Free Lunar New Year Shape Sorting Printable
You can work on shapes during the Lunar New year. You have a fun shape sorting activity with shape sorting mats and lanterns with shapes.
A simple way to work on matching shape words and geometric shapes for kids. And this makes a great hands-on learning center for kids.
An easy to use shape printable for kids in prek and kindergarten.
The Lunar New Year Shape Sorting Printable is a great addition to the Lunar New Year Printables and shape printables on the site.
What Is A Shape?
It is a geometric shape like a circle, square, heart, or rectangle. These are just some of the 2D shapes.
Lunar New Year Shape Sorting Printable
The Lunar New Year shape sorting printable works on 2D shape names and the geometric shape. It works on finding and sorting the same shape to the correct shape word. This shape sorting activity is great to help kids with concepts of shapes.
You have the following shapes: circle, square, triangle and rectangle.
This 2D shape printable helps kids learn their geometric shapes and matching those shapes to the shape word. This is a great printable for kids in kindergarten (ages 5 to 6), but could be used with preschool (ages 3 to 4) and prek (ages 4 to 5) for shape matching.
Lunar New Year Shape Sorting Mats
The shape name is at the top of the mat with kids on the left side. And the shape words are: circle, square, triangle, and rectangle. You have two shape sorting mats on each page.
Lunar New Year Shape for Sorting
You have six lanterns for each shape. They have the shape in the middle of the lantern that kids are sorting to the correct shape mat.
You have twelve lanterns on each page with two shapes on the lanterns. There are 6 shape cards for each shape. So you will have a total of 24 shape sorting cards.
Things to use with the Lunar New Year Shape Sorting Printable
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Ways to Use the Lunar New Year Shape Sorting Printable
You are going to see a few ways to use this Lunar New Year shape sorting printable.
Preparing the Lunar New Year Shape Printables
Since these are using in shape learning centers, you might want to print them on white cardstock. If you plan to use them several times you might want to laminate them.
You can keep the puzzle mats together or cut them apart. we like to laminate before cutting out the printables.
Setting up a Shape Sorting Center
You can see a simple set up below with for the shape sorting center. You have the shapes to sort and the 4 sorting mats.
You can set it up with all the shapes to sort, or just one shape to sort. You can ask kids what would be best for the kids you have using the sorting activity.
Sorting the Lanterns to the Correct Shape Mats
You can see that we sorting the shapes to the correct shape mats. This is great for recognizing shapes and shape words. it is a fun way to see about shape recognition.
Matching the Same Shape
You can set up a simple shape matching game. You have two of each shape and have them match the shapes.
You can do this face up or turn the cards other for a fun challenge.
You could also do a matching activity with all the shapes. Where they need to just fine two matches. But there are many different shapes for kids to do the matching.
Making AB and ABC Patterns with Shapes
You can also use the shape to make AB and ABC patterns for kids. You can pick out three shapes to use. Then you start a pattern and have kids finish the pattern.
You can see a pattern that we did.
You can make AB, ABB, AAB AABB, ABC, AABC, ABBC, ABCC, and AABBCC. These are just some pattern examples.
More Shape printables for the Lunar New Year
If you are looking for more shapes for the Lunar New year check out the Lunar New Year Shape Find printable. It has 11 shapes for kids to learn. You have shape word and geometric shape options for kids.
Lunar New Year Shape Find Printable
You have 11 shapes for kids to learn. They have tracing the shapes and finding the shapes with two options for the shape word and geometric shape.
What you will find in the Lunar New Year Shape Find Printable
- 12 shapes: circle, square, triangle, rectangle, rhombus/diamond, oval, heart, star, crescent, hexagon, octagon.
- Tracing section for each shape and shape word
- Several shapes to dot on the scroll or lantern
- 26 pages
- Price: $3
What you will find in the Free Lunar New Year Shape Sorting Printable
- Kids on the Shape Sorting Mats
- 6 lanterns for each shape
- Shapes: circle, square, triangle, rectangle
- 4 pages
More Lunar New Year Printables For Kids
Lunar New Year Shape Find Printable has geometric shape and shape word for kids to trace and then find on the scrolls and lanterns. These are great for kindergarten and prek age kids.
No-Prep Chinese New Year Weekly Packs has weekly packs with a Chinese new year theme. They have PreK, Kindergarten, First Grade, Second Grade, Third Grade, and Fourth Grade. You will find 4 pages of printables for each day. They have a mix of math and language activities.
Chinese New Year Letter Easy Reader Book has 8 pages with the beginning sound of themes from the Chinese New Year or Lunar New Year.
Chinese New Year Dot the Number & Count: Lantern is a great number printable that works on numbers 0 to 20 and lets you working dot marker for the number and counting on the lantern.
Lunar New Year Activity Pack is a fun activity pack with a mix of letters, numbers, shapes and prewriting printables in a fun Lunar New Year themes with lanterns, coins and more. A fun learning pack for kids.
Lunar New year ABC Tracing Strips has all 26 letters of the alphabet for kids to trace the uppercase and lowercase letters.
Check out all the fun Lunar New Year Printables & Activities on 3 Dinosaurs.
Cassie – 3Dinosaurs.com