Our "Recognize Shapes" worksheets for ages 6-9 provide engaging and interactive activities tailored to help young learners identify and differentiate between various geometric shapes. Through fun puzzles, matching games, and creative exercises, children enhance their visual-spatial skills and lay a strong foundation in geometry. Ideal for classroom use or at-home practice, these worksheets are expertly designed to support and challenge children as they develop essential learning skills. Explore our extensive collection to make shape recognition an exciting part of your child's educational journey and inspire a love for learning and discovery!


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Force and Interactions: Assessment 1 Worksheet
Force and Interactions: Assessment 1 Worksheet

Force and Interactions: Assessment 1 Worksheet

Test your students' knowledge of pushing, pulling, ramps and wind with this worksheet. The first task requires them to identify push or pull pictures. The second asks them to identify a ramp and the third to explain which direction a ball will move when exposed to wind.
Force and Interactions: Assessment 1 Worksheet
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Adding up to 1000 Without Regrouping: Page 66
Adding up to 1000 Without Regrouping: Page 66
Adding up to 1000 Without Regrouping: Page 66
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Adding up to 1000 Without Regrouping: Page 3
Adding up to 1000 Without Regrouping: Page 3
Adding up to 1000 Without Regrouping: Page 3
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Adding up to 100 Without Regrouping: Page 26
Adding up to 100 Without Regrouping: Page 26
Adding up to 100 Without Regrouping: Page 26
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Adding up to 1000: Page 32
Adding up to 1000: Page 32

Adding up to 1000: Page 32

Adding up to 1000: Page 32
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Adding up to 50 Without Regrouping: Page 21
Adding up to 50 Without Regrouping: Page 21
Adding up to 50 Without Regrouping: Page 21
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Adding 2-digit Numbers: Page 33
Adding 2-digit Numbers: Page 33

Adding 2-digit Numbers: Page 33

Adding 2-digit Numbers: Page 33
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Adding up to 1000 with Regrouping: Page 39
Adding up to 1000 with Regrouping: Page 39
Adding up to 1000 with Regrouping: Page 39
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14 in School Worksheet
14 in School Worksheet

14 in School Worksheet

Remind your kids that adding different sets of numbers can give the same total (e.g. 2+3=5, 4+1=5). Ask them for more examples. Afterwards, work through the exercise. Help them count the objects and trace a line to the missing number that makes the total 14.
14 in School Worksheet
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Adding up to 50 with Regrouping: Page 72
Adding up to 50 with Regrouping: Page 72
Adding up to 50 with Regrouping: Page 72
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Kindergarten Sight Words: There
Kindergarten Sight Words: There

Kindergarten Sight Words: There

Kindergarten Sight Words: There
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Recognizing shapes is a crucial skill for children aged 6-9, and both parents and teachers play a significant role in fostering this ability. This skill is foundational for early mathematics, helping children understand geometry, spatial awareness, and problem-solving. For instance, identifying and differentiating between shapes aids in spatial reasoning, allowing children to grasp concepts of size, position, direction, and movement. Such understanding is not only vital for math but also has practical applications in everyday life.

Additionally, recognizing shapes is linked to language development. As children learn the names and properties of shapes, they expand their vocabulary and improve their descriptive communication. This cognitive skill is essential for effective learning across subjects, fostering clear and precise thinking.

Engaging children with shapes also enhances fine motor skills through activities like drawing, cutting, and molding shapes. These activities help develop hand-eye coordination, an important aspect for tasks such as writing and using tools.

Moreover, understanding shapes lays the groundwork for future learning in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) fields. Encouraging early competence and confidence in shape recognition sets a solid foundation, making advanced concepts more approachable later on. Parents and teachers thus play a critical part in ensuring well-rounded, early childhood cognitive development by focusing on shape recognition.