Trace and Color the Four Basic Shapes
A free printable preschool shapes worksheet: four rows for the first four shapes (circle, square, triangle and rectangle). Kids trace each shape three times as the lines fade from dark dashes to dots, color it and then draw one on their own. Page 2 shows a colored example.
- Size
- US Letter (8.5 × 11 in), fits A4
- 2 pages: the worksheet and its answer key
- Level
- Pre-K
- License
- Free for personal & classroom use
About this worksheet
A free printable preschool shapes worksheet: four rows for the first four shapes (circle, square, triangle and rectangle). Kids trace each shape three times as the lines fade from dark dashes to dots, color it and then draw one on their own. Page 2 shows a colored example. It is made for pre-K and preschool, roughly ages 4 to 5, with big pictures and one number per page.
Tips for using it
- Count the corners with a finger, touching each one, so none are counted twice.
- A square is a special rectangle: four equal sides and four square corners.
- Turn the page around: a shape is the same shape even when it is rotated.
- Say the pattern out loud in a sing-song voice (circle, square, circle, square) before drawing the next shape.
Printing tips
Download the PDF and print at 100% (or “fit to page” on A4). Page 1 is the worksheet and page 2 is the answer key with the answers in red; print just page 1 if you want to keep the answers for checking. Free for personal, family and classroom use.
