Spot the Shape – FREE Printable 2d Shape Worksheets

Help students work on shape recognition with these 2d shape worksheets! These free printable shapes worksheets are perfect for preschool, pre-k, and kindergarten age students.  These shape worksheets for preschoolers require no prep, simply print and you are ready to work on visual discrimination of 12 common shapes including: triangle, star, square, rectangle, rhombus, circle, pentagon, hexagon, octagon, heart, oval, and trapezoid.Simply print hte shape names worksheets to learn while having fun!

2d Shape Worksheets

Shapes are everywhere in our environment, and a child’s ability to recognize and understand them is a vital stepping stone in their early education. So if you’re teaching 2D shapes to your learners then I have the perfect printable activity for you! This ‘Spot the 2D shape in the Picture’ printable is a great way to get learners excited about learning and identifying 2D shapes. This is also a great way to help learners practice their visual discrimination skills as they practice differentiating between the different 2D shapes.

Shape Recognition Worksheets

Start by scrolling to the bottom of the post, under the terms of use, and click on the text link that says >> ____ <<. The Spot the 2D shape printables pdf file will open in a new window for you to save the freebie and print the template.

Shapes worksheets for kindergarten

Shapes are all around us and it’s no surprise that young learners love learning about shapes. From observing shapes in everyday objects around us, learners have a natural tendency and excitement to learn all about the different 2D shapes.

By mastering the recognition of 2D shapes, children lay the foundation for more advanced mathematical concepts and problem-solving skills. This foundational knowledge helps develop spatial awareness and geometry comprehension. And in this case, this printable helps with visual discrimination as well as children to differentiate between the different shapes based on features such as the number of sides.

Visual Discrimination Activity

This set of NO-PREP printable worksheets was created to help learners spot and identify 2D shapes within an image. With the help of this printable, kindergarten learners will be able to explore and understand shapes in a fun and engaging way.

NO-PREP worksheets are a breeze to use with your learners whether at school or at home. All you have to do is to download the printable, print out the pages you want to use and give it to your learners. It doesn’t require any prep work from you, making this printable easy to use for a quick revision activity or for your early finishers.

Shape worksheets for preschoolers

The printable includes a set of 12 NO-PREP printable worksheets, that will help learners identify and recognize 2D shapes.

Each printable page includes the following:

• • A large 2D shape which the learner needs to recognize and identify.

• • Several small 2D shapes inside the large shape.

• • A tracing word at the bottom for the learner to trace the name of the shape.

If you’re looking for more hands-on activities involving 2D shapes check out these 2D shape clip cards. Learners will identify and clip the everyday objects that match the shape. The printable includes real photos and is a great way to get learners recognizing and identifying their 2D shapes.

Shape Printables

There are 12 2D shapes included in this printable:

• Triangle
• Star
• Square
• Rectangle
• Rhombus
• Circle
• Pentagon
• Hexagon
• Octagon
• Heart
• Oval
• Trapezoid

Shape names worksheets

Present your learners with the printable and writing tools (a color pencil and marker should work great). Learners will first have to identify the big 2D shape on the page. From there, they will have to see which small 2D shape matches inside the big one. For instance, if the big shape is a circle, then they will have to spot the circle inside it, amidst the other shapes.

They can then choose to color the matching small 2D shape or dab it using a dot marker.

Finally they can read and trace the name of the shape at the bottom. This can be done using a pencil or a marker.

Free shape worksheets

And they’re done, this is a super easy and no-prep way to practice 2d shape recognition and identification with your preschool or kindergarten learners.  It’s also perfect for as a homework activity, small centers, or for your early finishers.