Printable shapes and colors worksheets for preschool, ages 3 to 5

Printable shapes and colors worksheets for little learners of about three to five, teaching ten shapes and ten colors through tracing, coloring, searching, sorting and patterns. The 29 page set uses light line art that is kind to your printer, in US Letter and A4 as an instant PDF download.

Nothing is shipped. Print a page, pick a crayon and start exploring.

How these printable shapes and colors worksheets teach

Every shape page starts big and gets more playful: trace one large dotted shape, color it, trace six smaller copies, find and count it among other shapes, then trace its name. Every color page offers simple drawings to color in that shade, a circle to fill, the color word to trace and things to look for around the house.

Later pages pull it together with sorting and a small bar graph, color matching, what comes next patterns and a house to color by shape, all leading up to a certificate. Short pages and a progress chart keep it light and fun.

Who these preschool worksheets are for

• Preschoolers and toddlers of roughly three to five who adore crayons
• Parents running preschool at home or preparing for pre-K and kindergarten
• Childminders, preschool teachers and homeschool families
• Families needing quiet activities for travel days and calm afternoons

Design and printing

• Soft blush pink details on white pages, light on ink
• Roomy margins, so home printers will not crop anything
• Portrait layout, in 8.5 by 11 inch US Letter and 210 by 297 mm A4
• Undated and reusable, so any page can be printed again for another try
• Light line drawings that print nicely in black and white too
• Use it in a binder or on a clipboard, or have it spiral bound at a print shop

Inside the printable shapes and colors worksheets: 29 pages

1. 1Cover with a page index
2. 2Start here, a guide for the adult with tips, progress charts for shapes and colors, a supply list and lines for a favorite shape and color
3. 3My shapes chart showing all ten shapes with names to color
4. 4 to 13Ten pages, one each for hexagon, pentagon, diamond, heart, star, oval, rectangle, triangle, square and circle, with a large dotted shape to trace, one to color, a row to trace, find and count, the name to trace and an all about the shape box saying where it shows up
5. 14My colors chart with ten circles for your child to fill in
6. 15 to 24Ten pages, one each for gray, black, brown, pink, purple, blue, green, yellow, orange and red, with one large and two small drawings to color, a circle to fill, the color word to trace, a space to draw something that color and things I can find
7. 25Sort and count, where your child colors 18 shapes, fills in an easy bar graph and circles the shape with the most and the fewest
8. 26Match the colors, linking 8 colors to pictures, like green with a leaf and yellow with a banana
9. 27Shape patterns with six what comes next rows and eight boxes for inventing a pattern
10. 28Color by shape, a small house colored using an 8 shape key, plus how many stars and circles
11. 29Shapes and Colors Superstar certificate

Files you will download

• Shapes & Colors Worksheets in US Letter, a 29 page PDF
• Shapes & Colors Worksheets in A4, a 29 page PDF
• Read Me First, a brief PDF guide to printing

How to download and print

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• Print only the pages you need, as often as you like, for your own personal use.

Good to know

• This is a PDF to print and color by hand.
• You receive a digital file only. No package is sent.
• Colors on paper may look a bit different than on your screen.
• For your own personal use. Sharing, reselling or redistributing the files is not allowed.
• Digital files cannot be returned. If a file will not open or print properly, email us and we will sort it out quickly.
• Made for children of roughly three to five with an adult close by. Kids learn at different speeds, so take it slowly and keep it playful.

How this was made

Designed and written by PetiteDiary. AI tools helped draft parts of the text, and some background scenes in the preview images were created with AI. Every page was designed, reviewed and checked before release.

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