Road Shape Worksheets

If you’re looking for some shape learning activities, look no further than these road shape worksheets. These worksheets are a fun and interactive way to help your child learn and recognize shapes. You can integrate playtime with learning time with these printable pages.

These printable road shape pages are the perfect way to teach and introduce shapes to toddlers and preschoolers. You child will have fun playing with toy cars and vehicles as they race and trace along the many different shapes like circles, squares, triangles, and more. They will be so amused and entertained that they won’t even realize they are learning!

Your child will delight in this activity, using their favorite toy cars to help them learn many different shapes. Easily integrate playtime and learning with these printable pages.

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Road Shape Worksheets

This printable pack of worksheets includes 12 pages. Each page features a different shape.

The main feature of each page is a road outline of the shape. There is also a small shape to trace, a picture of a relatable item in that shape to color, and a space to write the name of the shape.

The shapes that are included in this printable bundle are:

• Circle
• Square
• Triangle
• Rectangle
• Ellipse
• Star
• Heart
• Parallelogram
• Rhombus
• Pentagon
• Hexagon
• Heptagon

Preparing the Worksheets

You’ll need the following supplies to get these pages ready to use. Here is what you’ll need:

• Toy Cars/Vehicles
• Printer Paper
• Printer
• Pencils
• Crayons

Hot Wheels Toy Cars & TrucksPrinter PaperWireless Color All-in-One PrinterTiconderoga Wood-Cased Pencils64-Pack Crayons with Sharpener

Once you have your supplies, this is what you’ll need to do:

1. Scroll down to the end of this post to the form where you can input your email address. Put in your name and email to request that the road shape worksheets be sent to your inbox.
2. Find the email with the file in your inbox (if you don’t see it, check your junk mail), download it, and save it.
3. Open the file on your computer and print out the worksheets. When you print, you may need to choose the setting ‘Fit to Page’ or a similar setting to make sure it fits the page.
4. Sit your child down at a table with a pencil, crayons, toy cars, and one worksheet at a time. Explain to them what to do, introduce and discuss the shape, and show them how to use the shape as a road for their toy car. Be available in case your child has any issues or questions.

Top Toy Vehicles

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More ways to use the Road Shape Worksheets

The road shape worksheets are entertaining and educational. While you can use the worksheets as intended – using the shapes as a road to run a toy vehicle along and trace the shape – there are more ways you can use these worksheets.

• Playdough Mats: Laminate the worksheets and use them as playdough mats by shaping playdough into ropes and making the outline of the shape with playdough.

• Tracing: Simply have your child trace the large road map shape with a pencil, crayon, marker, or finger.

• Cutting Practice: Have your child cut out the road map shapes from the worksheet.

• Matching: Cut out the large road map shape. Then cut out the picture that represents that shape (ex. basketball for circle). Then have your child match up the pictures to the corresponding shape.

More Resources for Learning Shapes

If you’re looking for even more ways to work on teaching about shapes and shape recognition, be sure to check out some of the resources below.

• Color by Shape Pages
• Playdough Shape Worksheets
• Shape Sorting Game
• Shape Scavenger Hunt
• Shape Lacing Cards

And here are more great educational toys and resources that focus on teaching shapes.

Wooden Shape Sorting ClockShape Sorting CubeWooden Shape Learning PuzzleWooden Learning Puzzles Shape SorterShape Sorting Fishing GameSmart Snacks Shape Sorting Cupcakes

Tips for Teaching Shapes

Here are some effective tips, strategies, and activities to help toddlers and preschoolers learn about shapes:

• Start by teaching basic shapes such as circles, squares, triangles, and rectangles. These are easy for young children to recognize and understand. Relate these shapes to everyday objects (ex. a clock is a circle, a book is a rectangle).

• Use interactive activities like shape sorting, shape hunts, shape tracing, and other shape activities and worksheets like these road map worksheets and others you may find on Pinterest.

• Use visual aids and manipulatives such as flashcards, posters, and shape blocks.

• Songs and rhymes are a great learning tool. Incorporate songs and rhymes about shapes. Many children’s songs are available that teach shapes through catchy tunes and repetitive lyrics.

• Incorporate shape learning into your arts and crafts time. Have children create collages using cut-out shapes from colored paper, or provide coloring pages with various shapes and encourage children to draw their own shapes.

• Consistently practicing and reviewing shapes through dedicated playtime and activities, as well as discussing shapes as you encounter them throughout your day will help your child remember the shapes and reinforce learning.

These road shape worksheets offer a fun and engaging way to introduce and reinforce shape recognition for toddlers and preschoolers.

By integrating playtime with learning, children can enjoy tracing and identifying shapes while using their favorite toy cars. With various activities such as playdough mats, tracing, cutting, and matching, these worksheets provide multiple avenues for learning and creativity.

Coupled with effective teaching strategies like using visual aids, interactive activities, and incorporating shapes into everyday life, these worksheets can significantly enhance your child’s understanding and enjoyment of learning shapes.

Download the road shape worksheets today by simply filling out the form below and they will be sent to your inbox.