Shapes vocabulary PDFs and teaching ideas for square, circle, hexagon, etc. If you like anything here and want more, please support TEFLtastic.
Teaching shapes vocabulary article
How to teach shapes to young learners
Photocopiable shapes vocabulary classroom activities for English classes
Colours, numbers and shapes collaborative drawing game
Pick numbers shapes feelings and parts of your face to make crazy pictures
Shapes flashcards for English classes
Classroom objects and shapes picture flashcard activities – NEW
Square and rectangular foods flashcards
Shapes picture books/ Shapes stories
Pass the Parcel by Annie Kubler and Sue Baker (interactive books with folds, animal vocabulary and an actual story/ ending)
The Secret Birthday Message by Eric Carle (need to go off the text to add more shape vocabulary, but almost unique in actually having a story)
Go Away Big Green Monster (ditto)
My Very First Book of Shapes by Eric Carle (ask students on each potential match “Is a watermelon a triangle?” etc – some difficult vocab like “crescent” that you might want to skip)
Giant Pop-Out Shapes (does exactly what the title says!)
Farmyard Shapes (search for things with each shape on each page and lift the flaps for more, from Ladybird Books)
Shapes songs for ESL classes
The Shape Song #2 on Super Simple Songs
Make a Circle Song from SuperSimpleSongs (with up/ down, big/ small)
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Updated 13 October 2025
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