About Shape Card Games

Our shape card games help children practice skills that lead to success in math! When playing shape card games, children pay attention to mathematical attributes, including shape, number, and color. They also practice their executive function skills by taking turns and remembering and matching cards. There are 60 cards in the shape card deck. The cards have the numerals 1-10 on them along with one of six shapes: circle, triangle, square, rhombus, rectangle, or hexagon. There are also four Wild Shapes cards in the deck — these cards have all six shapes printed on them.

Materials Needed

Deck of shape cards, Directions

What's the math in these games?

Providing children instruction focused on the shape’s defining attributes—such as number and length of sides—helps them create more accurate understandings. The shapes on the shape cards are intentionally set at various angles to give children experience with shapes whose bases are not horizontally aligned. Shape Card games are a fun way to practice numeral recognition, logic, strategy, and classification. Children may also develop important executive function skills such as rule shifting, working memory, and paying attention to multiple attributes (such as shape, number, and color).

Download Directions for all Shape Card Games

Classroom directions for shape card games (all game directions in one file)

There are 60 cards in the shape card deck. The cards have the numerals 1-10 on them along with one of six shapes: circle, triangle, square, rhombus, rectangle, or hexagon. There are also four Wild Shapes cards in the deck — these cards have all six shapes printed on them.
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