In kindergarten, geometry focuses on helping students recognize, describe, compare, and create shapes. The main topics covered include:
Identifying and naming shapes
2D Shapes (Flat Shapes): Circle, square, triangle, rectangle, hexagon
3D Shapes (Solid Shapes): Cube, sphere, cone, cylinder
Describing shapes
Understanding shape attributes (e.g., "A triangle has three sides and three corners.")
Using informal language to compare shapes (e.g., "This shape looks like a ball" for a sphere.)
Comparing shapes
Recognizing similarities and differences between 2D and 3D shapes
Sorting shapes based on attributes (e.g., curved vs. straight edges)
Composing and decomposing shapes
Building new shapes from simple ones (e.g., two triangles make a rectangle)
Breaking down complex shapes into smaller ones
Spatial relationships and position
Understanding positional words: above, below, next to, behind, in front of, beside
Using these words to describe the location of objects in space
Real-world connections
Identifying shapes in the environment (e.g., a clock is a circle, a book is a rectangle)
Creating pictures or designs using different shapes
Kindergarten shapes and position worksheets
In our kindergarten math section, we have two separate sections for students to practice shapes and positional words.
Kindergarten shapes worksheets
The shapes worksheets in kindergarten focus on learning the basic shapes, recognizing the difference between 2D and 3D shapes, as well as comparing shapes to real life objects.
Trace and color shapes
In these first worksheets, students trace 2D shapes and then color those shapes.
Find and color shapes
Students are asked to identify and color different shapes different colors, in these worksheets.
Trace and draw the shapes
These worksheets offer further tracing practice of shapes, as well as their words.
Draw and identify shapes
Students are asked to trace, then draw and then find specific shapes in these worksheets.
Practice connecting similar shapes
Next, students focus on matching shapes.
Match the shapes to their names
These worksheets have students practice the names of 2D shapes.
Find and color the named shapes
Students read the names of shapes and select the correct shape.
Draw the next shape in the pattern
These worksheets ask students to draw the next shape in each pattern.
Label the shape as 2D or 3D
These worksheets ask students to compare 2D and 2D shapes.
Match the real-world objects to shapes
Students are presented with real-world objects, such as a ball, and asked to name its shape: circle.
Count and color the shapes in the puzzle
Students identify the different shapes in tangrams, and then color and count the shapes.
Practice drawing the mirror image
Students practice drawing mirror images in these worksheets.
Above and below worksheets
Students identify objects that are above and below other items in these worksheets.
Left and right worksheets
Next, students practice left and right in a series of different worksheets.
Facing left and facing right worksheets
Students are presented with objects facing left or right, and asked to circle the right word.
Between worksheets
Students practice the meaning of between in these sets of different worksheets.
Practice before and after
These worksheets ask students to practice before and after.
Inside and outside worksheets
These sets of worksheets have students practice inside and outside.
In front and behind worksheets
This final set of worksheets ask students to identify objects in front and behind.
