A shape and counting activity for children learning numbers to 12 and 2D shapes. Cut, order, count and match the numbers to the shapes.

8 shape worksheets for children learning about 2D shape. Name the shape characters. Rectangle , square, circle and triangle shapes. Read words, colour and cut shapes. Rectangle , square, circle and triangle shape outlines. Colour, cut and match. Star outline and star character. Cut, colour, match. 5.Oval outline and oval character. Cut, colour, match. Cross outline and cross character. Cut, colour, match. Heart outline and heart character. Cut, colour, match. Cross, star, oval and heart shapes to colour, cut and match.

Here are 16 sphere shaped patterns for children to colour in choosing their own media e.g. felt pens, paint, pencils etc. The first page shows all 16 designs. Links to art work on patterns, colour and 3D shape.

This is a fun cross - curricular game to play with your pupils. Show the images or cut into cards. Pupils work out the idiom or saying for each image and mark these off on the answer sheets. Great for group or pairs/team work. Links to literacy. There are 2 pages of idioms with 15 pictures on each page. Alternatively cut out all the cards for pupils to match. Differentiate with a small number of cards to start and increasing once pupils get the idea. Pupils can research any idioms they are unfamiliar with. Lots of speaking and listening and thinking opportunities.

Colour flashcards with the following 3D shapes: cylinder, pyramid, sphere, cube, cuboid and cone. There are 4 of each shape in different colours: blue, green, orange and grey. Use as visual aids, display cards or for matching games when teaching or consolidating 3D shape. Laminate to ensure durability.

A 2D shape and counting resource for KS1 Pages 1 and 2 show colour shapes with the number of sides written inside Children can count the sides to make sure the numbers are correct Cut these out, too, for flashcards or displays Page 3 shows a colour worksheet where the numbers are removed from the shapes and the children add them in Pages 4,5, and 6 show worksheets with black and white shapes where children count the sides and write them in the shapes

2 colour activity pages where children count 2D shapes in each row up to 10 and then write the numbers in the boxes. The same 2 activities are in black and white.

2 handy original shape assessment colour worksheets, with the same worksheets in black and white. Children label the five 2D shapes at the top of the sheets. There are then two tasks to do e.g. write about what a square and rectangle have in common. Sheet 2 includes two 3D shapes and tasks around these e.g. list 5 everyday things that are cylinders. There is space to write on the sheets.

10 borders for your work on 2D shape or colour. Useful too, for displaying childrens work or framing posters or key words. These are: Squares - black and white border and colour border Oval - black and white border and colour border Rectangles - black and white border and colour border Circles - black and white border and colour border Triangles - black and white border and colour border

2 assessment shape sheets for KS1 in colour and in black and white. Sheet 1 - 2D shape including hexagon, pentagon and heart. Sheet 2 - 2D and 3D shape including pyramid, cone and cylinder. Children write the names of the first 3 shapes. Then name and match the the next 4 shapes to ‘real’ objects in the centre box. There is a word bank at the bottom to support children with their spelling.

12 shape flashcards with 2 to a page. Each page has 1 colour and 1 matching black and white shape. Shapes are 2D. Cut and laminate for flashcards or for displays. Children can also colour the black and white shapes using their own choices of colour or copying the colour shapes to make them the same. Children could use a range of media for their shapes such as felt pens, paint or collage materials.

Lots of ideas for teaching 3D shape. Starting with 3 colour posters to get the class talking about shape. Spheres and Cubes Cylinders and Cones Cuboids and Pyramids Activity 1:The next poster contains all the shapes and can be used on display or for children to sort out the 6 shapes. Activity 2: Find and draw objects the same as each of the 6 shapes. Activity 3: Cut and match the colour and /or grey shape symbols. Activity 4: Read the descriptions of the shape properties and join these to the shapes shown.

12 sets of shapes with a nature theme. Cut, laminate and use in your shape work or science themed work. Cut and match in different ways e.g. all the triangles or all the cloud shapes. Shapes: square, rectangle, diamond, triangle, cross, star, circle, heart and oval. Nature themes: leaves, pebbles, water, bark, soil, sand, snow, sea, grass, petals, clouds and fire. The final page shows all 12 nature themes as rectangles.

6 black and white worksheets where children can sort shapes. 3 sheets have Christmas pictures included and 3 are 2D shapes. There is a colour answer sheet for each of the 6 sheets. Links with shape, number, celebrations and Christmas.

4 activity sheets are included here showing 2D shapes. Sheet 1 shows 12 colour picture cards to name and talk about. Duplicate, print and cut and match. Sheet 2 shows the same pictures as sheet 1 in black and white. Children can colour these in and / or cut and match to the colour pictures. Sheet 3 shows all the shapes for children to name, label and colour in. Sheet 4 has a box for each shape that children can read the names and draw in. (The boxes here are shuffled and thus in a different order than the previous ones). Useful for children learning their shapes and colours and those pupils learning English.

3 worksheets where children count the shapes/symbols and match them to the number words. Then they can cut out the shape cards and order them from 1 to 10. There is a blank template at the end where children can paste their shape cards into or draw their own.

2 worksheets, 1 in colour and the other in black and white. Each sheet shows 20 2D and 3D shapes for children to identify, find, tick off on the list. Sheet 2 can be coloured in. Children could match the colours or use their own. Sheet 1 could be laminated and children could mark off the shapes as they find them with dry markers. The resource links shape with reading, close observation and colour.

A set of colour 2D shape posters showing rectangles, hearts, diamonds, squares, triangles, circles, ovals, hexagons, pentagons and octagon pictures. These are useful for classroom display, the maths corner, speaking and listening and a host of other maths linked activities e.g. Shape Scavenger Hunt: Children find objects in the classroom that match the shapes on the posters. Shape Sorting Game: Children sort objects or pictures into groups based on the shapes shown in the posters. Shape Memory Match: Have a memory match game using cards that have the shapes from the posters. Shape Artwork: Provide children with art materials to create their own artwork based on the shapes. Interactive Shape Wall: Turn the posters into an interactive wall where children can add objects or drawings that correspond to each shape. Guess the Shape: Play a guessing game where you describe a shape from the posters without naming it, and the children have to guess which shape it is. Laminate the posters and they can be reused.

3 activities for children based on 2D heart shapes. Sheet 1 shows 10 sets of hearts. Children use the 3 colours shown for each set of hearts and make as many different patterns as they can by colouring in the white hearts. Sheet 2 is for children to choose their own colours and make 3 sets of hearts. Sheet 3 shows rows of 4 hearts. Children choose 4 different colours to make these patterns.

2 (2D) shape robots for children to cut and make. The resource shows the 2 colour robots and then a set of shapes for children to cut out and make into robots. Use card for printing and split pins for moving parts to the robots.