Looking for a quick preschool activity that allows your preschooler to work with 2d shapes as well as stickers? How about an activity they can repeat over and over again? Better yet, what if they can do it almost independently? If your answer is yes, this 2d shapes sticker matching activity is perfect for your preschooler or even a preschool math center.
Life is busy and I needed to come up with a solution that allows Caleb to work on preschool skills but it needed to be quick and easy to put together. It also needed to have little to no involvement from me. Why? Because Jael requires a bit more time with her lessons at this point in time.
About The 2D Shapes Sticker Match Activity
Sure, I know the name of the activity is pretty self-explanatory but let me fully explain how it works. This activity allowed Caleb to work on:
- matching skills
- fine motor
Now that you know all the things that he worked on, let’s get this started.
2D Shapes Sticker Matching Activity
What You Need
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- Stickers (we used Elmers Foam Stickers)
- Write and Wipe Pockets
- Shape mat (at the end of the post)
- Printing paper
First, start off by printing the 2d shapes mat. There are two options: color and black and white.
Second, slip the page inside the write and wipe pocket. This step is IMPORTANT. If you want the activity to be repeated, the stickers will stick to this surface and can be removed easily. If you chose not to include this step, then the activity can only be done once.
Third, allow your child to stick as many matching stickers as they can in each large shape. Remove and repeat.
When your child is done, simply clean up by placing the unused stickers in a box or a bag with a zipper and store the shapes mat in a protective sheet or even a larger zipped bag. If you can find a bag that holds everything then you can simply grab it when needed.
Other 2D Shape Stickers Activities
I chose to print two copies of the shapes mat as I wanted to work on some counting with Caleb.
First I drew his attention to the square. I told him that a square has 3 sides and then counted them slowly. Once that was done, I placed 1 sticker on each side. I then counted the four sides again. We also repeated this shapes counting activity for the triangle.