Reasoning and exploring the properties of 2d shapes.

2D Shape Clipart

• A range of printable clipart for 2d shapes.

Parts of a Circle Worksheets & Support

• Worksheets and support for finding and naming the parts of a circle.

Identify 2D Shapes Online Quiz

• an online quiz to help develop naming and identifying a range of 2D shapes.

Kindergarten 2d Shapes Worksheets

• Shade the Circles Sheet 1
• Shade the Rectangles Sheet 1
• Shade the Squares Sheet 1
• Count the Shapes 1
• Match the Shapes Sheet 1
• Trace the Shape Sheet 1
• Trace the Shape Sheet 1a
• Trace the Shape Sheet 2
• Trace the Shape Sheet 2a

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1st Grade Shape Worksheets

• Identify Squares and Rectangles 1
• Identify Squares and Rectangles 1 Answers
• Identify Triangles and Circles
• Identify Triangles and Circles Answers
• Identify Simple 2d Shapes 1
• Identify Simple 2d Shapes 1 Answers
• Draw 2d Shapes 1

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2nd Grade Shape Worksheets

• Identify Triangles 1
• Identify Triangles 1 Answers
• Identify Triangles 2
• Identify Triangles 2 Answers
• Identify 2d Shapes 1
• Sheet 1 Answers
• Identify 2d Shapes 2
• Sheet 2 Answers
• Block Symmetry Sheet 1
• Name and Trace 1
• Name and Trace 2
• Name and Trace 3
• Name and Trace 3 (UK version)
• Name and Trace 4
• Name and Trace 4 (UK version)

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• More Block Symmetry Worksheets

3rd Grade Shape Worksheets

• 2d Shapes Properties 1
• 2d Shapes Properties 2
• 2d Shapes - Can you draw it 1
• Can you draw it 1 Answers
• The Alphabet in Symmetry
• The Alphabet in Symmetry Answers
• Block Symmetry Sheet 5
• Sheet 5 Answers
• Line Symmetry 1
• Area Sheet 1

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• More Line Symmetry Worksheets

4th Grade Shapes Worksheets

• Angle Classification 1
• Angle Classification 2
• Triangle Classification 1
• Angle Measuring 1
• Angle Measuring 2
• Plot the Coordinates Sheet 1
• Area Sheet 4
• Sheet 4 Answers

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5th Grade Shapes Worksheets

• Angles to 90°
• Angles to 90° Answers
• Angles on a straight line
• Angles on a straight line Answers
• Angles around a point 1
• Angles around a point 1 Answers
• Angles in a triangle 1
• Angles in a triangle 1 Answers
• Find the missing angle 1
• Find the missing angle 1 Answers

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Looking for some geometry worksheets to get children thinking and reasoning about 2d shapes?

The shapes on this page are all about children really understanding what 2d shapes are all about, and using their reasoning skills to justify their thinking.

Using these sheets will help your child to:

• know the properties of a range of 2d shapes;
• recognise that some shapes can also be described as being other shapes; e.g. a square is also a rhombus;
• recognise and understand right angles, parallel lines, lines of symmetry;
• develop their geometric reasoning skills.

Here you will find our free printable geometry riddles from 1st to 5th grade.

These riddles are all about problem solving with 2d shapes.

Using these riddles will help your child to:

• develop their geometry skills;
• develop their understanding of geometric language;
• apply their geometric knowledge to solve problems.

All the geometry riddles in this section support elementary math benchmarks.

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Here you will find a selection of 2D shape sheets designed to help your child learn their names and properties of 2d shapes.

• recognise a range of 2D shapes;
• recognise that a square is also a member of the rectangle family;
• recognise shapes in different orientations and sizes.

All the free printable shape sheets in this section support Elementary Math benchmarks.

• Shapes Clipart - Basic 2D Shapes
• Shapes Clip art - Triangle and Quadrilateral Families
• Shapes for Kids - Regular Polygons (individual)
• Regular Shapes (groups)
• Printable Shapes - 2D and 3D Shape Sheets

Parts of a Circle Worksheets and Support

Do you know the special geometric names to describe the different parts of a circle?

Well you can find all the support you need on this page, complete with some practice worksheets and an online quiz!

• Parts of a Circle Worksheets

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25 Creative Activities and Ideas For Learning Shapes

Triangles, circles, and squares… oh, my!

Learning shapes is one of the earliest concepts we teach kids. This readies them for geometry in the years ahead, but it’s also an important skill for learning how to write and draw. We’ve rounded up our favorite activities for learning shapes, both 2-D and 3-D. They all work well in the classroom or at home.

1. Start with an anchor chart

Colorful anchor charts like these are terrific reference tools for kids learning shapes. Have kids help you come up with examples for each one.

Learn more: A Spoonful of Learning / Kindergarten Kindergarten

2. Sort items by shape

Collect items from around the classroom or house, then sort them by their shapes. This is a fun way for kids to realize that the world around them is full of circles, squares, triangles, and more.

Learn more: Busy Toddler/Shape-Sorting

3. Snack on some shapes

Everyone loves a learning activity you can eat! Some food items are already the perfect shape; for others, you’ll have to get a little creative.

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4. Print with shape blocks

Grab your shape blocks and some washable paint, then stamp shapes to form a design or picture.

Learn more: Pocket of Preschool

5. Go on a shape hunt

These “magnifying glasses” make an adventure of learning shapes! Tip: Laminate them for long-term use.

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6. Hop along a shape maze

Use sidewalk chalk to lay out a shape maze on the playground or driveway. Choose a shape and hop from one to the next, or call out a different shape for every jump!

Learn more: Creative Family Fun

7. Assemble a truck from shapes

Cut out a variety of shapes (excellent scissors skills practice!), then assemble a series of trucks and other vehicles.

Learn more: Little Family Fun

8. Stretch out shapes on geoboards

Teachers and kids love geoboards , and they’re a great tool for learning shapes. Give students example cards to follow, or ask them to figure out the method on their own.

Learn more: Mrs. Jones’ Creation Station

9. Drive on shaped roads

Use these free printable road mats to work on shapes. Bonus: Make your own road shapes from sentence strips!

Learn more: PK Preschool Mom

10. Find shapes in nature

Take your shape hunt outside and look for circles, rectangles, and more in nature. For another fun activity, gather items and use them to make shapes too.

11. Put together craft stick shapes

Add Velcro dots to the ends of wood craft sticks for quick and easy math toys. Write the names of each shape on the sticks for a self-correcting center activity.

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12. Blow 3-D shape bubbles

This is a STEM activity that’s sure to fascinate everyone. Make 3-D shapes from straws and pipe cleaners, then dip them in a bubble solution to create tensile bubbles. So cool!

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13. Prep a shape pizza

Cover a paper plate “pizza” with lots of shape toppings, then count the number of each. Simple, but lots of fun and very effective.

Learn more: Mrs. Thompson’s Treasures

14. Construct shapes from toothpicks and Play-Doh

This is an excellent STEM challenge: how many shapes can you make using toothpicks and Play-Doh? Marshmallows work well for this activity too.

Learn more: Childhood 101

15. Outline shapes with stickers

Kids adore stickers, so they’ll enjoy filling in the outlines of the shapes they’re learning. They won’t realize it, but this gives them fine motor skills practice too!

Learn more: Busy Toddler/Sticker Shapes

16. Lace shapes

Lacing cards have long been a classic, but we really like this version that uses drinking straws. Just cut them into pieces and glue them along the edges of the cards.

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17. Make shapes with LEGO bricks

LEGO math is always a winner! This activity also makes a good STEM challenge. Can your students figure out how to make a circle from straight-sided blocks?

18. Categorize shapes by their attributes

Work on geometry terms like “sides” and “vertices” when you sort shapes using these attributes. Start by placing shapes into paper bags and asking students questions like, “The shape in this bag has 4 sides. What could it be?”

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19. Count and graph shapes

These free printable worksheets challenge kids to identify shapes, then count and graph them. Lots of math skills, all in one!

Learn more: Playdough to Plato

20. Create a shape monster

Add arms, legs, and faces to create cheery (or scary) shape monsters! These make for a fun classroom display.

Learn more: Fantastic Fun and Learning

21. Sift through rice for shapes

Sure, kids can identify their shapes by sight, but what about by touch? Bury blocks in a bowl of rice or sand, then have kids dig them out and guess the shape without seeing them first.

Learn more: Fun With Mama

22. Craft an ice cream cone

Ice cream cones are made up of several shapes. Encourage kids to see how many different ways they can make a sphere of “ice cream.”

Learn more: Extremely Good Parenting

23. Ask “What does the shape say?”

If you don’t mind the risk of getting that song stuck in your kids’ heads, this is such a neat way to combine writing and math.

Learn more: Around the Kampfire

24. Piece together shape puzzles

Use wood craft sticks to make simple puzzles for kids who are learning their shapes. These are inexpensive enough that you can make full sets for each of your students.

Learn more: Toddler at Play

25. Feed a shape monster

Turn paper bags into shape-eating monsters, then let kids fill their hungry bellies!

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Shapes Worksheets for Kindergarten

Open up new and exciting avenues of practice with our printable shapes worksheets for kindergarten students that help them obtain the vocabulary to describe and categorize the world around. The exercises corralled here are just perfect, be it charts, tracing shapes, identifying and naming 2-dimensional shapes based on their attributes, plane shapes in real-life, composing and decomposing flat shapes, comparing 2D and 3D figures, this pdf pack has it all covered for your kids. Grab your free kindergarten 2D shapes worksheets and effectively warm students up for more!

2D Shapes Charts

Spruce up knowledge of 2D shapes and their attributes and create a meaningful learning environment with our printable 2-dimensional shapes charts, guaranteed to please every little kid in your class.

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Coloring, Tracing and Drawing Shapes

Abuzz with engaging activities for each individual 2D shape, our coloring, tracing, and drawing shapes worksheets instantly raise the literary quotient of your preschool and kindergarten kids.

Tracing Shapes of Different Sizes

Give kids their Ah-ha! moment as they draw over the dotted lines and create visually accurate figures in this kindergarten shapes pdf, and refine their muscle coordination and shape identification skills.

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Identifying, Tracing, and Coloring the Shapes in the Picture

Embedding fun into learning, this worksheet begins with hunting the 2D shapes in the picture, mapping them to the color code and coloring the shapes and doubles up as a colorful poster for your little artist's room.

Drawing Shapes

Move to the big leagues and develop spatial-awareness with this 2D shapes worksheet pdf where kids are expected to read the names of the shapes, and sketch them in the boxes.

Coloring by Shapes

Discriminating between shapes using their properties is an important skill. Get kids to recognize the shapes jumbled up in this printable kindergarten shapes worksheet and color them following the color key.

Counting Shapes

Shapes form the basis of many drawings, which is evident from this clown made up of 2D shapes. Kids scout the circles, rectangles, triangles, ovals, pentagons, and hexagons in the clown, and count them.

Matching Shapes

Task kids with this printable matching shapes exercise that has similar shapes on either side. The twist is that the colors of shapes vary. Kids need to make a one-to-one correspondence between the shapes.

Recognizing Similar Shapes

Entice your crew with this recognizing shapes worksheet pdf for kindergarten kids, giving each one of them a reason to scream "I found it!", as they look for the specified shape in the options and color it.

Identifying and Naming 2D Shapes

Stir interest in kids with our identifying and naming 2D shapes handouts featuring a wide range of exercises involving basic 2-dimensional flat shapes, quadrilaterals and polygons.

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2D Shapes in Real-Life

Take kids on a shape safari around the school, follow up with this set of skills involving real-life 2D figures, a simple-crowd pleaser that helps kids learn to describe the shapes in their environment.

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Sides and Corners of 2D Shapes

The sides and corners of 2D shapes worksheets are enough to ignite your kid's passion for learning and get them acquainted with the attributes of the basic shapes.

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Composing and Decomposing 2D Shapes

What could trump this batch of composing and decomposing plane shapes exercises? Whether it is partitioning a 2D shape or combining 2D shapes to construct a composite shape, these pdfs have them all.

Comparing 2D and 3D Shapes

Up your game with our printable comparing 2D and 3D shapes handouts, and learn to distinguish, and classify shapes. Get kids to identify 2D figures as the faces of 3D shapes.

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15 Fun, Hands-On Activities for Learning About 2D and 3D Shapes

A selection of fun, hands-on math activities for learning about 2D and 3D shapes.

When we think of early mathematical learning, we typically think firstly of numbers. But there is a whole other world of mathematics to enjoy and explore and that is the world of shapes! This post includes fifteen ideas for learning about 2D and 3D shapes (and their properties) in fun and ‘hands on’ ways!

15 Fun, Hands-On Activities for Learning About 2D and 3D shapes

Ideas for Learning About 2-Dimensional Shapes

Between the ages of two and four years, children typically begin to learn the names of simple 2D shapes incidentally; generally learning about circles, squares and triangles to begin with. We see them in picture books, on TV shows and in every day life (does anyone else’s toddler insist on their sandwiches being cut into a certain shape?) In their first years of school children will build on this knowledge, learning about rectangles, ovals, hexagons, pentagons and octagons, just to name a few.

1. Head Off On a Shape Hunt

A great way to kick start learning about shapes (whether it be at school or home) is with a ‘shape hunt’ – exploring and identifying shapes in our environment and everyday life. You can go on a shape hunt around your house, backyard, classroom or neighbourhood. Older children can take a checklist or paper to record their findings on, while younger children will enjoy discussing what you see as you go. Photographing the shapes you find is another great idea, with the photos being perfect for compiling into your very own shape book.

2. Popstick Play

Popsticks and matchsticks are such versatile learning materials. They make a great resource for creating 2D shapes.

3. Self Correcting Popstick Puzzle

Take the above activity one step further and make a self correcting puzzle by using the one colour for each shape, writing the name of the shape on each popstick and including the number of sides/corners. This makes a great busy bag .

4. Pipe Cleaner Creations

Pipe cleaners provide a great workout for finger muscles. They can be bent and twisted to create a variety of 2D shapes. As a variation, make the shapes larger by using one pipe cleaner for each side of the shape.

5. Playdough Fun

Playdough is also a useful tool for exploring shapes. Adding a set of geometric cookie cutters ( like this one ) to playdough play is a super easy way to add shapes to your day.

6. Shape Collages

Kindergarten and school aged children will have lots of fun creating pictures with shapes. I created these two as example,s using a variety of shapes cut from textured papers and buttons.

7. Pretty Pattern Blocks

Pattern blocks are one of my favourite classroom materials. Not only are children learning about 2D shapes when they play with them, but also other mathematical concepts such as symmetry, tessellation, pattern, sorting, counting and so much more. This activity could either be left unstructured for the children to make their own pictures, patterns and shapes, or you can use pattern block activity cards as a guide.

8. Sing About Shapes

Here’s a cute little song to help preschoolers learn 2D shapes. It works best with a group of children, with everyone holding a shape (sing to the tune of If You’re Happy and You Know It).

If you’re holding a square stand up! If you’re holding a square stand up! If you’re holding a square, if you’re holding a square If you’re holding a square stand up. Repeat with other shapes

Fun Ideas for Learning About 3-Dimensional Shapes

9. Fantastic Feely Bags

When I’m introducing the topic of shapes to my class, I always start with a ‘feely bag’. The idea being that the children feel the shapes in the bag without looking, trying to identify each shape using only their sense of touch. We discuss – How does it feel? Does it have pointy corners? Does it feel round? Once the children are familiar with names of the shapes, it’s fun to guess the shape they’re holding before revealing it!

10. Wonderful Wooden Blocks

Generally speaking in the first year of school you could expect your child to learn the shapes pictured above; rectangular prism, pyramid, cylinder, cone, cube and sphere. 3D wooden blocks are a great resource for talking about the features of 3D shapes (and the 2D shapes they are made up of).

11. Test It: Stack, Roll or Slide?

As children learn 3D shapes, it’s fun to explore how they move and interact with each other. Set up a simple ramp and test each shape to see if it rolls down the hill or slides? Next, test each shape to see if it can be stacked easily on top of another shape. Explore your child’s understanding of why a shape does (or does not) roll, slide or stack.

12. 3D Playdough Shapes

Add matchsticks to playdough and invite children to create 2D and 3D shapes.

13. 3D Shape Models

Moulding 3D Shapes from playdough or kinetic sand is a fun, hands-on challenge.

14. Nifty Nets

School aged children can begin to explore the concept of ‘nets’. A net is a 3D shape flattened out. These plastic polydrons are a fantastic tool to teach this concept. Making your own die cube is a great place to start! (Once again we see 3D shapes in our everyday life). Here’s a link to a free die template printable from Teachers Pay Teachers.

15. 3D Shape Rhyme

Finally here’s a simple 3D shape rhyme to help children connect the name of the shape to real life objects.

3D Shapes are fat not flat A cone is like a party hat A sphere is a bouncy ball A prism is a building tall A cylinder is like a can of pop A cube is like the dice you drop 3D shapes are here and there 3D shapes are everywhere!

What are your favourite activity ideas for learning about 2D and 3D shapes?

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Lauren Hunt is an Early Childhood Teacher who currently works part time teaching children in their first year of school. She is also mum to a two year old daughter. Lauren is passionate about play-based, hands-on learning and is certainly kept busy by her energetic toddler!

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Wonderful activities for the kids to explore with shapes. Good job.

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Preschool Shapes Worksheets

Preschool Shapes Worksheets are one of the most important ways to teach preschoolers the concept of shapes. These math worksheets for kids are a great tool for teachers to create a positive and engaging math learning environment for preschoolers. They can give suitable study materials and assist the kids in understanding math concepts. Mathematics can be a part of daily activities, interactions, and routines in preschool.

In preschool, kids learn to recognize and name the shapes – namely, triangles, circles, rectangles, ovals and squares. By using blocks, books, games and posters, teachers introduce kids to different shapes and assist them in analyzing 2 and 3-dimensional shapes in different sizes and directions. In addition to this, kids can be given a set of shape tracing worksheets for kindergarten and ask them to identify the shapes by naming them.

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Identify the Shapes Worksheet for Preschoolers

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Here is a list of worksheets for kids about shapes. These preschool shapes worksheets will help kids identify and name the different shapes around them.

How to Teach Shapes Recognition to Preschoolers?

The following procedures and activities can assist kids in learning to identify and compare shapes:

• Learn to identy shapes using Preschool Shapes Worksheet: Expose kids to several kinds of triangles, namely – isosceles, equilateral, right, and scalene. After discovering them in the outdoors or classroom, kids can form the triangles with colored tape. For instance, they might create right triangles in green and scalene triangles in red. When the kids can identify the shapes, teachers can introduce Osmo’s masterpiece game Shape Games for Kids .
• Introduce Math Words: Form a math concept wall or include mathematical words into the current word wall – color code the mathematical words to make it more comfortable for kids to mark them. Make sure to write mathematical words in English. Downloading the tracing shapes worksheets pdf and letting children practice is an excellent way in helping them learn shapes. Teachers can use real articles, images, and blackline drawings to represent the terms.
• Compare Shapes: Guide kids to classify various sizes of the corresponding shape. For instance, in the classroom, they can search for rectangles, such as doors, windows, shelves, books, cabinets, tabletops, and computer screens. Subsequently, help kids analyze as they match the sizes of rectangles. The door is more essential than the shelves. The cabinets are more significant than the book. However, they are all rectangles. Encourage kids to do the same with circles, triangles, and other shapes. After doing this activity, teachers can provide shape tracing worksheets and tell them to fill them in accordingly.
• Create a Shape Scape: Families and Teachers can get three-dimensional articles such as cartons, cans, balls, and boxes to make a shape scape. Kids can use cylinders (tissue paper rolls) as tree trunks, balls (spheres) as treetops, and rectangles (cereal boxes) as structures. Tracing shapes worksheets for preschool can be a part of the curriculum. Teachers and kids can work together to name the shape scape, calculate the number of shapes used, and plan additions to the building.
• Go from 2-D to 3-D: Kids can dip 3-D articles in paints and mark them on a piece of paper to make prints. Spools, cans, drinking glasses and candles work well. The kids will see the plane shapes that are on the surfaces of the objects. In addition to all these activities, introduce children to another new shape, namely – heart, and give them a heart tracing worksheet to assess their understanding.
• Learn New Vocabulary: Expose kids to words such as thin, thick, large, small, short, long, slide, facet, flip and turn in English during lunch and bite times. Give snacks with different dimensions and encourage kids to use related words when asking for food. For instance, “I need a long carrot”. Add these descriptive words to the word wall. Also, click here to improve the kids’ vocabulary activities .

Create and take apart shapes

Once the kids can precisely recognize flat (circle, square, rectangle, triangle, hexagon) and three-dimensional or solid shapes (cone, cube, sphere, cylinder), they are ready to make and then take apart shapes using supplies given by their teacher. Once children are prepared to identify both plain and solid shapes, they can be provided free shape tracing worksheets to practice.

Make a shape

Give pipe cleaners, toothpicks, craft sticks, or straws; kids can use them to create shapes. Teachers can sit with them and discuss the shapes they create. That’s a square. How could you turn it into a rectangle? Encourage kids to practice shapes tracing worksheets free. 

Create new shapes

Students can stick together two or more shapes made from paper onto a white piece of paper to create other shapes. They can paste two triangles together to make a rectangle.

Create solid shapes

Children can pinch, roll, and manipulate clay or playdough to make two or more shapes. Later, they can connect their pieces to make new shapes. Along with this, they can practice the fun-oriented printable tracing shapes worksheets.Osmo also provides a wide range of Brain Games for Kids for the benefit of children.

Frequently Asked Questions on Preschool Shapes Worksheets

What are different types of preschool shapes worksheets.

The different types of Preschool Shapes Worksheets are combined worksheets, tracing shapes worksheets, coloring the shapes worksheets, identifying the shapes worksheets, etc.

What are the activities that help kids to learn Preschool Shapes?

The activities that help kids to learn Preschool Shapes are helping them to recognize the shapes and name them, next allow them to compare the shapes, introduce them to simple and important math words and provide them tracing and coloring shapes worksheets for practice.

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Shapes Activities for Preschoolers

One of the first math concepts that preschoolers learn is identifying shapes . They begin to distinguish among the different shapes and categorize items according to shape. They learn the names of shapes and their characteristics. They find shapes in everyday items. This collection of shape activities for preschoolers can lead preschoolers to explore shapes in all kinds of ways.

These activities will help your preschoolers learn their shapes. These shape activities for toddlers, will work in your preschool classroom and your kindergarten classroom.

1. Road Shapes with Cars (Pre-K Pages) – 22 printable road shape mats to help your litte learners identify shapes.

2. Making Shapes with Play Dough (Pre-K Pages) – A fun, hands-on playful learning experience that uses play dough to teach shapes!

3. Pattern Block Shapes (Pre-K Pages) – Pattern blocks can actually help your little learners build a strong foundation for learning geometry later.

4. Making Shapes with Geoboards (Pre-K Pages) – If you haven’t tried geoboard activities in your classroom yet, your kids are going to  love  them!

5. Create a Shapes Photo Book (Pre-K Pages) – To introduce shape concepts to my son, I grabbed the book So Many Circles, So Many Squares from our library as the anchor to our learning ship. Using this book, we went on a shape scavenger hunt and made a fun shape keepsake.

6. Perfect Square Shapes Art (Pre-K Pages) – This Perfect Square art activity is so easy to set up and totally open-ended. It goes perfectly with the book and would be an excellent addition to a  shapes  unit.

7. Building Shapes with Craft Sticks (Pre-K Pages) – Pair this activity with the book  Shapes, Shapes, Shapes  by Tana Hoban and you’ve got the perfect low-prep shapes lesson!

8. Teaching 3D Shapes (Pre-K Pages) – Here are some of my favorite ideas for teaching 3D shapes to young children in pre-k or kindergarten. I also wrote some very simple 3D shape songs for you that incorporate hands on learning; keep reading to download the 3D shapes printable song charts.

9. Nature Shape Scavenger Hunt (Pre-K Pages) – A Star in My Orange  is a great way to reinforce shape recognition with your preschoolers. They will also immediately want to run outside for their very own shapes scavenger hunt in nature!

10. The Shape of Things Chalk Drawings (Pre-K Pages) – Shapes are found, identified, and drawn in all preschool classrooms! Discovering just how often circles, squares, and triangles occur in our everyday life make them relevant to children.

11. Shape Wands (Pre-K Pages) – Make some shape wands and turn your home or classroom into the perfect place for kids to learn and identify shapes.

12. Shape Exploration (Pre-K Pages) – After reading the wonderful book  Mouse Shapes  by Ellen Walsh , I thought it would be fun to make a mouse that could be used in a shape game. The mice in the book explore  shapes  so, why shouldn’t we?

13. Make a Tortilla Shape Snack (Pre-K Pages) – We have the perfect recipe for exploring a math concept. Read aloud one great children’s book. Make a healthy and yummy treat. Combine the two together and you have a lesson on  shapes .

14. Shapes Word Chart (Pre-K Pages) – This word chart focused on  shapes  but you can make a word chart for any topic.

15. “I Have Who Has” Shapes Game (Prekinders) – You may have seen the “I Have, Who Has” card games circulating the internet a lot lately, so this is a fun twist for Pre-K to teach shapes.

16. Games and Activities for Teaching Shapes (Prekinders) – Here are a fun few ways to teaching shapes, like shape bingo and a memory game.

17. Tracing Shapes on the Flannel Board (Teach Preschool) – A wonderful way to introduce letters and shapes while building pre-writing skills!

18. Hunting for Shapes (Teach Preschool) -Explore shapes with a fun and interactive game!

19. Exploring Shapes with Blocks on a Table Top (Teach Preschool) –  A simple and engaging exploration of shapes and colors!

20. Learning Shapes by Rolling a Ball (Hands On As We Grow) – Try a fun hands on activity for toddlers for a creative twist to learn shapes!

21. Finding Shapes at the Playground (Buggy and Buddy)- Just print out the free shape hunt printable and go searching for shapes at the playground with this fun geometry activity for children!

22. Geometric Shapes Math Activity (Little Bins for Little Hands) – This simple geometric shapes activity  for kids is easy to do at home or as a math center in school. It also makes a terrific STEAM project including a bit of art and design too.

23. Gruffalo Themed Shape Animals (Educators’ Spin on It) – Exploring shapes with young children can be such fun when you involve a few animal friends from The Gruffalo.

24. Feed the Shape Monster Game (Imagination Tree) – Make a fun activity for preschoolers and school aged kids with this feed the hungry shape monsters sorting game!

25. Sticky Shape Bugs Activity (Mom Inspired Life) –   This was a great way to develop fine motor skills and critical thinking skills while learning about shapes.

26. Learning Shapes with Spaghetti Noodles (Teaching Mama) – Looking for a fun way to teach shapes? Well here’s a very fun way using spaghetti noodles! This hands-on activity also is a great sensory activity.

27. Matching Shapes to Outlines (Busy Toddler) – Create this fun easy DIY shape mat to practice shapes with your preschoolers.

28. Chalk Shapes Jumping Game (Craftulate) – All you need for this shape activity is some sidewalk chalk!

29. Open and Closed Polygons Game (JDaniel4’s Mom) Grab some LEGOs and have fun with these polygon games, like hockey!

30. Shape Sensory Squish Bag (Still Playing School) –  Create this sensory squish bag with triangles, circles, and squares. It’s irresistible to touch and talk about in the window or on the table. It’s super easy to make, too!

31. DIY Shape Puzzles (Munchkins and Moms) – If you have some Jenga blocks and markers, then this easy DIY shape puzzle will be a fun engaging activity for your preschoolers.

32. Stamping Shapes in Kinetic Sand (Still Playing School) – Stamping shapes into kinetic sand is a great opportunity to work on shape identification, count the sides and corners, and compare and contrast the shapes.

33. Making Trucks from Shapes (Powerful Mothering) – Using your wooden blocks to draw and create trucks!

34. DIY Waldorf Square (Rhythms of Play) – An easy DIY toy for kids made with wooden blocks and liquid watercolor paints.

35. Magazine Shape Hunt and Sort (Mom Inspired Life) – This magazine shape hunt is jam-packed with learning! Kids will learn shapes while they practice cutting, gluing and sorting. It’s also an awesome way to work on critical thinking and observation skills.

36. Building Rockets with Shapes (Stir the Wonder) – Building rockets with shapes is a fun way to review shapes and colors with toddlers and preschoolers!

37. Build on Shape Outlines (Brick by Brick) – Use wooden blocks in a new fun way and work on shapes at the same time!

38. Shapes in Our Neighborhood Book (Munchkins and Moms) – Go for a walk and look for shapes in the neighborhood and then create a photo book after!

39. Sorting Shapes in the Sensory Bin (Learning 4 Kids) – Your preschoolers will practice their shapes and fine motor skills while having fun with this shape sensory bin.

40. I Spy Shape Hunt (Munchkins and Moms) – Create these fun easy spy glasses and go on a shape hunt!

2 thoughts on “Shapes Activities for Preschoolers”

I cant find these on your members site.

Hi Stacy, These are free so you can just download them right from Pre-K Pages. With more than 300 free printables at Pre-K Pages I didn’t want to clutter the membership vault with them.

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• OpenAI's "Spring Update" revealed new updates to ChatGPT.
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OpenAI just took the wraps off a big new update to ChatGPT.

Cofounder and CEO Sam Altman had teased "new stuff" coming to ChatGPT and GPT-4 , the AI model that powers its chatbot, and told his followers to tune in Monday at 1 p.m. ET for its "Spring Update" to learn more.

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But the big news on Monday was OpenAI's new flagship AI model, GPT-4o, which will be free to all users and "can reason across audio, vision, and text in real time." It was CTO Mira Murati who delivered the updates with no appearance on the livestream from Altman.

There were a ton of demos intended to demonstrate the real-time smarts of GPT-4o.

OpenAI researchers showed how the new ChatGPT can quickly translate speech and help with basic linear algebra using its visual capabilities. The use of the tech on school assignments has been a polarizing topic in education since it first launched.

Say hello to GPT-4o, our new flagship model which can reason across audio, vision, and text in real time: https://t.co/MYHZB79UqN Text and image input rolling out today in API and ChatGPT with voice and video in the coming weeks. pic.twitter.com/uuthKZyzYx — OpenAI (@OpenAI) May 13, 2024

OpenAI posted another example to X of how one can interact with the new ChatGPT bot. It resembled a video call, and it got pretty meta.

In the video, ChatGPT takes in the room around it, discerns it's a recording setup, figures it might have something to do with OpenAI since the user is wearing a hoodie, and then gets told that the announcement has to do with the AI — it is the AI. It reacts with a voice that sounds more emotive.

OpenAI also announced the desktop version of ChatGPT, and a new and improved user interface.

In addition to GPT-4o and ChatGPT, OpenAI's other products include its AI-powered image generator DALL-E , its unreleased text-to-video generator Sora , and its GPT app store.

You can catch up on our liveblog of the event below.

That’s a wrap! OpenAI concludes the event without an appearance from Altman.

OpenAI says text and image input for GPT-4o-powered ChatGPT is launching today. Meanwhile, voice and video options will drop in the coming weeks, the company said.

Although Altman didn't step in front of the camera, the CEO posted videos from the audience on X.

He also teases "more stuff to share soon."

GPT-4o can also break down charts

The new AI model can interact with code bases, the OpenAI execs say. The next demo shows it analyzing a chart from some data.

It's a plot of global temperatures. GPT-4o gives some takeaways from what it sees, and CTO Mira Murati asks about the Y axis, which the AI explains.

ChatGPT reads human emotions — with a stumble

For the last live demo of the day, Zoph holds his phone up to his face and asks ChatGPT to tell him how he looks. Initially, it identifies him as a "wooden surface" — a reference to an earlier photo he had shared.

But after a second try, the model gives a better answer.

"It looks like you're feeling pretty happy and cheerful," ChatGPT says, noting the small smile on Zoph's face.

In one of the final tests, ChatGPT becomes a translator

In response to a request from an X user, Murati speaks to ChatGPT in Italian.

In turn, the bot translates her query into English for Zoph and Chen.

"Mike, she wonders if whales could talk, what would they tell us?" she said in English after hearing Murati's Italian.

It's pretty impressive.

The video demo shows how it could help with math homework, including basic linear algebra

OpenAI Research Lead Barret Zoph walks through an equation on a whiteboard (3x+1=4), and ChatGPT gives him hints as he finds the value of x — making it basically a real-time math tutor.

At the beginning, the bot jumped the gun.

"Whoops, I got too excited," it said after it tried to solve the math problem hadn't been uploaded yet.

But it then walked him through each step, recognizing his written work as he tried to solve the equation.

It was able to recognize math symbols, and even a heart.

OpenAI's first demo: Talking to GPT-4o

It's demo time!

The new bot has a voice that sounds like an American female, but no word yet if you can change it.

OpenAI Research Lead Mark Chen pulled out ChatGPT on his phone and asks for advice on giving a live presentation using Voice Mode.

"Mark, you're not a vacuum cleaner," it responds when he hyperventilates, appearing to perceive his nervousness. It then tells him to moderate his breathing.

Some big changes, you can interrupt the AI now, and there shouldn't be the usual 2 or 3-second delay with GPT-4o.

It can also detect emotion, according to OpenAI.

GPT-4o will have improved voice capabilities

Murati emphasizes the necessity of safety with the real-time voice and audio capabilities of the new GPT-4o model.

She says OpenAI is "continuing our iterative deployment to bring all the capabilities to you."

Murati says the big news is a "new flagship model" called GPT-4o.

The new model is called GPT-4o, and Murati says that OpenAI is making a "huge step forward" with ease of use with the new model.

It's free for users, and "allows us to bring GPT-4 class intelligence to our free users," Murati says.

And we're off!

The livestream began with CTO Mira Murati at OpenAI's offices.

OpenAI is going to be announcing 3 things today, she says. "That's it."

For those who want to watch live, you can view the whole event here.

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