Encourage your students to build their fine motor skills while recognising and drawing 2D shapes with this hands-on Trace It, Draw It task card activity. Designed to support shape formation and creativity, this resource is ideal for reinforcing geometry concepts through guided practise.

This activity contains 24 task cards. Each card features a large 2D shape at the top and three drawing boxes below. After identifying the shape, students begin by tracing it and then drawing the shape independently in the blank boxes. For an added challenge, students can draw three real-world objects that represent the shape—like a pizza for a circle or a gift box for a square.

The 2D shapes included are: circle, rectangle, square, triangle, pentagon, hexagon, octagon, trapezoid, rhombus, star, heart, and oval.

Key Learning Outcomes:

• ✅ Identify and name 2D shapes
• ✅ Practise tracing and drawing shapes independently
• ✅ Strengthen fine motor skills and shape recognition
• ✅ Make connections between shapes and real-life objects

What’s Included:

• 24 full-colour task cards featuring individual shapes
• Three drawing boxes per card for practise and creativity
• Instructions for tracing, drawing, or illustrating shape examples

Materials Needed:

• Printed and laminated task cards
• Whiteboard markers and erasers

How to Use:

• • Print and laminate the task cards for repeated use
• • Students identify and name the large shape on each card
• • Trace the shape, then draw it independently in the boxes
• • Optional: draw real-life objects that match the shape

Ideas for Classroom Use:

• 💡 Use during fine motor or shape rotations
• 💡 Include in early finisher or morning tubs
• 💡 Add to your maths toolkits for repeated skill building

Top Teacher Tips:

• 💛 Encourage students to use shape language as they draw
• 💛 Model how to draw with directionality and line accuracy
• 💛 Store cards in a labelled container or shape-themed pouch

You might like to view our complete 2D Shapes Task Card PACKAGE, designed to be stored in the Kmart Rainbow Storage containers.