Trace the Shapes Worksheet

Ages 3–5
Easy
1 page
Worksheet
PDF: Letter & A4
Updated 7 Nov 2026

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Eight rows, one shape in each: circle, square, triangle, rectangle, oval, rhombus, hexagon and star. The first shape in each row is solid, to color; the next three are dotted lines to trace with a pencil or crayon. Tracing builds the pencil control children need for drawing shapes on their own, and saying the name on every trace helps it stick. Start each one at the top and go round without lifting the pencil if you can.

Also try: Name the Shapes Worksheet · Sides and Corners of 2D Shapes · Shape Flash Cards

Tips for this shapes worksheet

Color the solid shape first, then trace the dotted ones.
Start at the top and go all the way round without lifting the pencil.
Say the name of the shape each time you trace it.

It is a one-page PDF with nothing to mark. For first shapes, the shape flash cards have the name and sides on the back. When this sheet feels easy, move on to the sides and corners worksheet and the 3D shapes coloring page. See all shapes worksheets.

For teachers and parents

What it practises: Naming 2D shapes and finding them in real life, sides, corners, patterns and sorting, 3D shapes: faces, edges and vertices
How to use it: Keep real things on the table: a ball, a box, a can, a party hat. Turn the flat shapes around so children learn that a turned triangle is still a triangle. Answers on page 2.
Time: About 10–15 minutes

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