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Are you working on teaching shapes to preschoolers? This simple one page Teaching Shapes reference sheet can be used in a multitude of different ways to encourage your preschool students’ shape skills.

4 Ways to Use Teaching Shapes Reference Sheet

Adding this simple one page reference sheet to your math center set-up allows your preschoolers to learn independently through play. Print off a few and slip them in plastic sheet protectors along with the following simple set-ups for a full week of shape centers!

1. Teaching Shapes to Preschoolers with Lacing Alphabet – this simple hands-on activity works on not only shape recognition, but formation and even recognizing shape names. See the complete post here for details.
2. Playdough and Shape Cutters – add some playdough and shape cutters to the table to let kids cut out and match all the shapes on the reference sheet.
3. Foam Shape Sorting – use a basket of pre-cut foam shapes to match to the reference sheet. Add one of our favorite math activity resources – the Dollar Store sorting tray – to the mix to sort shapes.
4. Shape Scavenger Hunt – let your preschooler walk their room, playroom or house to find all the shapes on the reference sheet in their environment.

Teaching Shapes in Action

How do you teach your preschoolers shapes? If you use our reference sheet printable, I’d love to see pictures of it in action to add to our product gallery! Share them on my Facebook page or tag me on Instagram @PGPBMeghan!