2D Shape Spot Christmas Picture - EYFS/KS1

How many 2D shapes can you see in this festive image?

A fun and easy starter, extension or consolidation activity for Key Stage 1 (KS1) / Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) (Reception) learning their 2D shapes. They can identify circles, rectangles / oblongs / quadrilaterals, squares, triangles and more. These shapes can be found in the “commonly recognisable” orientation, and the eager eyed can even spot the irregular versions of the shapes!

Easy to differentiate, children could use a different colour to circle the different 2D shapes, or count them up as they find them and name them. Encourage the children draw their own festive picture using all the different 2D shapes they have learnt!

This file downloads as an image, so you can insert it into your school’s standard template, or it can be printed on its own. Alternatively, children could complete this activity using iPads / tablets and editing it on the screen. A further option is to project it onto the interactive whiteboard / screen, for the children to search for the shapes as a starter activity. They can record their answers in their books, on individual whiteboards or share them out loud, collaboratively as a class.