Shape crafts are a fun and engaging way for children to learn shapes. In addition to learning shapes, children develop creativity, fine motor skills, vocabulary, and problem solving skills. So the main purpose of bringing this craft to you is to identify shapes. Also, here, children can create a wonderful shape craft by selecting similar shapes and grouping them together. So let’s see how to make this wonderful handmade craft using circles, triangles, squares, rectangles, hearts, stars, and more shapes.
What You Need:
- Printed shape templates
- Colored papers
- Crayons or markers
- Glue stick
- Safety scissors
How to Use Shape Crafts and Worksheets:
Step 1: Print the templates: Choose a shape worksheet and print it on colored paper, or print on white paper and let kids color it with crayons or markers.
Step 2: Cut along the outlines: Give children safety scissors and guide them to cut carefully along the shape outlines. Kids can cut out both the big shape and the smaller matching shapes.
Step 3: Arrange and paste in fun ways:
- Big shape with matching small shapes
- Paste the big shape (with a face) at the top of the page.
- Draw lines down to the bottom of the page.
- Let kids choose matching small shapes and paste them along the lines.
- Classroom wall or board display
- Paste a single large shape with a face on the wall or board.
- Draw lines down from the big shape.
- Kids choose small matching shapes and paste them along the lines.
- All students can join in to fill the board with colorful “shape kites.”
- Hanging shape craft
- Give each child a big shape with a face.
- Cut out black paper strips, or use yarn, ribbon, or string.
- Paste the strip behind the big shape.
- Kids find similar small shapes and paste them along the strip.
- Hang the finished craft on the wall for a cheerful display.
Templates:
Click here to get the FREE PDF template: Download ( Printable )