Lesson: Circle, Square, Triangle, Rectangle (Preschool)

Shapes are everywhere! Let's learn four of them.

Meet the shapes

• A circle is round. It has no straight sides and no corners.
• A square has 4 sides. All 4 are the same length.
• A triangle has 3 sides and 3 corners.
• A rectangle has 4 sides: 2 long and 2 short.

Count the corners

Touch each corner and count: 1, 2, 3…

Go on a shape hunt

Walk around your home together. Can you find…

• a circle? (a plate, a clock, a coin)
• a square? (a window, a cracker, a sticky note)
• a triangle? (a slice of pizza, a roof, a sandwich cut in half)
• a rectangle? (a door, a book, a phone)

Practice

Print the Shape Recognition worksheets. Then try Naming Flat Shapes.