Add the snowman shape matching printable to your collection of winter activities for preschoolers and kindergarten kids. An engaging, low-prep way to practice shapes with the kids!
In addition to being easy to prepare, the snowman shape puzzles can be used in a variety of ways. This means you can differentiate based on your students’ needs and your own preferences. And you can slowly introduce different shapes based on your lessons.
I think the shape cards would work well in your winter lesson plans, as part of a snowman theme, or integrated into a unit about shapes. No matter when you use them, your students are sure to have fun as they learn.
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Below, I’ll share prepping tips and a few ideas for using the shape puzzles with your students. Please keep in mind that you can make your own adjustments. Don’t feel like you have to do everything the same way I do!
And don’t forget to request your copy of the snowman shapes! You can do so via the form that’s near the bottom of this post.
Snowman Shape Matching
I love making and using simple printables, like this one, with the kids. You can do so much with them, and the fun images are engaging for the children.
How to Prep the Snowman Shape Puzzles
First, get the materials you need all ready to go. Here are some suggestions (I may get commissions for purchases made through links in this post):
- Printer
- Scissors
- Laminator
- Snowman mini erasers
- Snow-themed sensory fillers
- Dry erase markers
You can definitely use different items, of course, especially when it comes to the manipulatives you pair with the snowman shape puzzles!
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Now that you have the supplies you want, it’s time to prep the snowman shape matching:
- First, make sure you requested your copy of the printable near the bottom of this post.
- Next, save the file to your computer.
- Then print the shape cards, making as many copies as desired.
- Cut the pages apart into individual puzzle pieces.
- Laminate the pieces for durability.
- Finally, you can make the puzzles self-checking with stickers or shapes on the back of each piece.
And now you’re ready to call the kids over for some shape learning fun!
How to Use the Snowman Shape Matching Printable
The most basic way to use these shape cards is by placing them in your math center. Have your students match up the left side of each puzzle to the corresponding right side.
The snowman shape is pictured on the left side, with a simple orange-colored shape on the right side. You’ll also find the shape word above the simple shape image.
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You can spice things up a little bit, of course! Consider adding the shape cards to a themed sensory bin. Here are a few material suggestions:
- Cotton balls
- Mini white pom poms
- Coarse salt
- Real or fake snow
Challenge your students to dig through the sensory materials to find each of the pieces before assembling the snowman shape matching puzzles.
You can even add some shape manipulatives to the sensory bins, too. That way, the children can match up the puzzles AND the shape manipulatives for even more shape identification practice.
Other Ideas for the Snowman Shape Matching
As I mentioned earlier, you can use the shape puzzles in so many ways! Here are a few more ideas to try:
- Have the children use small manipulatives, like mini erasers, to trace over the shapes on the cards.
- Pair the printable shapes with a sensory writing tray. Then ask your students to draw the shapes in the sensory materials.
- Let the kids use dry erase markers to draw over the shapes on the laminated cards. Be sure to chat about the characteristics of each shape while doing so.
You and your students can come up with even more ways to use the snowman cards! I always find it fun to see the unique ideas the kids come up with.
Please remember to get your copy by using the form near the bottom of this post.
What’s Included in the Printable?
The snowman shape matching printable contains six-and-a-half pages of color puzzles. Six of the pages have two puzzles each, with the final page containing just one shape puzzles.
Here are the shapes included:
- circle
- heart
- hexagon
- octagon
- oval
- pentagon
- rectangle
- rhombus
- diamond (which is a rhombus but with a different label)
- square
- star
- trapezoid
- triangle
More Snowman Activities for Kids
If your students enjoyed the snowman shape matching, they might get a kick out of these ideas, too:
Or do you already have a few favorite snowman ideas up your sleeve?
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Get Your Copy of the Snowman Shape Matching Cards
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