Apple 2D Shapes Matching Mats

Practice recognizing 2D shapes with these fun apple matching mats. Students will have fun practicing shape recognition and identifying shapes with these apple themed matching mats.

What is Included:

This resource includes one full color matching mat for each of the following shapes: circle, rectangle, triangle, square, star, heart, and oval.

The bright and colorful nature of these 2D shape matching mats will keep students engaged while they look for the target shape. The fun apple theme makes these matching mats the perfect fall themed shape matching activity for students to practice identifying their basic 2D shapes!

How to Use:

• These mats can be laminated and used as a write and wipe activity where students use dry erase markers to circle the correct shape on the mat.

• These mats can be used as matching mats where students place small manipulatives, like mini erasers, buttons, bingo chips, or pom poms, to cover the target shape. Use red, green and yellow manipulatives to keep with the apple theme.

• These mats can be used with dot markers to dot each occurrence of the target shape.

Where to Use:

• Morning Tub or Basket - These matching mats work well as a morning activity for students to work on as their classmates arrive to class.

• Math Center - Place the cards in a math center for students to work on matching each shape.

• Small Group Activity - Teachers can pull aside small groups of students who need extra practice with recognizing or identifying 2D shapes.

These matching mats are no-prep. The teacher just needs to print off the cards and place them in the desired area of the classroom. Laminating is required to create the write and wipe activity, otherwise, laminating is optional. The teacher will need to add the materials for the desired method of completion.