An interactive PPT where children count 5 different 2D shapes up to number 5. Slides can be printed out and used for matching colour counters or coloured playdough shapes.

Here are flashcards showing 8 shapes including circles, hearts, stars and squares. There are number words and colour shape pictures. Use for display or cut out for matching and counting activities. Laminate for re- use.

2D and 3D shape cards for learning to recognise and name shapes. Print these cards double sided so they resemble playing cards. There are 2 sets - a colour set where children read the words and identify the correct one to match the shapes. Set 2 is black and white and animated with faces - children can colour these in if they want. Children can play pairs, snap or sorting with these cards.

Share this presentation on the smart board when teaching basic shapes. Each slide can be printed out for drawing, matching or colouring activities. There are 8 shapes in all.

A textured shape activity where children can name the shapes and make collections e.g.Triangles in 6 different textures or a collection of the 6 different shapes in one texture. There are template boards included as well as all the textured shapes. Cut and laminate the shapes for use over again.

There are 8 labels that can be printed on paper or card. They are then cut around and folded over so that they stand up. Useful for your groups if they have names related to shape or for displays or shape sorting activities.

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.

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.

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

A shape sorting game or activity to make or use as worksheets. 5 2D shape sorting insets to cut and laminate. Sets of colour shapes are included to also cut out and laminate. Children can match the shapes to the outlines or / and colour in /or write the name of the shapes.

12 heart shaped patterns for children to colour in. Useful for your 2D shape work and for children designing cards for special occasions such as Valentine’s Day or Father’s Day. Use a range of media such as collage, paint, finger paint and felt pen.

12 pairs of 2D shape cards for cuttting out and matching, or for use as visual aids or displays on shape. Shapes : circle, oval, square, rectangle, heart, star, cross, triangle, diamond, pentagon, octagon and hexagon.

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.

10 posters or number frieze for your displays or when teaching numbers from 1 to 10. Each poster shows a child, a number and number word.

Add these lovely colourful resources to your role play areas or home corner to celebrate National sandwich day or to complement your themes on food or plants. There are 3 sheets showing cards with different types of breads, sandwiches, lunch boxes and spreads. Duplicate, laminate and play matching games. These cards encourage speaking and listening too.

Add these lovely colourful resources to your role play areas or home corner to celebrate National Candy day. There are 3 sheets showing cards with different types of candy, lollies, chocolates and sweets. Duplicate, laminate and play matching games. These cards encourage speaking and listening too.

Lots of ways of using this resource which links to art and design, colour, shape, pattern, matching and sorting activites as well as Valentine’s Day. There are heart shapes of 3 different sizes, each showing a different pattern / colours. Children can cut and match the hearts, recreate the patterns, use fabric collage to make similar patterns or draw / paint their own hearts. Children can trace around the dotted heart shapes. Hearts can be cut and pasted onto the outline templates. You could make a heart lotto game. There are 3 black and white template heart sheets for you or the children to use- 1 showing small hearts, 1 with 6 hearts to a page and 1 with 2 hearts to a page. A lovely resource for Valentine’s day to inspire children to make heart cards with different designs.

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.

A cross curricular activity linked to literacy. 10 worksheets each showing a different shape. Children read the sentence and the initial sounds of the words. They then draw round the outlines of the shapes and colour them in.

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.