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    Free Printable Valentine's Day Shape Sorting Activity

    Published: Feb 11, 2025

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    This free printable shape matching activity for Valentine's Day is a fun way to teach children their 2D shapes and improve fine motor skills! I hope you enjoy this free shape sorting activity featuring cute Valentine's items.

    text "Valentine's Day shape sorting file folder game" with a preview of a shape sorting mat and shape cut outs

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    How to use your Valentine's shape sorting activity

    This shape matching activity is great for pre-K, kindergarten, and first grade students. Younger children may find it too challenging, but that will depend on the particular child.

    It's easy to use this activity in classroom centers, in a busy binder, or at home.

    First, grab your free printable PDF file from lower down in the post.

    Next, print out your pages. There is color, but it will print in black and white without impacting the activity.

    I recommend using a heavyweight paper, like this 32# HP paper, or white card stock.

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    Laminate the cut outs page if you want to laminate them for a classroom center. Cutting the shapes then laminating makes the shapes more durable, but does take longer.

    If you laminated the cut outs, you can provide poster putty to stick the shapes in place.

    The laminated sorting mat page can be taped into a file folder to make a file folder game.

    Instead of laminating, you can also slide the sorting mat page into a dry erase pocket.

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    A clipboard displays a "Valentine's Shape Matching" activity sheet featuring various shapes and corresponding images, surrounded by colorful pens and heart cutouts, designed for young children's learning and recognition of shapes.

    If you're using the shape sorting activity as a cut and paste worksheet, have your child or students cut out each shape with blunt tipped scissors.

    Show your child or students how to identify each Valentine item's basic shape, then place it in the correct square on the activity mat page.

    A clipboard displays a "Valentine's Shape Matching" activity sheet featuring various shapes and corresponding images, surrounded by colorful pens and heart cutouts, designed for young children's learning and recognition of shapes. The page is on a clip board

    Store your laminated pieces in a small task box to keep the activity safe for next time!

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    Valentine's Day 2D shape sorting printable PDF file download area

    This printable is licensed for personal use and single classroom use. This includes use with therapy clients, homeschool co-ops, etc.

    You are not licensed to sell or redistribute the files to other adults to use with their children/students. Please refer friends and colleagues to this post to download their own copies.

    If you are to this license, you may click below:

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