Help students explore 2D shapes and their attributes with these collaborative anchor charts! Students work together to find and sort two-dimensional shapes while discussing important attributes such as corners, straight lines, and curved lines.

These print-and-learn anchor charts are designed for whole-group math instruction and give students a visual, interactive way to compare shapes, explain their thinking, and connect geometry to objects they see around them.

What's Included

• Sorting 2D Shapes: Corners and No Corners collaborative anchor chart
• Sorting 2D Shapes: Curved Lines and Straight Lines collaborative anchor chart
• Seek 2D Shapes classroom shape hunt for circles, triangles, rectangles, and squares
• Shape banks featuring a variety of 2D shapes
• Ready-to-print activities for whole-group learning

Skills Practiced

Students will practice identifying, describing, comparing, and sorting two-dimensional shapes based on their attributes.

• Identify common 2D shapes
• Describe attributes of 2D shapes
• Identify shapes with and without corners
• Identify straight and curved lines
• Sort shapes based on shared attributes
• Find examples of 2D shapes in the classroom and real world
• Use geometry vocabulary to explain mathematical thinking

Perfect for Whole-Group Math

Use these 2D shapes anchor charts when introducing shapes, during a geometry unit, or as a review of previously taught skills. Students can help complete each chart as a class, turning your anchor chart into an interactive part of the lesson rather than a finished poster they simply reference.

Once complete, display the charts in your classroom so students can continue using them as a visual reference during 2D shape activities, math centers, independent work, and geometry lessons.