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Making shapes on the geoboard

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Learning shapes is an important task of early childhood. Making shapes on the geoboard is a great way for children to learn their shapes while also developing spatial awareness and fine motor skills.

At the end of this post I offer a printable you can use to inspire your child to create a variety of different shapes and images on the geoboard.

Note: For more ideas to help kids learn their shapes, see my Teaching Shapes to Kids page.

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To make shapes on the geoboard, you will need the following materials:

  • Geoboard
  • Rubber bands, preferably in a variety of sizes
  • Printable Shapes on the Geoboard cards

Geoboards are a great learning tool for young children. My printable Shapes on the Geoboard cards work best with geoboards that include a 5×5 array of pegs, but they can also work on larger geoboards as well.

I prepared the activity for my daughter by placing the Shapes on the Geoboard cards on a tray along with a container of rubber bands and a geoboard.

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Her fine motor skills got quite the workout as she made this large square.

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But she was super proud to show me her work when she was done.

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She initially had difficulty making this triangle.

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But with a bit of support she was able to spot her mistake and correct it.

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The printable Shapes on the Geoboard cards include two different ways to make squares, rectangles, and triangles. So in addition to the large triangle pictured above, my daughter also made a squat isosceles triangle as well.

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My Shapes on the Geoboard set includes 14 cards with shapes your child can make on the geoboard and 2 blank cards for you or your child to draw your own shapes to make on the geoboard. Of the 14 image cards, 4 of them include advanced images that encourage children to combine shapes to make a house, butterfly, star, or window.

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Want a copy of my Shapes on the Geoboard printable?

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More resources for learning shapes

More shapes posts from Gift of Curiosity:

  • 20 ideas for teaching shapes
  • Trace the shapes art project
  • 15 books about shapes
  • Magic disappearing shapes
  • 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. 

Filed Under: Preschool, Kindergarten, 1st Grade, 2nd Grade, Shapes

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  1. maryanne

    October 26, 2019 at 9:38 pm

    I love geoboards! So many great learning activities.

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