Description
Do your students need help identifying 2D shapes? Our Search, Trace & Colour: 2D Shapes Worksheets are just what you need to reinforce shape recognition through a fun, visual, and interactive activity.
This engaging resource encourages students to locate and identify a variety of 2D shapes in a structured worksheet setting. As students find each shape, they trace it, draw it themselves, and colour it in—helping to build shape awareness, visual discrimination, and fine motor skills all at once. It's a fantastic low-prep addition to your shape unit or a great way to reinforce key concepts during rotations or as an early finisher task.
With multiple worksheet versions included, this resource is designed to cater to a variety of ability levels and classroom needs. Whether students are just beginning to recognise shapes or are ready to apply their knowledge to real-world connections, there’s a version to suit every learner in your classroom.
Key Learning Outcomes:
- ✅ Identify and name common 2D shapes
- ✅ Trace and draw shapes to reinforce shape recognition
- ✅ Strengthen fine motor control through guided colouring and drawing
- ✅ Develop visual scanning and observational skills in a structured format
What’s Included:
- Multiple worksheet versions with varied difficulty and layout
- Shape categories include (but are not limited to):
- Circle
- Square
- Rectangle
- Triangle
- Oval
- Hexagon
- Pentagon
- Simple instructions and clean formatting for independent use
Materials Needed:
- Printed worksheets
- Pencils, crayons, or coloured markers
- Optional: shape posters or reference cards for support
How to Use:
- • Choose the appropriate worksheet level for your students
- • Guide students to search for the target shapes on their sheet
- • As they find each shape, students trace, draw, and colour it
- • Use finished worksheets as formative assessment or display work
Ideas for Classroom Use:
- 💡 Use during your 2D shapes unit as a hands-on follow-up to whole-class instruction
- 💡 Add to maths rotations for independent or small group practise
- 💡 Include in a fine motor station for added handwriting and pencil grip practise
- 💡 Have students buddy up to check each other’s shape finds and drawings
- 💡 Print on coloured paper for visual variation or to support learners with tracking difficulties
Top Teacher Tips:
- 💛 Laminate a few versions for use with whiteboard markers in fast-finisher tubs
- 💛 Use real classroom items to prompt a shape scavenger hunt before completing the worksheet
- 💛 Extend by having students write a sentence describing objects they see with each shape
- 💛 Encourage correct shape vocabulary throughout to build mathematical language
- 💛 Incorporate into homework packs for additional practice at home
Pair it with our Shapes Detective resource for an added hands-on experience your students will love!
Additional information
Number of Pages | 6 |
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Australian Curriculum Code | AC9M1SP01, AC9M2SP01, AC9MFSP01, EYLF OUTCOME 4: Children are confident and involved learners, EYLF OUTCOME 5: Children are effective communicators |
Australian Curriculum V9
F - 6
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