Shapes (2D and 3D): printable worksheets
Name, trace, match, sort and find shapes, and use words for where shapes are.
Sample worksheet
The first 3 problems of a real worksheet, made the way the builder makes it. Open it in the builder to change the number of problems, the difficulty and the layout, then print.
1.
Count the sides and corners.
sides corners |
2.
Count the sides and corners.
sides corners |
3.
Count the sides and corners.
sides corners |
Show answers
1.4 sides, 4 corners
2.3 sides, 3 corners
3.4 sides, 4 corners
What students practise
I can name shapes and tell how they are alike and different.
Students name flat and solid shapes by their attributes regardless of size or orientation, and use position words.
Key words
- side
- a straight edge of a flat shape
- corner
- where two sides meet
- solid
- a shape that is not flat
Common mistakes
- Thinks a turned square is a different shape.
- Recognizes only typical examples, such as an equilateral triangle.
Standards
Common Core State Standards this worksheet practises.
- K.G.A.1: Describe objects using the names of shapes and words like above, below and beside. (unverified)
- K.G.A.2: Name shapes correctly, whatever their orientation or size. (unverified)
- K.G.A.3: Identify shapes as two-dimensional (flat) or three-dimensional (solid). (unverified)
- K.G.B.4: Analyze and compare shapes, using informal words for sides and corners. (unverified)
- K.G.B.5: Model shapes in the world by building and drawing them. (unverified)
- K.G.B.6: Compose simple shapes to form larger shapes. (unverified)
Related topics
- Before this: Shapes (Pre-K)