2D flat shape posters

Display named two-dimensional shapes with two photo-style posters for each label. Use selected examples to practise shape vocabulary and compare visible attributes during geometry discussions.
Grades
K–2
Pages
48
File type
PDF
Preparation
Print ready

Updated Mar 12, 2023

Subject
Math
Topic
2D shapes, Shape names
Resource types
Posters, Teacher Tools
Preparation
Print ready
Standards
K.G.A.2

Product description

From the author

Welcome your students to the enchanting and exciting world of shapes! With our 2D Shapes Flat Posters, your students can explore 12 shape labels in two unique and colorful ways. These 24 vivid posters, featuring real-life images, help your students make connections between the shapes and their own environment. These posters provide an amazing visual representation to aid your students in recognizing two-dimensional shapes all around them. They are perfect for helping young learners build their math/shape vocabulary!
There are 12 printed labels and 24 photo posters, supplied in two overlapping 24-page PDF layouts (48 physical pages total). The labels are: circle, oval, triangle, square, rectangle, diamond, rhombus, parallelogram, trapezoid, pentagon, hexagon, and octagon. Each label has two photograph posters; diamond and rhombus use the same examples. Especially useful in preschool and Kindergarten as students are being introduced to shapes and their names.

Continue the learning by using the 3D shape version of these posters! You can download them on Teach Simple by clicking here.

K.G.A.2 Correctly name shapes regardless of their orientations or overall size.

With separately supplied 3D examples, extend to K.G.A.3: Identify shapes as two-dimensional (lying in a plane, “flat”) or three-dimensional (“solid”).

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 sides of equal length).

In the classroom

Teaching tips & learning objectives

Learning objectives

  • Use the 12 printed shape labels, including diamond and rhombus for the same shape.

  • Recognize a shape regardless of its size or orientation, using the two varied posters per shape.

  • Distinguish two-dimensional (flat) shapes from three-dimensional (solid) shapes when paired with the companion 3D poster set.

Teaching tips

  • Display each shape's two posters side by side so students see the shape's name applies across different sizes and orientations, not just one fixed image.

  • Pair this set with the matching 3D shape poster set to reinforce the flat-versus-solid distinction.

  • Post one shape at a time when first introducing shape vocabulary, then display the full set as an ongoing classroom reference.

Skills covered

  • Shape identification — students learn to use twelve printed shape labels from circle through octagon.

  • Shape generalization — two varied posters per shape help students recognize a shape across different sizes and orientations rather than memorizing one image.

  • 2D/3D distinction — used alongside the companion 3D poster set, the collection reinforces flat-versus-solid shape vocabulary.

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Curriculum

Standards, concepts & topics

Standards

  • K.G.A.2

Core concepts

  • Two-dimensional shapes

  • Shape vocabulary

  • Shape orientation and size

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