Shapes and position words worksheets
Aligned with Common Core K.G.A.2
Printable kindergarten shape worksheets: a flat and solid shapes chart, a position words chart, color the shape picture, trace and draw shapes, flat or solid, and where is the bear.
The worksheets
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Flat and Solid Shapes Chart
The five flat shapes with their sides and corners, and four solid shapes with real-life examples.
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Position Words Chart
A bear and a box showing above, below, beside, in, in front of and behind.
Color the Shape Picture
A house, robot or rocket built from shapes. Kids color by shape, then count each kind.
Trace and Draw Shapes
Big dotted shapes to trace and a box to draw each one. Fewer has 3 shapes, Standard 4 and More adds the hexagon.
Flat or Solid?
A mix of flat shapes, solid shapes and real things to sort into flat or solid.
Where Is the Bear?
Bear and box pictures with position words to choose from.
Print the whole packet
One copy of every sheet above, in order. Tap + for more copies (up to 10).
For the parent or teacher
What it is
Kindergartners learn to name flat shapes (circle, square, triangle, rectangle, hexagon) and solid shapes (cube, cone, cylinder, sphere). They also learn position words like above, below, beside, in front of and behind to tell where things are.
What comes next
Comparing length and weight.
How to teach it
- Go on a shape hunt around the house. A clock is a circle, a door is a rectangle, a can is a cylinder.
- Count the sides and corners together. Running a finger along each side helps.
- Turn shapes different ways. A triangle upside down is still a triangle.
- Play "Where is it?" with a toy and a box, using the position words.
Common mistakes
- Calling a square that's turned on its corner a diamond. It's still a square.
- Mixing up flat and solid. A circle is flat, a ball is a sphere.
- Mixing up in front of and behind, especially from the child's own point of view.