Coloring the Shapes Worksheet
Use this coloring the shapes worksheet to help 1st grade students color triangles, squares and rectangles by counting sides and corners. An answer key is included, so checking work is quick and easy.
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This coloring the shapes worksheet helps 1st grade students name triangles, squares and rectangles by their defining attributes, not by how they happen to look. A triangle can be tall, skinny, wide or tilted and it is still a triangle, because it always has three sides and three corners. Children practice exactly that idea while they color.
Students look at the color key, then color every triangle orange, every square purple and every rectangle red. The shapes on the page come in different sizes and are turned in different directions, so kids have to count sides and corners to be sure. A circle and a hexagon are mixed in, and those stay white. In Part 2, students count the sides and corners of four shapes and write each number in a box. Print it for morning work, a math center, small-group geometry practice or homework.
What’s Included
- 1 printable coloring the shapes worksheet (Part 1: color by shape name using a key; Part 2: sides and corners table)
- 12 shapes to sort by color, including right, tall and wide triangles and turned squares and rectangles
- A full-color answer key
3 Reasons This Worksheet Helps Kids
- It builds the 1st grade standard of telling defining attributes (number of sides and corners) apart from non-defining ones like size, color and position.
- Coloring keeps young learners engaged while they check each shape carefully.
- The sides and corners table gives children words and numbers to explain why a shape belongs to its group.
Ideas for Teachers and Parents
Before coloring, trace a finger around one triangle and count the corners out loud together. Afterward, ask your child why the tall, skinny shape is still a triangle. For a quick extension, go on a shape hunt around the room and count the sides of real objects like books, windows and signs. This 1st grade shapes worksheet also pairs well with pattern blocks or geoboards.
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