Shapes Tracing Worksheets

Part of our learning worksheets, alongside Alphabet Tracing, Number Tracing and Letter Recognition worksheets.

Our free shapes tracing worksheets help preschool and kindergarten kids learn 16 shapes by tracing them, one shape per page. Every sheet has a big shape to color, a simple fact about its sides and corners, two rows of dashed shapes to trace and a harder dotted row. There are also two review sheets and two trace-the-picture pages. All 20 worksheets are free to print in letter size.

Free Printable Shapes Tracing Worksheets (20 Pages)

Click PRINT to print a worksheet, or DOWNLOAD to save it. Every worksheet is free to print for home and classroom use.

Basic Shapes Tracing Worksheets (8)

Eight first shapes for preschool: circle, square, triangle, rectangle, oval, diamond, star and heart. Each sheet has one big shape to color, a simple fact about the shape and 12 shapes to trace.

Shapes tracing worksheets: tracing the circle to print

Shapes tracing worksheets: tracing the square to print

Shapes tracing worksheets: tracing the triangle to print

Shapes tracing worksheet for tracing the rectangle

Shapes tracing worksheet for tracing the oval

Shapes tracing worksheet for tracing the diamond

Shapes tracing worksheet for tracing the star

Shapes tracing worksheet for tracing the heart

More Shapes Tracing Worksheets (8)

Eight harder shapes for kindergarten and first grade: pentagon, hexagon, octagon, crescent, semicircle, trapezoid, parallelogram and kite, each with its number of sides and corners.

Shapes tracing worksheet for tracing the pentagon

Shapes tracing worksheet for tracing the hexagon

Shapes tracing worksheet for tracing the octagon

Shapes tracing worksheet for tracing the crescent

Shapes tracing worksheet for tracing the semicircle

Shapes tracing worksheet for tracing the trapezoid

Shapes tracing worksheet for tracing the parallelogram

Shapes tracing worksheet for tracing the kite

Shape Review and Trace-the-Picture Worksheets (4)

Two review sheets with every shape and its name, plus a house and a rocket built from shapes to trace and color.

Shapes tracing worksheet for tracing all eight basic shapes with their names

Shapes tracing worksheet for tracing eight more shapes with their names

Shapes tracing worksheet for tracing a house made of squares, triangles, rectangles and a circle

Shapes tracing worksheet for tracing a rocket made of rectangles, triangles, a circle and stars

What Is Inside Each Worksheet

A big shape to color so kids see the whole shape clearly first.
A shape fact, such as “A hexagon has 6 sides and 6 corners”, to read together.
Eight dashed shapes to trace, each with a big start dot.
A harder dotted row with more space between the dots for extra practice.
A name line so kids can practice writing their name too.

How to Use These Shape Tracing Worksheets

Start with the basic shapes. Show your child the big shape, name it out loud and count its sides and corners together. Then put a finger on the start dot and trace each dashed shape without lifting the pencil. When the dashed rows feel easy, move to the dotted row, and later try the harder shapes such as the hexagon and parallelogram.

Ideas for Home and Class

Shape hunt: after tracing, look for the same shape around the room, such as a circle clock or a rectangle door.
Reusable practice: slide a worksheet into a plastic sleeve and trace with a dry-erase marker.
Color by shape: on the house and rocket pages, give each shape its own color.
Shape of the week: do one worksheet a day and hang the finished sheets in a row.

Why Tracing Shapes Helps Kids

Tracing shapes builds the hand control children need for writing. Circles and ovals practice the curved strokes used in letters like o, c and a, while squares, triangles and diamonds practice straight lines and turning corners, used in letters like E, A and V. Learning shape names and counting sides is also an early step in geometry. Learn more in Wikipedia’s article on shapes.

Frequently Asked Questions

Are these shapes tracing worksheets free?

Yes. All 20 shapes tracing worksheets are free to print for home and classroom use.

Which shapes are included?

There are 16 shapes: circle, square, triangle, rectangle, oval, diamond, star, heart, pentagon, hexagon, octagon, crescent, semicircle, trapezoid, parallelogram and kite, plus two review sheets and two trace-the-picture pages.

What age are these worksheets for?

The basic shapes suit preschool and pre-K, around ages 3 to 5. The harder shapes, such as the hexagon and parallelogram, suit kindergarten and first grade.

What paper size are the worksheets?

They are made for US letter size in portrait. Choose fit to page when printing on A4 paper.

Can kids trace them more than once?

Yes. Put a worksheet in a plastic sleeve and use a dry-erase marker, or print a new copy each time.

More Free Printable Worksheets

Alphabet Tracing Worksheets: 78 letter tracing pages.
Number Tracing Worksheets: 42 number tracing pages.
Letter Recognition Worksheets: find and color each letter.
Count and Color Worksheets: counting practice for preschool.
Beginning Sounds Worksheets: match letters to sounds.
Number Coloring Pages: big numbers to color.
Alphabet Coloring Pages: A to Z pages to color.
Cursive Handwriting Worksheets: for older kids.
Easy Coloring Pages: simple pages for little hands.

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