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2nd Grade Shapes Worksheets

17 2nd grade shapes worksheets. Teacher favorites: Identifying the Name of Shapes Worksheet and Identifying Shapes Worksheet. How teachers use these

2nd Grade Shapes Worksheets

17 2nd grade shapes worksheets. Teacher favorites: Identifying the Name of Shapes Worksheet and Identifying Shapes Worksheet. How teachers use these

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Worksheet2nd GradeIdentifying the Name of Shapes Worksheet

This Identifying the Name of Shapes Worksheet helps 2nd graders choose the correct name for each 2D shape, from circles to hexagons. Answer key included—a quick, no-prep geometry practice for home or class.

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Worksheet2nd GradeIdentifying Shapes Worksheet

This Identifying Shapes Worksheet asks 2nd graders to name eight figures from a word bank, then explain a six-sided shape. Answer key included, making it a quick no-prep geometry review.

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Worksheet2nd Grade3 Dimensional Shapes Worksheet

This 3 Dimensional Shapes Worksheet has 2nd Grade students match six solid figures to their names and name three everyday objects. An answer key is included, so practice is quick to check.

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Worksheet2nd GradeDrawing Shapes by the Rules Worksheet

A drawing shapes by the rules worksheet where 2nd graders read an attribute clue, draw the matching shape, name it, and count its sides and corners. Answer key included for fast, no-prep geometry practice.

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Worksheet2nd GradeMatching Shape Attributes Worksheet

This matching shape attributes worksheet has 2nd graders match five shapes to the rules they follow, then count sides and corners. An answer key is included, so checking work takes seconds.

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Worksheet2nd GradeDrawing Shapes By Attributes Worksheet

This drawing shapes by attributes worksheet asks 2nd graders to draw a shape from its clues, then name cones, cubes and spheres by their faces. Answer key included for fast, no-prep geometry practice.

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Worksheet2nd GradeHow Many Faces and Vertices? Worksheet

This How Many Faces and Vertices? Worksheet has 2nd Grade students count the flat faces and corners on six solid figures, then compare their answers. Answer key included, so checking takes seconds.

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Worksheet2nd GradeShapes ABC Order Worksheet

This shapes abc order worksheet asks 2nd grade kids to put ten shape names in alphabetical order, using the second letter to break ties, and it comes with an answer key to build strong dictionary skills.

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Worksheet2nd GradeConstructing Shapes Worksheet

This Constructing Shapes Worksheet gives 2nd Grade students two charts for counting the sides, vertices, and edges of flat and solid figures, plus a written comparison and a complete answer key.

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Worksheet2nd GradeEveryday Shapes - Reading Comprehension Worksheet

This Everyday Shapes Reading Comprehension Worksheet pairs a 2nd grade story about a shape hunt with four bubble questions and a written response. The answer key is included, so checking takes a minute.

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Worksheet2nd GradeCreating New Shapes Worksheet

This creating new shapes worksheet asks 2nd Grade students to count the outside sides of shapes built from smaller pieces and name each polygon. An answer key is included for quick checking.

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Worksheet2nd GradePentagons Worksheet

Use this pentagons worksheet to help 2nd grade students find four pentagons among other polygons and draw two of their own. An answer key is included, so checking takes seconds.

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Worksheet2nd GradeDrawing 3D Shapes Worksheet

This Drawing 3D Shapes Worksheet asks 2nd grade students to draw a cube, a cylinder and a cone, then name the solid figure each everyday object matches. An answer key is included, so practice is quick to check.

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Worksheet2nd GradeDrawing Shapes According to the Rules Worksheet

This drawing shapes according to the rules worksheet has 2nd graders read six shape rules, draw each shape, and name it from a word bank. An answer key is included for quick checking.

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Worksheet2nd GradeMaking Shapes Worksheet

This making shapes worksheet lets 2nd graders count the sticks and clay balls in six shape models, then name each flat or solid shape. An answer key is included for quick checking.

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Worksheet2nd GradeDr. Seuss Shapes Worksheet

Using Dr. Seuss Shapes Worksheet, students cut out shapes in order to sort and compare them based on the Dr. Seuss book, The Shape of Me and Other Stuff.

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Worksheet2nd GradeUsing Objects to Construct New Shapes Worksheet

This using objects to construct new shapes worksheet has 2nd grade students count the straws and twist ties in four shape models and name each shape. An answer key is included for quick checking.

From our teachers' playbook

Count the sides, crack the shape!

What do 2nd graders learn about shapes?

In 2nd grade, kids stop naming shapes by how they look and start naming them by their parts. They count sides and corners: 6 sides + 6 corners = hexagon. They learn triangles, quadrilaterals, pentagons and hexagons, draw shapes from clues like "four sides, one square corner," and meet 3D shapes like cubes by counting faces. They also split shapes into equal parts, halves, thirds and fourths. The click moment is when kids realize a tipped-over square is still a square, because the sides didn't change.

Our favorite ways to make shapes stick

Shapes are easiest to learn with eyes and hands. These moves go from naming to real reasoning.

Sing the sides

Play a shape song and have kids trace each shape in the air as it's named. Pause and ask, "How many sides was that?" The song gives the names, and the tracing gives the attributes.

Why it works: a catchy, repeating tune gives the brain a hook to hang words on, so sung text is remembered better (Wallace, 1994).

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Draw it from clues

Give a clue like "five sides, five corners" and kids draw it on a whiteboard. Compare the drawings. They all look different but they're all pentagons! That shows kids it's the parts that count.

Why it works: children learn more from words and pictures together than from words alone (Mayer, 2009).

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Flash and count

Flash a shape card and kids hold up fingers for the number of sides before saying the name. Counting first stops quick guesses and builds the habit of checking attributes.

Why it works: researchers who compared ten study methods found practice testing is one of the two that work best (Dunlosky and colleagues, 2013).

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Questions parents and teachers ask us

What shapes do 2nd graders learn?

Second graders learn triangles, quadrilaterals, pentagons, hexagons and cubes. They identify and draw shapes based on their attributes, like the number of sides, angles and faces.

What is a quadrilateral?

A quadrilateral is any shape with four straight sides and four corners. Squares, rectangles, rhombuses and trapezoids are all quadrilaterals.

How do I teach shape attributes?

Have kids count the sides and corners of every shape they see. Ask "How do you know?" instead of "What is it?" so they explain using attributes, not just looks.

What is the difference between 2D and 3D shapes?

2D shapes are flat, like a square drawn on paper. 3D shapes are solid and have faces, edges and vertices, like a cube or a ball.