Looking for some preschool games for shapes that teach math? We have them! This preschool shape game is great for kids of all ages like toddlers, preschoolers, and even kindergarten kids. This budget-friendly shape game for preschoolers only needs a couple items and is great whether you’re at home or in the classroom!

Math games for Preschoolers: Counting game to make a collage- stack of green, purple, red, pink, yellow, blue felt cut into triangles, circles, rectangle, and squares
Grab felt, dice, and get ready for this preschool math game.

Preschool Math Games Using Shapes

Math games make learning fun. Here’s a fun way to work with basic shapes while practicing counting. In the end, this fun counting game will make a cool piece of art. Kids Activities Blog likes this game because it combines rolling dice (kids love this!), counting, shapes, colors, and art – all in one!

Related: We have even more basic shape activities for preschoolers.

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Supplies You Need For This Preschool Math Shape Game

  • various colors of felt {or paper} to cut into shapes
  • at least one large piece of felt to use as a background {you can also use paper}
  • dice {1 or 2}
  • scissors
  • glue {optional}

How To Set Up THis Preschool Math Basic Shapes Game

Step 1

Cut out different shapes in various colors and sizes. You can have your child help with this {or at least try depending on his skill level}.

Step 2

Separate the shapes into piles.

Step 3

Place the large piece of felt down next to all of the sorted shapes. This is the background for the collage.

How To Play This Preschool Math Shape Counting Game

Have your child do the following:

  1. Select a shape.
  2. Roll a die.
  3. Count the dots on the die.
  4. Place that number of the chosen shape onto the large piece of felt {anywhere your child wants}.
  5. Select another shape {or the same shape}, roll, and add shapes to the background.
  6. Continue until you run out of shapes or your child considers the collage finished.
  7. Take a picture of the completed work. {optional}
  8. Remove the shapes and play again.
Counting Game for Preschoolers {Math Games}- white felt with green, red, blue, black, orange, purple felt shapes: triangle, rectangles, square, circles
Make a colorful collage using this math shape game!

Our Experience With This Preschool Math Shape Game

My son has been enjoying math games lately especially if they involve dominoes, dice, or truffula trees. I wanted to create a new dice game that practiced shapes and allowed for a bit of creative expression.

I asked Aiden if he wanted to use paper shapes or felt shape. He chose felt. Here’s how to set this game up.

This was Aiden’s “finished” piece. He added the large green square on the right towards the end. Notice how it hangs off the background felt. {There are no rules to process based art.}

If you are using paper instead of felt, it might help to glue down the shapes as you add them. Felt sticks to felt so it’s less likely the shapes will move around. Paper is another story – especially as you add more and more shapes.

Preschool Shape Math Game Activity

Preschool Shape Math Game Activity

Use this preschool math shapes game to learn about shapes and numbers. Plus, they can also explore colors. This is an educational activity that explores a number of aspects of education from art, math, shapes, colors, and numbers.

Materials

  • various colors of felt {or paper} to cut into shapes
  • at least one large piece of felt to use as a background {you can also use paper}
  • dice {1 or 2}
  • scissors
  • glue {optional}

Instructions

  1. Cut out different shapes in various colors and sizes. You can have your child help with this {or at least try depending on his skill level}.
  2. Separate the shapes into piles.
  3. Place the large piece of felt down next to all of the sorted shapes. This is the background for the collage.

More Math Games And Educational Posts From Kids Activiites Blog

What are your child’s favorite math games? Learning basic shapes, colors, and counting are important skills for young preschoolers. For more math and counting kids activities, you may be interested in some of these great ideas:

How do you like this preschool shape math game?



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