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2D shapes worksheets

A free five-page pack for Kindergarten: learn to name circles, squares, triangles, rectangles, ovals and hexagons, with a worked example, practice pages, word problems and an answer key.

Download the 2D shapes pack(5 pages, color)Ink saver (B&W)

Watch it solved

54 sec · with voice and captions

A pencil works one example of each activity, so you can see how the worksheet goes before you print it. Tap a step to jump to it. The rest of the sheet is left for your child to finish.

Read what the video says

0:00 Let's practice 2D shapes, step by step.
0:03 Look at the sides and the corners. A circle has no corners. A triangle has 3 sides. A square has 4 equal sides, and a hexagon has 6 sides.
0:14 Trace each shape with your finger, then with a pencil. Then trace its name: circle, square.
0:28 Color each shape by the key: circles red, squares blue, triangles yellow, and rectangles green.
0:38 Word problems. Sam drew 3 triangles. How many sides are there in all? The answer is 9 sides: 3 x 3.
0:47 Great job! Now print the free worksheet, and finish the rest on your own.

How to do it

Teaching tip

Make shapes with craft sticks or pipe cleaners. Children count the sticks to see why a triangle needs 3 and a square needs 4.

Try some

What shape is it?Tap to checkTriangle
What shape is it?Tap to checkCircle
What shape is it?Tap to checkRectangle
What shape is it?Tap to checkHexagon
What shape is it?Tap to checkSquare
What shape is it?Tap to checkOval
What shape is it?Tap to checkTriangle
What shape is it?Tap to checkRectangle

Word problems

Sam drew 3 triangles. How many sides are there in all?Show answer

9 sides (3 x 3)

Sara drew 2 squares. How many corners are there in all?Show answer

8 corners (2 x 4)

Sam has a circle, a square and a triangle. Which shape has no corners?Show answer

the circle

I have 6 sides and 6 corners. What shape am I?Show answer

a hexagon

What the worksheets look like

2D shapes worksheet: meet the shapes, then a first practice — Page 1: meet the shapes, then a first practice

2D shapes worksheet: find, name and count the shapes — Page 2: find, name and count the shapes

2D and 3D shapes chart

Ten flat shapes and six solid shapes with their names, sides and everyday examples, to keep on the wall.

Template(1 page, color)Ink saver (B&W)

Common questions

How do you teach 2D shapes?

Look at the sides and the corners. A circle and an oval are round, with no corners. A triangle has 3 sides. A square has 4 equal sides. A rectangle has 4 sides, two long and two short. A hexagon has 6 sides. Make shapes with craft sticks or pipe cleaners. Children count the sticks to see why a triangle needs 3 and a square needs 4.

What grade learns 2D shapes?

Usually Kindergarten. In the Common Core it is part of K.G.A.2, K.G.B.4.

Is there an answer key?

Yes. Page 5 has every answer from the pack and a short teaching tip.