Get ready for an amazing math unit with these fun shapes worksheets for kindergarten.
Children will get to compose and build with shapes, making new shapes, pictures and even the shapes themselves. They will get to sort 2D and 3D shapes as well as sorting shapes by attributes like number of sides and vertices.
Best of all, these kindergarten shapes worksheets and activities are full of hands-on fun. The children will be learning through play which is, by far, their favorite way to learn.
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Shapes are one of the first things toddlers and preschools do in early math. As we get into kindergarten they deepen that understanding by starting to learn about vertices, sides, and even the difference between 2D and 3D shapes.
We’ll start with some 2D shape activities like sorting shapes by type, and then by sides and vertices. We’ll also look for shapes in real life which is an important kindergarten math skill.
One of the important skills children learn about shapes is how to identify them in real-life objects. This cup sorting game is a great way to do just that.
Early geometry teaches kids how to classify shapes by attributes like the number of sides or vertices. They get to work on that here using cute shape buttons. This doubles as a fantastic science project as well.
How cute is this simple shapes recognition game? Spin and cover the shapes with snap cubes or other manipulatives.
The Great Shape Detectives Game
In this fun I Spy type game, children search for shapes in the picture. They can circle them and then write how many they find.
There are several key parts of learning shapes in kindergarten. We want kids to be able to distinguish between 2D and 3D shapes and identify them in real life. We also want them to be able to create the shapes and classify parts of shapes like how many vertices and sides they have. Activities in this pack help with all of these concepts.
We LOVE this sports-themed shapes game. Children pick cards and move their ball across the field to see if whether the 2D or 3D shapes win the Shape Championships.
Build a Shape with Manipulatives
For this activity, children get to practice making the actual shapes out of things like blocks, craft sticks, playdough, yarn, and more. This works as a STEM project as well.
This activity combines several kindergarten skills. First, the kids get to pick shapes and cut them out. Next, they get to compost a picture with the shapes they picked. Finally, they get to count and record the shapes used in their picture.
Hide & Seek Shapes Prepositions
In kindergarten, children learn to use preposition words to describe the location of shapes. This hide and seek game is a fun way to practice that. They can even use a shape block to move the shape to the location described on each card.
One part of teaching shapes in kindergarten is how to compose shapes using shapes. In these activities, we use pattern blocks to build shapes and pictures.
Making Pictures with Shapes
Another important shapes skill is being able to use shapes to make pictures. Children can practice using pattern blocks to recreate these pictures. They can try making a few of their own.
Hexagons are such a fun shape to compose, and here children get to practice their skills in building their own beehive.
Kids will love this mystery building project. You don’t know what shapes you’ll have to work with until you roll the dice. Build something amazing with what you roll, adjusting as you go. cereal.
Composing Shapes with Shapes
Finally, we have our composing shapes with shapes cards. Children get to practice making shapes with a variety of other shapes. They can copy the ones on the cards, and then try making a few of their own.
In addition to the hands-on math centers above, we also created 15 fun kindergarten shapes worksheets for you. These worksheets include tracing shapes, cut and paste, sorting by shape, and graphing.
These worksheets are designed to help kids identify basic shapes, be able to trace those shapes, and then find them in real-life objects.
Sorting or classifying by shape is a great skill for kids to learn. As kids identify shapes in real-life objects and sort different 2D and 3D shapes, they will also get to practice their scissor and gluing skills.
Here are more options for kids to work on tracing shapes, composing shapes, and even coloring or graphing shapes.
Grab ALL of these amazing shapes worksheets for kindergarten for your next math unit today and have your best kinder math centers yet.
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gracias por sus entretenidas laminas las usare para mi nieto de 4 años
I purchased your above pack. I hope that I am overlooking things but don’t see all the things this post covers. I really wanted the color options of these worksheets to use as cookie sheet activities. Especially the shape building cards (were they included in the set)? Also, wanted the graphing activity in color. Slightly disappointed in my $7.00 purchase as your post shows many of these sheets with color.
Hi JJ,
The Shape Building cards are in color. They are pages 23-26 of your pdf. The Shape Makers Art shape pages and Shape Championships green field page are designed in black and white because it is usually cheaper for teachers to print on colored paper than use colored ink. I just chose a variety of colors and put them in the printer to print the colored shapes on. The Shape Championships field I printed on green.
The second page in the set is a Table of Contents. It will tell you where to find each of the pages in the pdf. You can also reference the instruction cards, pages 3-5, for pictures of each activity by it’s title to find under the Table of Contents.
I hope that helps. If you have any other questions, email me at amy@planningplaytime.com, and I can help you out.
Thanks!
Amy N.
*Also thought I was getting shape makers art. Let me know if I over looked these items. I just don’t see them in what I purchased.
Would you sell the building shapes with manipulative center separately?? I love it!
Hi Lindsey,
Sadly, I am not able to sell individual pieces of these sets. It takes a lot of time to individually package and list the smaller activities, and TPT charges higher fees on the smaller sets. The price I would have to charge for the one-by-one activities makes it unreasonable for both you and me.
Sorry about that. Let me know if I can answer any other questions for you.
Amy N.
como se llama las manecillas de reloj que utilizas en el acrílico transparente, donde lo puedo conseguir?
It is in my Time and Money Unit. You can find it here: https://planningplaytime.com/money-worksheets.
Get the printable at: https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Time-and-Money-Centers-3782439
Hi, anyway I could purchase just the roll and build shape game?
Dicr and pattern blink one
Hi Kristina,
Right now I don’t offer individual activities or sheets from sets. It takes a tremendous amount of time and effort to list them individually, and it’s not something I am able to fit into my schedule at this time.
Sorry about that. Let me know if there is anything else I can do to help you.
Amy N.
Hello I am interested in purchasing the set that includes 25, no-prep shapes worksheets that are ready to print and go. I was wondering if you could sell it separate.
We don’t sell them separately. The time and extra fees to list them that way make it unreasonable to do so. Sorry about that.
Where did you get the spinner to set over the print out? I would love to buy one!
We grabbed ours here: https://amzn.to/2TFCCHW (aff. link)
They are so much fun!