Shape Name Puzzles
This super quick and easy craft is full rounded on the educational checklist! Drawing and tracing, coloring, writing, cutting and then spelling! Make one or make 20! These are sure to be a big hit!
This super quick and easy craft is full rounded on the educational checklist! Drawing and tracing, coloring, writing, cutting and then spelling! Make one or make 20! These are sure to be a big hit!
Supplies:
- Blank paper
- Pencil
- Marker
- Assorted crayons, colored pencils or markers
- Scissors
- Optional: shapes to trace
Directions:
- Trace or draw shape(s) of your choice.
- Color the shape.
- Spell out name (or other chosen word) across shape, leaving room between each letter.
- Cut out shape. Option: Cut out shapes into bigger strips for smaller children or smaller pieces for older children.
- Mix up pieces and help your children practice spelling their names using the shapes as a guide for the puzzle. Focus sometimes on the spelling and sometimes on the shape!
Janelle Cumro-Sultzer lives in Manhattan, KS, with her husband, two children and two dogs. She is a mediator in Kansas, helping families in conflict. Janelle loves to focus on learning through play and getting messy with crafts.