Shape tracing worksheets are a wonderful, hands-on tool for multiple ages. Teachers and homeschool moms can use traceable sheets for preschoolers, but they are also handy for toddlers and even kindergartners. Plus, with these convenient digital formats, it’s easy to store on your device and print when ready which saves space for your classroom.
If you are looking for a simple, low-prep program to teach your student about shapes, be sure to check out this video of our Shape of the Week Curriculum.
Tracing Shapes Worksheets
There are so many benefits to tracing for young kids. These practical printables for shapes like triangles, octagons, hexagons, circles and more can help develop fine motor skills, build drawing abilities, and prepare your child for the next step: writing!
In addition, pre-writing skills are essential for many reasons. It builds small muscle strength which helps your child hold a pencil easily. Plus, practicing the tracing of shapes encompasses pencil strokes that cover most letters and numbers strokes.
When to Begin Shapes Tracing Worksheets
Even at the young age of two, your child can start practicing straight lines and possibly curves. As they turn three, try giving them worksheets to practice more difficult shapes. And, as they master their shapes, they can move onto letters and numbers!
Preschool Tracing Printables
Also, if you’d like to save on paper, try making erasable tracing sheets. It’s actually very simple to do. Get a laminator and laminate the shape tracing worksheets. Find some whiteboard markers for your child so they can easily erase their ‘masterpieces’ over and over again!
These free printable shapes worksheets are so versatile — you can even use them to practice small motor cutting skills using safe scissors. Or, they can try coloring the shapes and cut them out to glue onto construction paper for display! The possibilities are endless when it comes to creativity with your precious preschoolers!
Free Tracing Worksheets: Shapes
Now let’s get to the fun part. These free and adorable shape sheets are easy to print and kids won’t even notice they are learning! You’ll find practically every shape including circles, diamonds, squares, ovals, rectangles, octagons, hexagons, pentagons, trapezoids, and triangles. Choose all or some, it’s what works for you best, my friends!
Shape Tracing Circle Worksheet
Free printable circle tracing worksheet for preschool. Students practice tracing circles of a variety of sizes.
Shape Tracing Diamond Worksheet
Teaching writing and tracing skills couldn’t be easier using this fun and engaging Shape Tracing Diamond Worksheet!
Shape Tracing Hexagon Worksheet
Use this wonderful tool 6 sided Shape Tracing Hexagon Worksheet to teach your child fine motor skills!
Octagon Tracing Worksheets
Make learning fun with your preschoolers while teaching fine motor skills using this ‘stop sign’ octagon shape style sheets!
Oval Tracing Shapes Worksheet
Teaching toddlers and preschoolers how to write is super easy with this traceable and cutting tool Oval Worksheet printable.
Pentagon Shape Tracing Worksheet
Kindergarten students will learn and grow by practicing their tracing and writing skills with this wonderful Shape Trace Pentagon downloadable file!
Rectangle Tracing Worksheet
Using reusable printables are perfect for teaching pertinent skills like tracing and writing — try this fun printable for tracing the Rectangle shape with your young ones!
Square Tracing Worksheet
Free printable square tracing worksheet for students to practice their fine motor skills. This worksheet features squares of different sizes.
Tracing Shapes Trapezoid Worksheet
Grab this Trapezoid Tracing Worksheet you can print for your young students to practice tracing and writing skills!
Triangle Tracing Worksheet
Students practice tracing triangles of all sizes with this free printable triangle tracing activity sheet.
Looking for a Shape Preschool Curriculum? Try these wonderful and low-prep resources included in our Shape of the Week program.
Comments (12)
Thank you! Love these simple tracing worksheets!
Love the shapes
This is an awesome resource!!
loved these shape tracing worksheets. Would like ones for heart and star.
I love these, any chance of getting a heart and star one?
Thank you! My daughter will love these.
Thank you so much for providing these. They’ve been a wonderful resource in our preschool classroom. Do you have a star and a heart shapes you also be willing to share, please?
Thank you for offering these fun shape tracing sheets!
These are super cute. My daughter is going to love these. Thank you!!
Yes, please make a heart and star shape.
Heart and star please!!
Thank you! Would like one with hearts and stars. That would be awesome to have. Thanks again!!