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Shapes Coloring Pages

Once preschoolers start learning about Shapes they begin to see shapes everywhere in their surroundings. They become amazed by all the shapes they recognize out there in the world.

Teaching about Shapes

There are many different ways to introduce shapes in your preschool program. Start by introducing the shapes individually.
It is best to first tell the children what the shape is called so that they first recognize the shape unattached to an object, then you can proceed to helping them recognize shapes in things around them.

Ways to introduce shapes to preschoolers:

In coloring picture

In picture books

Making shapes with playdough

Cookies and crackers

Songs about shapes

Games with shapes

Shape Activities and Worksheets

Square worsheet

Shapes coloring page

Songs About Shapes

Help preschoolers learn about the basic shapes like circles, triangles, squares and rectangles, by singing preschool shape songs.

Games About Shapes

I Lost a Shape

Sing to the tune of: Skip to my Lou

Sit in a circle with your group and place cut out shapes of green or color of your choice in the center.(use only one color for the shapes)

Have one child run around the circle while you all sing the song: Lost my (shape) what do I do?
Lost my (shape). What so I do?
Lost my (shape). What do I do?

At the end of the song the child has to go in the center and pick up the lost shape.

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