Real Life Shape Sorting Activity for Pre K and Kindergarten

Imagine being that educator…the one whose kids just ‘get’ how to identify shapes! Learning to recognize and match simple shapes easily is an important step in developing essential early numeracy skills. Shape identification skills are critical for learning to recognize patterns as well – learning to count and read requires recognition of letter shapes and patterns of words.

This Real Life Shape Sorting Activity can be used for centers, small group instruction or 1:1 work with a teacher or assistant. The activity includes 6 shape mats in two different sizes (circle, square, rectangle, triangle, pentagon and diamond). The simple format means easy play for short attention spans!

This Real Life Shape Sorting Activity aligns with the EYLF and can be used to give your kids a solid base in early numeracy and social skills. The interesting pictures keep young players engaged and build visual discrimination skills at the same time.

Print, laminate and enjoy! I hope you find this activity useful – let me know if you found it helpful!