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Features

Color every circle and circle every triangle among look-alikes with a gap, a curved side or four corners
Circle every square among long rectangles, then color every rectangle in a field with no squares
Circle every hexagon, bigger, smaller and turned, then count the shapes in a mixed field
Draw lines from ten everyday things, such as a clock, a door, a yield sign and a honeycomb cell, to their shapes
Trace each shape, then draw it on dot paper
Every page in color and in black and white
Answer keys included

Skills Covered

Name circles, triangles, squares, rectangles and hexagons
Know a shape by its sides and corners, whatever its size or turn
Tell a real shape from a look-alike

Find flat shapes in everyday things
Count the shapes of each kind in a group
Trace shapes and draw them on dot paper

How to Use This Pack

Five pages, one shape idea at a time. Page 1 has children color every circle among ovals, a half circle and a circle with a gap, then circle every triangle; the look-alikes have a gap, a curved side or four corners, and the real triangles are big, small, upside down and long and thin. Each part starts with a worked Example. Page 2 circles every square, some of them turned on a corner, among long rectangles, then colors every rectangle in a field that has no squares at all. Page 3 shows a hexagon to compare with, asks children to circle every hexagon, bigger, smaller and turned, among a pentagon, an octagon and an open hexagon, then to count the circles, triangles, rectangles and hexagons in a mixed field and write each number. On page 4 children draw a line from ten everyday things, such as a clock, a coin, a door, a book, a window, a cracker, a yield sign, half a sandwich, a honeycomb cell and a nut, to the five shapes in the middle. Page 5 traces each shape, then draws one on the dots beside it.

In the Classroom

Read each heading aloud and point to the small shape beside it. Before page 1, pass around paper triangles: turn one upside down and ask if it is still a triangle, then fold a corner over so it has four corners and ask again. On page 3, count the sides of the model hexagon together, tapping each one. For page 4, go on a shape walk first and name the shapes of real doors, clocks and windows in the room.

At Home

Look for shapes at home: a plate is a circle, a door is a rectangle, a slice of toast cut corner to corner makes two triangles. Draw a shape for your child to name, then turn the paper and ask if it is still the same shape.

Tips for Success

Count the sides: a triangle has 3, a square and a rectangle 4, a hexagon 6
A shape with a gap or a curved side is not a triangle
A square has 4 sides the same length; a rectangle has 2 long sides and 2 short ones
Turned, bigger or smaller, a shape keeps its name
On the dots, start at one dot and go around until you are back where you started

Common Core Standards Alignment

This pack supports the following Common Core State Standards for Mathematics:

K.G.A.1 Use shape names for everyday objects, and tell where things are with position words like over, under, next to and behind.
K.G.A.2 Name shapes correctly even when they are turned, tilted, bigger or smaller.
K.G.A.3 Tell whether a shape is flat (two-dimensional) or solid (three-dimensional).
K.G.B.5 Make shapes seen in the world by drawing them or building them from parts such as straws and clay.
K.G.B.6 Put small shapes together to make bigger ones, such as joining triangles to make a square.

Flat Shapes for Kindergarten

Kindergarten

Circles, triangles, squares, rectangles and hexagons, big and small and turned every way. Children find and color each shape among look-alikes, count shapes in a mixed field, match everyday things to their shapes and trace and draw each one.

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What’s Included

5 worksheets in color and in black and white, with answer keys (15 pages)
Circles and triangles, squares and rectangles, and hexagons to find among look-alikes
A shape hunt to count and a page of everyday things to match to their shapes
Each shape to trace and then draw on dot paper

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