Shape Tracing Worksheets

11 free shape tracing worksheets: 10 shapes from circle to hexagon, each with a big dotted shape, the shape name, rows of small shapes and a real-life picture, plus a review page.

Circle tracing worksheet: a big dotted circle with a green start dot, a 3D smiling sun and rows of small circles to trace

Tracing shapes builds the same pencil control children need for letters, and it teaches the names of the shapes they see every day. Each shape starts at a green dot, so children always know where to begin.

What’s inside

  • 10 shape pages: circle, square, triangle, rectangle, oval, star, heart, diamond, pentagon and hexagon
  • A big dotted shape with a start dot and an arrow showing the direction
  • A real-life example with a 3D picture: the sun is a circle, a gift box is a square, a kite is a diamond, bees build hexagons
  • The shape name to trace
  • Two rows of small shapes to trace and a box to draw your own
  • A shape review page: trace all 10 shapes and color each one in its color

Who it is for

Made for toddlers who are ready to hold a crayon, preschool and kindergarten, about ages 3 to 6. Print at 100% on US Letter paper (A4 works with “Fit to page”). The pictures are in color, the tracing lines are gray dots, so the pages also look good on a black and white printer.

Want a sheet with your child’s own name? Try our free name tracing worksheet generator. More for little learners: preschool and kindergarten printables, dot to dot printables and cut and paste worksheets.

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