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3 activities for teaching shapes {free printables}

January 13, 2013 by Katie 5 Comments

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In all the activities I do with my kids, I try to keep the learning fun and hands-on. The same is true for teaching my kids their shapes. In this post I’m sharing three activities I have used to help XGirl and QBoy learn their shapes.

Note: For more ideas and free printables to help kids learn shapes, see my teaching shapes to kids page. 

3 activities for teaching shapes (including free printable shape activities) || Gift of Curiosity

Household object shape sorting

XGirl is still working on basic shapes. For this activity, I decided to focus on having her distinguish between objects that were circles or squares. I gathered items from around the house that were either circular or square in shape, and then put them onto a tray for her to sort. To make it more fun, I had her sort them into two piles on opposite sides of the room, as XGirl loves any excuse to move around. 🙂

3 activities for teaching shapes (including free printable shape activities) || Gift of Curiosity


Do-A-Dot shape sorting

I also prepared an activity for both kids that required distinguishing between shapes. I gave the kids worksheets with two shapes on them. They used our Do-A-Dot Rainbow Art Paints to paint the shapes different colors.

In the picture below, XGirl is putting red dot in the circles and purple dots in the triangles. I made worksheets with basic shapes for XGirl and more advanced shapes like pentagons, hexagons, octagons, and parallelograms for QBoy.

(See end of post to grab a copy of this free printable.)

3 activities for teaching shapes (including free printable shape activities) || Gift of Curiosity


Wikki Stix shape tracing

A third shapes activity involved using Wikki Stix to trace the outlines of some shapes.

I had a page of basic shapes for XGirl and more advanced shapes for QBoy. However, the spatial awareness skills needed to complete this task were difficult for XGirl, so I will plan to reintroduce this activity later when she is more ready.

(See end of post to grab a copy of this free printable.)

3 activities for teaching shapes (including free printable shape activities) || Gift of Curiosity

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More resources for learning shapes

More shapes posts from Gift of Curiosity:

  • 20 ideas for teaching shapes
  • 15 books about shapes
  • Magic disappearing shapes
  • Trace the shapes art and fine motor activity
  • How many ways to make a shape?
  • Sand shapes
  • Exploring 3D shapes through play
  • 3D shapes graphing game

For more ideas and free printables to help kids learn shapes, see my Teaching Shapes to Kids page and my Learning Shapes Pinterest Board. 

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  1. Janice says

    January 14, 2013 at 3:17 am

    This is great! My kids are learning about shapes at the moment and this will be perfect. Thanks for sharing!

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    • Katie says

      January 14, 2013 at 8:51 am

      Glad you can use them! Hope your kids enjoy!

      Reply
  2. Kirstylee says

    January 14, 2013 at 1:27 pm

    What fun shape activities. We haven’t gotten any wikki sticks yet, but I keep seeing fun activities with them We might have to finally get some. 🙂

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    • Katie says

      January 14, 2013 at 2:03 pm

      My kids really enjoy then. Whenever QBoy studies a new letter one of his favorite learning activities is to trace the letter using his Wikki Stix.

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  3. Tracey@We-Made-That says

    January 16, 2013 at 5:32 pm

    Oh we got some wikki sticks for Christmas and I have kind of been at a loss of what to use them for. This would be great to help teach my little one her shapes. I just love all these ideas! Thanks for sharing on We Made That!

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