Do your students need help identifying, matching and drawing shapes? Real World Shapes is the resource for you!   This set of task cards allows students to practise identifying, matching, and drawing 2D shapes in a fun and hands-on way. Print and cut the Real World Shapes task cards and card templates, print copies of the relevant recording sheets, grab a play tray or some baking trays, and add rice…and you are ready to go!   This versatile resource is perfect for individual, partner or small group work. Play in the following ways:

1. Flip and Trace: Start with a tray of rice and shape cards face down around it. Students will flip a shape card over. They will trace that shape in the rice. They can then trace the shape on their recording sheet.
2. Match and Colour: Start with all the shape cards mixed and facing up. Students will match the shape cards. Once matched, they can colour the shape on their recording sheet.
3. Find and Colour: Start with a tray that has shape cards hidden beneath the rice. Students will need to find a shape hidden in the rice and push the rice to reveal the whole shape. They can then colour that shape on their recording sheet.

  Using rice provides an additional element of fun and a sensory and fine motor experience your students will love. We recommend dying the rice for a colourful experience. Alternatively, use sprinkles or sand.