Flat or Solid?
Is it a flat shape or a solid shape? Circle flat or solid.
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This is sheet #103824601.
How to do it
- Look at the shape or thing.
- Is it flat like paper, or solid like something you can hold?
- Circle flat or solid.
Teaching tip
Ask "Could you pick it up and hold it in your hand?" This sheet is aligned with Common Core K.G.A.2.
About this worksheet
A mix of flat shapes, solid shapes and real things to sort into flat or solid.
What kids practice
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.
Watch for
- 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.
It's free to print, with Fewer, Standard or More on the page and an answer key. See the full shapes and position words guide for kindergarten.
More sheets in this set
- See it all
1. Flat and Solid Shapes ChartThe five flat shapes with their sides and corners, and four solid shapes with real-life examples. - See it all
2. Position Words ChartA bear and a box showing above, below, beside, in, in front of and behind. 
3. Color the Shape PictureA house, robot or rocket built from shapes. Kids color by shape, then count each kind.
4. Trace and Draw ShapesBig dotted shapes to trace and a box to draw each one. Fewer has 3 shapes, Standard 4 and More adds the hexagon.
6. Where Is the Bear?Bear and box pictures with position words to choose from.