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Free Printable Flashcards: Shape Flashcards

March 2, 2021 by Selena Robinson 10 Comments

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These free printable shape flashcards make it easy to help little ones learn their shapes!
Free Printable Flashcards: Shapes - Look! We're Learning!

I don’t know what it is about flashcards, but my kids absolutely love them.

They’ll collect them, lay them out on the table, pass them around, look at them, and toss them in the air for hours.

Not sure the tossing actually counts as learning, but it’s…something.

Since shapes are one of the primary concepts to teach early learners, I thought a set of free printable flashcards shape cards would be awesome to share with all of you!

Colorful Printable Shape Flashcards for Kids

These are an excellent resource for preschoolers and kindergartners who are learning shapes.

If you want to get an early start on this concept, you could even use these with toddlers!

Read on to see how to grab your set of printable shape flashcards – free!

And, while you’re here, don’t miss some of our other printable flashcards, including color flashcards and counting flashcards for kids!

Help early learners practice recognizing shapes with these printable shape identification flashcards!

How Do I Print The Printable Shape Flashcards?

To use these free printable flashcards shape cards, you’ll need the following: (This post contains affiliate links. For details, see our Disclosure Policy.)

  • Printer (with ink)
  • Printer paper
  • Scissors
  • Laminator ( good if you want to reuse the cards later)
Printable Shape Flashcards for Kindergartners

The set includes 16 flashcards for the following shapes:

  • Square
  • Circle
  • Triangle
  • Rectangle
  • Star
  • Heart
  • Diamond
  • Oval

One set of eight flashcards includes both the shape names and pictures. The second set features only the shapes.

Shape Identification Flashcards for Preschoolers

A line art version is included if you need to save on ink! (And who doesn’t?)

When printing, you can decide how many sets you want at the moment.

Print the color set with names if you’re just starting to cover shapes for the first time.

You might want to come back and print the other sets for review afterward.

How Can I Use Shape Flashcards for Learning?

There are a few ways you can use these flashcards with early learners.

For toddlers, you can laminate them (trust me on this) and put them on an O ring.

They make a great addition to a busy bag!

Printable Shape Flashcards for Early Learners

For preschoolers, you can start talking about the shapes and their names.

Use the cards without names to help them review each shape.

You can also talk about the differences in color. Ask questions such as “Which shape is red?” or “Which shape is yellow?”

Printable Shape Identification Flashcards

Or you can print the line art version and let the kids color the shapes!

For kindergartners, take the activity a little further by talking about the sides each shape has.

They’ll notice right away that the circle and oval are the exceptions – having no sides at all.

You might also place the cards on a ring and let students walk around the classroom, the outdoors, or even their home to spot similar shapes around them!

Get a look at these shape identification flashcards in action in the video below!

Scroll down to get your free printable shape flashcards!

More Resources for Learning Shapes

To make learning about shapes even more fun, try these activities and books for little learners!

Shape Activities for Toddlers and Preschoolers

  1. Free Shape Playdough Mats – 3 Dinosaurs
  2. Contact Paper Shape Art – Mess for Less
  3. Stars Preschool Shapes – 3 Boys and a Dog
  4. Guess the Shapes Activity and Cutting Practice – Artsy Momma

Books for Teaching Shapes

  1. My Very First Book of Shapes – Eric Carle
  2. A Circle Here, A Square There: My Shapes Book – David Diehl
  3. Shapes, Shapes, Shapes – Tana Hoban
  4. When a Line Bends . . . A Shape Begins – Rhonda Gowler Greene

If you love these, be sure to see our other printable flashcards!

Help kids learn to recognize family words in Spanish with these printable Spanish family flashcards!
These printable English and Spanish season flashcards are great for learning about the seasons in both languages!
Practice reading sight words this summer with these fun summer sight word flashcards! Great for building reading fluency before the new school year!
Printable Shape Flashcards for Toddlers

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Comments

  1. Cassie @ 3Dinosaurs.com says

    August 8, 2014 at 9:53 am

    it is always fun to have different shapes cards!

    Reply
    • Selena Robinson says

      August 15, 2014 at 9:17 pm

      Hey Cassie! Thanks for visiting!

      Reply
  2. Amanda @artsy_momma says

    August 8, 2014 at 1:27 pm

    Sounds like it will be an awesome series!

    Reply
    • Selena Robinson says

      August 15, 2014 at 9:19 pm

      Thanks for stopping by! Just updated the post to include one of your great shape activities. 🙂

      Reply
  3. Tshanina says

    August 8, 2014 at 7:37 pm

    Thanks for sharing this fabulous resource!

    Reply
    • Selena Robinson says

      August 15, 2014 at 9:19 pm

      Thanks for stopping by! 🙂

      Reply
  4. Crystal From Tidbits of Experience says

    August 9, 2014 at 1:51 pm

    Thanks for sharing this. I’m sure this will come in handy when I go to teach Zeva her shapes.

    Reply
  5. enchantedhomeschoolingmom says

    August 9, 2014 at 1:59 pm

    These are such a fantastic resource! I look forward to seeing what you share in this new series.

    Reply
  6. Tiffany H. says

    August 10, 2014 at 10:50 am

    Thank you for sharing these! There are SO MANY uses for cards like these!

    Reply

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