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How to Teach Shapes with road mats

Printable Road Shape Mats for Preschool

Your kids will love these printable road shape mats! This is a super fun, hands-on shape learning activity using toys car to trace shapes.

shape activities for preschool

Shapes Activities for Preschoolers

A collection of over 30 activities to explore and learn shapes for preschool, pre-k, and kindergarten. Hands-on activities to make learning fun.

Craft Stick Shapes

Craft Stick Shapes Building Activity for Preschool

Build craft stick shapes with your preschool, pre-k, or kindergarten kids. A fun, hands-on learning activity to go with the book The Greedy Triangle.

shape chalk drawing

The Shape of Things Chalk Drawings

Shapes are found, identified, and drawn in all preschool classrooms! Discovering just how often circles, squares, and triangles occur in our everyday life make them relevant to children. When a concept is applicable to the learner, it is easier to retain the knowledge. Let’s show our students shapes all around […]

shape wands finding shapes

Shape Wands Math Activity

Create shape wands and locate all the matching shapes throughout your classroom or house; for preschool, pre-k, and kindergarten.

shapes exploration game

Shape Exploration for Kids

After reading the wonderful book Mouse Shapes by Ellen Walsh, I thought it would be fun to make a mouse that could be used in a shape game. The mice in the book explore shapes so, why shouldn’t we? Concepts About Shapes As preschoolers learn about shapes, they can develop […]

tortilla shape snack

Make a Tortilla Shape Snack

This fun snack activity encourages shape recognition and expands on the book Round Is a Tortilla by Roseanne Thong; for preschool, pre-k,and kindergarten.

shapes art activity

Perfect Square Shapes Art

This Perfect Square art activity is so easy to set up and totally open-ended. It goes perfectly with the book and would be an excellent addition to a shapes unit. I just love the message in the book Perfect Square by Michael Hall. It’s about a perfect square that is […]

shape photo book DIY

Create a Shapes Photo Book

After reading the book So Many Circles, So Many Squares by Tana Hoban, make your own photo shapes book; for preschool, pre-k, and kindergarten.

Teaching 3-D Shapes in Preschool and Kindergarten

Teaching 3D Shapes

Teaching 3D shapes cone, cube, cylinder and sphere in preschool and kindergarten with hands-on materials, activities and songs. Includes free song printable.