Coding Shapes Worksheet for Preschoolers: Cut and Paste Patterns
This cut-and-paste activity has children ages 3-5 recreate shape sequences shown in sample boxes, combining shape recognition with the same ordered, step-by-step thinking used in beginner coding concepts. Cutting out individual shapes and arranging them in the correct sequence also builds fine motor precision and spatial planning.
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Hands-On Early Learning Activity Book: Math, Science, Literacy & Emotions for Ages 3-6
This is page 2 of the pack. Ages 3-6 · Preschool–KindergartenAges 3-6 · Nursery–Year 1Ages 3-6 · Nursery–UKGAges 3-6
Curriculum
- Patterns > Patterns
How to use this worksheet
Have your child cut out each shape piece along the dotted lines, sorting them into a small pile as they go. Look at the pattern shown in each box on the worksheet together and describe the order aloud, like 'circle, square, circle, square.' Let your child select the matching shapes and arrange them in that same order inside the empty box before gluing anything down. Once the arrangement matches the example, glue each shape into place and move on to the next pattern box.
Materials needed
- Scissors
- Glue Stick
- Pencil
Extension activities
- 1Build a longer shape pattern using blocks or shape tiles and challenge your child to continue it.
- 2Create a new pattern using only two shape types and ask a sibling or friend to copy it.
- 3Sort the leftover shape cutouts by type — circles, squares, triangles — into separate piles.
- 4Use the finished patterns to build a simple picture, like a house made from squares and triangles.
Written by
Hemsweta Jain · Teacher Cheena
MBA and Early Childhood Educator, teaching since 2014 · Founder of RaisoActive, Mumbai
Every RaisoActive worksheet is designed and checked by the founder before publishing.
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