Shapes

What are we learning?

Cognitive/Mathematics

  • Shape recognition: Identifying and naming shapes building foundational geometry skills.

  • Sorting and classifying: Learning to group shapes by attributes (number of sides, curves, corners)

  • Spatial awareness:

    • Understanding how shapes fit together or relate in space helps children with skills like: planning, flexible thinking, and problem solving (puzzles, map reading, building and constructing).

Art/Fine-motor

  • Fine-Motor and Hand-Eye-Coordination

    • Making shapes with playdough, cutting, building, designing, drawing, coloring, etc. promotes creativity and strengthens fine-motor.

  • Creativity

    • Shapes are everywhere. Recognizing shapes in the world around them helps children make connections. (Ex: drawing a square and a triangle to make their house.)

Language Development

  • Talking about and describing shape’s features adds vocabulary and communication skills.

    • Using math language (sides, corners, longer, same, different, etc.) supports concept development and expressive language.

  • Shape Booklets

    There are 13 emergent readers for 2D shapes, with three different booklet options available for each shape.  

    I use these during small group instruction during our shape of the week. We practice starting on the cover, writing our name, turning the pages one at a time, touching and reading each word on the page, tracing the shape in the picture, and coloring before turning to the next page.

    There is also a differentiated version where students can draw the shape object independently, or you can print the completed emergent reader that your students can read without writing or coloring. 

    Shape Booklet Bundle

  • Shape Activity Page

    This is a pack of 2D shape activity pages to learn about their characteristics. The students trace the shape, draw the shape on their own, count how many sides and corners the shape has, and find and color all the specific shapes they are working on.

    Shape Activity Page

  • Popsicle Stick Shapes

    Use these cards and popsicle stick to practice making shapes. This is a great way to promote hands on learning, count each side of the shape, and practice positional words (on top, next to, in the middle, etc.)

    Popsicle Stick Shapes
  • Cutting Shapes

    Cutting Shapes

    Cutting is a great way for students to practice fine-motor skills. Tip: print the shape on card stock for students who are in the beginning stages of cutting.

    Cutting Pages

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