Cone Shape Worksheet for Preschoolers: Circle & Match!
This worksheet gives children ages 3-5 focused practice identifying the cone as a distinct 3D shape among a set of pictured objects, building the visual discrimination skills needed to tell shapes apart by their form rather than by color or size. Matching the shape to its printed word 'CONE' also introduces early print awareness, connecting a familiar geometric form to its written name.
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Month 9: Multi-Subject Early Learning | Ages 6-7
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About this worksheet
- Topic:
- 3D Shapes
- Skill:
- 3D Shapes: Identify 3D shapes and their properties - faces, vertices, edges.
- Pack:
- Page 15 of 29 in Month 9: Multi-Subject Early Learning | Ages 6-7.
How to use this worksheet
Look through the row of pictured objects together and ask your child to name each one before deciding whether it's shaped like a cone, such as an ice cream cone or a traffic cone. Have them circle every object that matches the cone shape, skipping over shapes like cubes or spheres. Then move to the matching section, where your child draws a line or circles the connection between the cone picture and the printed word 'CONE.' Read the word aloud together each time they identify it correctly.
Materials needed
- Pencil
- Crayons
Extension activities
- 1Go on a cone hunt around the house or neighborhood, looking for ice cream cones, traffic cones, or party hats.
- 2Roll a piece of paper into a cone shape and compare it to a ball or a box to feel the difference between shapes.
- 3Sort a mixed pile of toy blocks by shape, separating cones from cubes, cylinders, and spheres.
- 4Make a simple ice cream cone craft using a real or paper cone shape topped with pom-pom 'scoops.'
- 5Ask your child to describe what makes a cone different from a triangle, pointing out that a cone is solid and can be held.
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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