Which shapes are included?

Circle, square, triangle, rectangle, oval, rhombus, pentagon, hexagon, octagon, star and heart, depending on the activity.

What does sides and corners practice?

Children count the straight sides and the corners of each shape and write them in the boxes, which shows them that a shape is named by its sides, not its size.

How does colour by shape work?

A key at the top gives each of four shapes a colour. Children colour every shape on the page to match, which is a fun way to practise telling them apart.

Why is there a green dot on the traced shapes?

It shows where to start tracing, so children go round each shape in one smooth line.

Shape Worksheets: Trace, Name, Count Sides and Colour 2D Shapes

Shapes in many sizes and directions

Children often think a triangle has to point up. The shapes here are drawn in different sizes, and colour by shape scatters them so children name each one by its sides and corners.

Three activities

Tracing and naming suits preschool and Kinder. Sides and corners suits Grade 1. Colour by shape works for any age as a quiet, satisfying activity.

In the MATATAG curriculum

KinderDescribing objects by shape and size, and sorting them by colour and shape.
Grade 1Triangles, rectangles and squares in different sizes and positions, compared by sides and corners, and put together or taken apart.
Grade 2Circles, half circles and quarter circles, and figures built from cut-outs and square grids.

The Grade 1 guide asks for shapes in different sizes and orientations, which is why the shapes here are turned and scaled. The sides and corners task is close to the Grade 1 competency.

In Filipino the shapes are bilog (circle), parisukat (square), tatsulok (triangle) and parihaba (rectangle). A shape hunt for parisukat and tatsulok around the classroom is a good start before the sheet.

Summarised in our own words from DepEd’s MATATAG Kindergarten Curriculum Guide and Mathematics Curriculum Guide, Grades 1–10 (2023).