Shape Recognition Math Worksheets for 8-Year-Olds

Make learning fun with our Shape Recognition Math Worksheets tailored for 8-year-olds! These engaging printable exercises are designed to enhance your child's understanding of basic geometric shapes. While solving these worksheets, kids will not only sharpen their math skills but also improve their cognitive abilities. Our carefully curated activities blend playful learning with educational rigor, ensuring young learners stay motivated. Ideal for classroom or at-home use, these worksheets support foundational math knowledge crucial for future academic success. Discover a wide variety of exciting tasks, from identifying and coloring shapes to complex pattern recognition, all tailored to make math enjoyable!


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Counting Faces 3D

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Let's Count Faces! Worksheet
Let's Count Faces! Worksheet

Let's Count Faces! Worksheet

Help the wizard count the faces of 3D shapes! Ask your kids to identify the shapes before beginning, then have them circle the correct number of faces. Enjoy this fun wizard-themed worksheet with your kids!
Let's Count Faces! Worksheet
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Make Quadrilaterals Worksheet
Make Quadrilaterals Worksheet

Make Quadrilaterals Worksheet

This fun and colorful worksheet will help your child understand and identify quadrilaterals. It's simple and encourages them to draw lines to create a square, rectangle, rhombus, trapezoid, and parallelogram. Stimulate their minds and watch them learn while they have fun!
Make Quadrilaterals Worksheet
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Odd Shape Out Worksheet for Grade 3
Odd Shape Out Worksheet for Grade 3

Odd Shape Out Worksheet for Grade 3

Time to test your child's shape knowledge! With this worksheet, help them find the odd shape out in each row and check the box under it. Print out the pdf and look through it with them – each row has four brightly colored shapes. See if they can spot any differences among them and then check the box below the shape that does not belong.
Odd Shape Out Worksheet for Grade 3
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Matching Halves Worksheet
Matching Halves Worksheet

Matching Halves Worksheet

See how your child fares in matching two halves to form a complete rectangle. Provide them with four options, and ask them to draw a line connecting the two correct halves. Put their shape knowledge to the test with this simple worksheet!
Matching Halves Worksheet
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Adding up to 100 with Regrouping: Page 24
Adding up to 100 with Regrouping: Page 24
Adding up to 100 with Regrouping: Page 24
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Adding up to 50 with Regrouping: Page 30
Adding up to 50 with Regrouping: Page 30
Adding up to 50 with Regrouping: Page 30
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Sorting Jewels Worksheet
Sorting Jewels Worksheet

Sorting Jewels Worksheet

Help your kids explore their pirate fantasies with this tracing sheet. Ask them to count the number of faces in each jewel and then trace the dotted line to the correct number. How many faces does a rectangle have? What about a triangle and a cone? This fun worksheet is a great way to teach your kids the basics of identifying the number of faces on shapes.
Sorting Jewels Worksheet
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Groups of Shapes Worksheet
Groups of Shapes Worksheet

Groups of Shapes Worksheet

Can your child identify and name shapes? Help them learn the unique features of each and have them check the correct name for each group in the colorful pictures on this worksheet.
Groups of Shapes Worksheet
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Faces of 3D Shapes Worksheet
Faces of 3D Shapes Worksheet

Faces of 3D Shapes Worksheet

Point at random body parts and ask your child to name them. Point to their face and ask them to identify it. Use this worksheet to show how "face" doesn't just refer to body parts - it can also mean the flat surface of a solid shape. Check the picture to find the matching solid shape for each face shown.
Faces of 3D Shapes Worksheet
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Adding up to 50 with Regrouping: Page 11
Adding up to 50 with Regrouping: Page 11
Adding up to 50 with Regrouping: Page 11
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Adding up to 1000 with Regrouping: Page 12
Adding up to 1000 with Regrouping: Page 12
Adding up to 1000 with Regrouping: Page 12
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Adding up to 50 with Regrouping: Page 1
Adding up to 50 with Regrouping: Page 1
Adding up to 50 with Regrouping: Page 1
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Dinner Shapes: Making a Whole Worksheet
Dinner Shapes: Making a Whole Worksheet

Dinner Shapes: Making a Whole Worksheet

Using food and snacks to stimulate learning and interest in topics is a great strategy. Fractions can prove tricky, but this worksheet can help your child become an expert. Have them look for the missing parts of the food to make a whole, then circle the answer.
Dinner Shapes: Making a Whole Worksheet
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Parking Area Worksheet
Parking Area Worksheet

Parking Area Worksheet

Math may not be your child's favorite, but that doesn't mean they can't excel. Math can seem intimidating, but with practice, they can learn it's not so hard. In this worksheet, your kids will calculate the area of a parking lot, by adding length and width. Help them read the labels and select the correct answer.
Parking Area Worksheet
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Adding up to 50 with Regrouping: Page 17
Adding up to 50 with Regrouping: Page 17
Adding up to 50 with Regrouping: Page 17
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Adding up to 1000 Without Regrouping: Page 2
Adding up to 1000 Without Regrouping: Page 2
Adding up to 1000 Without Regrouping: Page 2
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Adding up to 100 Without Regrouping: Page 2
Adding up to 100 Without Regrouping: Page 2
Adding up to 100 Without Regrouping: Page 2
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Adding up to 1000 Without Regrouping: Page 1
Adding up to 1000 Without Regrouping: Page 1
Adding up to 1000 Without Regrouping: Page 1
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Sorting Shapes Worksheet
Sorting Shapes Worksheet

Sorting Shapes Worksheet

Before beginning, ensure your child is familiar with quadrilaterals (4 sides) and triangles (3 sides). This tracing exercise is easy: sort the shapes into the two groups and trace the dotted lines to the correct group.
Sorting Shapes Worksheet
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Cutting Rectangles with Alien Worksheet
Cutting Rectangles with Alien Worksheet

Cutting Rectangles with Alien Worksheet

If your students are interested in aliens and otherworldly events, they'll love this exercise! It requires them to help a small alien cut rectangles into halves (½). They must trace the dotted lines to accurately cut each rectangle.
Cutting Rectangles with Alien Worksheet
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Adding up to 1000 with Regrouping: Page 50
Adding up to 1000 with Regrouping: Page 50
Adding up to 1000 with Regrouping: Page 50
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Adding up to 100: Page 73
Adding up to 100: Page 73

Adding up to 100: Page 73

Adding up to 100: Page 73
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What's the Missing Side Worksheet
What's the Missing Side Worksheet

What's the Missing Side Worksheet

Assist your pupils in improving math skills with fun exercises like the tracing sheet. Show them the picture and guide them to trace the missing side. Ask them to check the box of the right perimeter afterwards. Doing this regularly can help them to enjoy and appreciate the subject more.
What's the Missing Side Worksheet
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Adding up to 1000 with Regrouping: Page 69
Adding up to 1000 with Regrouping: Page 69
Adding up to 1000 with Regrouping: Page 69
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Shape recognition is foundational in a child’s mathematical education, especially around the age of 8. At this stage, children’s cognitive abilities are expanding rapidly, allowing them to grasp more complex concepts. Shape recognition helps develop critical spatial awareness skills, enabling children to comprehend and navigate the world around them. Understanding shapes is not just about identifying circles, squares, or triangles; it forms the basis for geometry, a key component of higher mathematics.

Moreover, shape recognition aids in pattern identification and logical reasoning. These skills go beyond the classroom, influencing everyday activities such as understanding maps, packing efficiently, or even playing sports. Recognizing shapes also enhances problem-solving abilities as children begin to understand how different shapes can fit together to form new structures.

For teachers and parents, incorporating shape recognition activities can make learning enjoyable and engaging. This can be achieved through fun drawing tasks, interactive games, or hands-on activities like building blocks. Encouraging children to discuss and play with shapes not only fortifies their academic foundation but also stimulates their creative and critical thinking skills.

Therefore, parents and teachers should prioritize shape recognition in early math education to build a robust foundation for future learning, foster spatial and logical reasoning, and integrate fun into the learning process.