Identifying 2d shapes worksheets

Identifying 2D shape worksheets for kindergarten show one shape outline per problem with three names beside it, and your child circles the right one. The basics (circle, triangle, square, rectangle, and hexagon) appear in different sizes and turned different ways.

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What students need to know

A shape keeps its name no matter which way it turns. Count the sides and corners to find it.

This skill runs from kindergarten through 1st grade. Pick a grade above for level-matched sentences, teaching notes, and worksheets.

Identifying 2d shapes across the grades

Kindergarten

Identifying 2D shape worksheets for kindergarten show one shape outline per problem with three names beside it, and your child circles the right one. The basics (circle, triangle, square, rectangle, and hexagon) appear in different sizes and turned different ways.

1st grade

First grade sheets keep the circle-the-name setup and add the rhombus and the trapezoid alongside circles, triangles, squares, rectangles, and hexagons. Shapes appear tilted, stretched, and resized, so kids sort defining features like sides and corners from looks that don't matter.

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