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2D and 3D Shapes Worksheets: Shape Mazes, Sorts & Posters for PreK–1st Grade

Grade levels
PreK–1st grade
Subjects
Math, Counting & Number Sense, Centers & Games
Pages
102 pages
Format
PDF

Shapes worksheets covering 12 flat shapes and 6 solid shapes, with each shape getting the same three pages — a Shape Page, a Shape Maze and a Things Maze — plus sorts, posters and two-level review. Built for PreK through 1st grade, with a 4-week study plan included.

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Description

Shapes are the first geometry children meet, taught here by tracing, coloring, hunting and sorting, one shape at a time. It covers 12 flat shapes and 6 solid shapes, each getting the same three pages — a Shape Page, a Shape Maze and a Things Maze — so children learn the routine once and use it eighteen times. The flat shapes are circle, square, rectangle, triangle, oval, heart, star, pentagon, hexagon, octagon, trapezoid and rhombus. The solid shapes are sphere, cube, cylinder, cone, pyramid and rectangular prism.

Each Shape Page asks children to trace the word, trace and draw the shape, count sides and corners or flat faces, and color real-life objects. The Shape Maze asks them to color only the target shape to make a path, and the Things Maze asks them to color only the real-life objects with that shape. The same three pages for every shape means the teacher teaches the routine once, and the children spend their time on the shape.

Review has two levels: Level A for PreK–K, Level B for K–1st. Count and Color pages for flat and solid shapes include a bar graph, Color by Shape pictures make a robot and a train, and Shape I Spy, Shape Patterns, Roll and Trace pages, three cut and sort pages, Solid Shape Match, Flat Faces and Shape Riddles round out practice. Build a Shape House, Design a Shape Robot, and the Flat and Solid Shape Hunts turn learning into making and looking.

The set closes with 18 shape posters (2 per page), a Shape Checklist, a Shape Expert Certificate and answer keys. Teacher pages carry a 4-Week Study Plan, teacher notes and a What's Inside page. The pages are black and white on US Letter paper; the listing states 102 pages.

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What's included

Shape pages, mazes and hunts

  • 18 Shape Pages, one for every shape: trace the word, trace and draw, count sides and corners or flat faces, color the real-life objects
  • 18 Shape Mazes: color only the target shape to make a path from start to finish
  • 18 Things Mazes: color only the real-life objects with that shape to make the path
  • Build a Shape House and Design a Shape Robot
  • Flat Shape Hunt and Solid Shape Hunt

Review and practice in two levels

  • Level A for PreK and kindergarten; Level B for kindergarten and 1st grade
  • Count and Color Flat Shapes and Count and Color Solid Shapes, with a bar graph
  • Color by Shape pictures: a robot and a train
  • Shape I Spy color match with real-life objects and Shape Patterns
  • Roll and Trace Flat Shapes and Roll and Trace Solid Shapes
  • 3 cut and sort pages: 2D or 3D?, Sort the Solids, Sort by Sides
  • Solid Shape Match, Flat Faces and Shape Riddles

Posters, certificates and format

  • 18 shape posters (2 per page)
  • A Shape Checklist and a Shape Expert Certificate
  • Answer keys included
  • 4-Week Study Plan, Teacher Notes and a What's Inside page with page numbers
  • PDF, US Letter, black and white, 102 pages in total

Ways to use it

  • Kindergarten math centers on shapes
  • 2D and 3D shapes worksheets for a unit
  • Shape review for 1st grade
  • Preschool shape recognition practice
  • Morning work during a geometry unit
  • Early finishers in kindergarten math

Why it works

One shape at a time, with the same three pages every time, is how young children learn shapes without getting lost in new instructions. The routine stays the same, so the shape is what changes — and the mazes and hunts make children look for shapes in the real world, not just on a worksheet.

Questions & answers

What grades is it for?

It is written for PreK through 1st grade. The cover, the description and the listing's Highlights field all state PreK–1st.

Which shapes are covered?

12 flat shapes: circle, square, rectangle, triangle, oval, heart, star, pentagon, hexagon, octagon, trapezoid and rhombus. 6 solid shapes: sphere, cube, cylinder, cone, pyramid and rectangular prism.

How is each shape taught?

Every shape gets three pages: a Shape Page (trace the word, trace and draw, count sides and corners or flat faces, color the real-life objects), a Shape Maze (color only the target shape to make a path) and a Things Maze (color only the real-life objects with that shape to make a path).

Is there an answer key?

Yes, answer keys are included.

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