Add some visual support to your elementary geometry lessons with this set of printable shape cards. From triangles and squares to octagons and nanogons, this simple resource can be used in countless ways to develop children's knowledge of two-dimensional shapes.

Concepts

2-d shapes, geometric shapes, shapes, polygons, triangles, quadrilaterals, parallelograms, comparing shapes, shapes recognition

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Additional Tags

math

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Instructional Ideas

• Have the class record the name and definition of each shape on the back of the cards, using them as geometry flash cards
• Create sets of words cards with the names of each shape and use them with the picture cards to play a matching game
• Have students cut out and sort the shapes into categories based on the number of sides and types of angles they have

Classroom Considerations

• Note that this resource only includes the shape cards, requiring the teacher to come up with directions for how they are to be used
• Laminate these cards, allowing them to be used year after year during geometry lessons

Pros

• A total of 18 different shape cards are included in the set
• Shapes are shown in different orientations to challenge children's understanding of geometry
• Three different types of triangles are included: right, acute, and obtuse

Cons

• In two of the pictures, the sides of the shapes do not meet neatly in the corners, but this does not affect the ability of children to identify the shapes

Common Core

K.G.A.2 2.G.A.1 3.G.A.1 4.G.A.2 5.G.B.3 MP6 MP7