teaching resource

2D Shapes Poster Set

Updated: 31 May 2023

Use this set of 16 brightly colored 2D shapes with your geometry lessons.

Non-Editable: PDF
Pages: 16 Pages
Grades: K - 3

Curriculum

CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.K.G.A.2

Correctly name shapes regardless of their orientations or overall size.
CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.K.G.A.3

Identify shapes as two-dimensional (lying in a plane, "flat") or three-dimensional ("solid").
CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.K.G.B.4

Analyze and compare two- and three-dimensional shapes, in different sizes and orientations, using informal language to describe their similarities, differences, parts (e.g., number of sides and vertices/"corners") and other attributes (e.g., having s...
CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.K.G.B.6

Compose simple shapes to form larger shapes. For example, "Can you join these two triangles with full sides touching to make a rectangle?"
CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.1.G.A.1

Distinguish between defining attributes (e.g., triangles are closed and three-sided) versus non-defining attributes (e.g., color, orientation, overall size); build and draw shapes to possess defining attributes.
CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.1.G.A.2

Compose two-dimensional shapes (rectangles, squares, trapezoids, triangles, half-circles, and quarter-circles) or three-dimensional shapes (cubes, right rectangular prisms, right circular cones, and right circular cylinders) to create a composite sha...
CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.2.G.A.1

Recognize and draw shapes having specified attributes, such as a given number of angles or a given number of equal faces. Identify triangles, quadrilaterals, pentagons, hexagons, and cubes.
CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.3.G.A.1

Understand that shapes in different categories (e.g., rhombuses, rectangles, and others) may share attributes (e.g., having four sides), and that the shared attributes can define a larger category (e.g., quadrilaterals). Recognize rhombuses, rectangl...

Math K.6(A)

Identify two-dimensional shapes, including circles, triangles, rectangles, and squares as special rectangles;
Math K.6(E)

Classify and sort a variety of regular and irregular two- and three-dimensional figures regardless of orientation or size; and
Math 1.6(B)

Distinguish between attributes that define a two-dimensional or three-dimensional figure and attributes that do not define the shape;
Math 1.6(F)

Compose two-dimensional shapes by joining two, three, or four figures to produce a target shape in more than one way if possible;
Math 2.8(A)

Create two-dimensional shapes based on given attributes, including number of sides and vertices;
Math 3.6(A)

Classify and sort two- and three-dimensional figures, including cones, cylinders, spheres, triangular and rectangular prisms, and cubes, based on attributes using formal geometric language;

teaching resource

2D Shapes Poster Set

Updated: 31 May 2023

Use this set of 16 brightly colored 2D shapes with your geometry lessons.

Non-Editable: PDF
Pages: 16 Pages
Grades: K - 3

Use this set of 16 brightly colored 2D shapes with your geometry lessons.

Use our 2D Shapes Poster Set With Your Geometry Lessons

We designed these posters as a guide for learning different two-dimensional shapes. Students can use these posters to determine the number of sides, angles, regular vs. irregular polygons, and much more!

This resource comes with 16 individual shape posters. They include:

Square
Rectangle
Kite
Rhombus
Circle
Right triangle
Isosceles triangle
Equilateral triangle
Pentagon
Hexagon
Octagon
Oval
Scalene triangle
Quadrilateral
Trapezoid
Parallelogram

How to Make the Most of Your 2D Shapes Poster Set

Print the poster and display it in your classroom for students to reference when doing independent work.
Print the poster on letter-size paper, slip it into a clear sleeve, and use it in your guided groups as a reminder.
Print the poster on letter-size paper, slide it into a clear sleeve, and hang it on a ring as a reference tool for a learning center.

We’ve also come up with bonus ways to turn posters into interactive tools that really make your lessons stick!

🖍️ Turn this poster into a coloring page by printing it in black and white.

📂 Place copies in students’ homework folders for reference.

💻 Provide posters as digital resources for virtual students.

🧠 Test students’ memories by showing them the poster, then hiding it and having them tell you what they remember.

✅ Incorporate posters into your lesson wrap-up: students write on a sticky note what they learned from the lesson and place it on the poster.

Create a bulletin board display for your 2D unit for students to reference throughout their learnings.

Before You Download

This resource prints as a PDF. Please use the dropdown menu to choose between the full-color or black and white version.

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Curriculum

CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.K.G.A.2

Correctly name shapes regardless of their orientations or overall size.
CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.K.G.A.3

Identify shapes as two-dimensional (lying in a plane, "flat") or three-dimensional ("solid").
CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.K.G.B.4

Analyze and compare two- and three-dimensional shapes, in different sizes and orientations, using informal language to describe their similarities, differences, parts (e.g., number of sides and vertices/"corners") and other attributes (e.g., having s...
CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.K.G.B.6

Compose simple shapes to form larger shapes. For example, "Can you join these two triangles with full sides touching to make a rectangle?"
CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.1.G.A.1

Distinguish between defining attributes (e.g., triangles are closed and three-sided) versus non-defining attributes (e.g., color, orientation, overall size); build and draw shapes to possess defining attributes.
CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.1.G.A.2

Compose two-dimensional shapes (rectangles, squares, trapezoids, triangles, half-circles, and quarter-circles) or three-dimensional shapes (cubes, right rectangular prisms, right circular cones, and right circular cylinders) to create a composite sha...
CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.2.G.A.1

Recognize and draw shapes having specified attributes, such as a given number of angles or a given number of equal faces. Identify triangles, quadrilaterals, pentagons, hexagons, and cubes.
CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.3.G.A.1

Understand that shapes in different categories (e.g., rhombuses, rectangles, and others) may share attributes (e.g., having four sides), and that the shared attributes can define a larger category (e.g., quadrilaterals). Recognize rhombuses, rectangl...

Math K.6(A)

Identify two-dimensional shapes, including circles, triangles, rectangles, and squares as special rectangles;
Math K.6(E)

Classify and sort a variety of regular and irregular two- and three-dimensional figures regardless of orientation or size; and
Math 1.6(B)

Distinguish between attributes that define a two-dimensional or three-dimensional figure and attributes that do not define the shape;
Math 1.6(F)

Compose two-dimensional shapes by joining two, three, or four figures to produce a target shape in more than one way if possible;
Math 2.8(A)

Create two-dimensional shapes based on given attributes, including number of sides and vertices;
Math 3.6(A)

Classify and sort two- and three-dimensional figures, including cones, cylinders, spheres, triangular and rectangular prisms, and cubes, based on attributes using formal geometric language;

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