Why do the triangles on these pages look so different?

Because triangles come in many shapes. Some are tall and skinny, some are wide and flat, and some are tipped on their side. They are all triangles as long as they have 3 straight sides and 3 corners. Showing different kinds stops children from thinking only the tidy, pointy-top version counts, which is a common mix-up.

Where can we find triangles on a walk?

Look up and look at signs. Rooftops, yield signs, the sides of a slide ladder, tents in a yard and pennant flags are all good spots. Bring a paper triangle along and let your child hold it up to compare. Counting the corners out loud each time ("one, two, three") turns a short walk into a real shape lesson.

How do I help my child draw a triangle with sharp corners?

Teach a stop at every corner. Many children around age 4 or 5 draw triangles that look round because their pencil keeps moving through the turns. Have your child say "stop, turn" at each point, or put a small dot where each corner goes and draw straight lines from dot to dot. Tracing first makes the turns feel familiar.

Triangle Worksheets

Ages 3-6 · 14 worksheets · Print-ready PDFs

The triangle

3 sides, 3 corners

How to draw a triangle

Start at the top point and slide down to the bottom left corner, go straight across to the right, then slide back up to the top. Stopping for a moment at each corner keeps the points sharp.

Triangles around you

a slice of pizza
a roof
a yield sign
a tent
a sandwich cut corner to corner

Preschool · Ages 3-5

Triangle tracing worksheets

$Trace the triangle - Preschool Trace shapes worksheet preview$

Trace the triangle

GradePreschool

TopicTrace shapes

Shape tracing - Triangle

GradePreschool

TopicShape tracing

Preschool · Ages 3-5

Find and follow the triangles

$Find every triangle - Preschool Identify shapes worksheet preview$

Find every triangle

GradePreschool

TopicIdentify shapes

$Follow the triangles - Preschool Follow the shapes worksheet preview$

Follow the triangles

GradePreschool

TopicFollow the shapes

Kindergarten · Ages 5-6

Kindergarten triangle worksheets

$Trace and color shapes - Triangle - Kindergarten 2D Shapes worksheet preview$

Trace and color shapes - Triangle

GradeKindergarten

Topic2D Shapes

$Trace and draw the shapes - Triangles - Kindergarten 2D Shapes worksheet preview$

Trace and draw the shapes - Triangles

GradeKindergarten

Topic2D Shapes

Mixed shapes

More practice with triangles

Shape tracing - Triangle and circle

GradePreschool

TopicShape tracing

$Draw the diamond and triangle - Preschool Draw shapes worksheet preview$

Draw the diamond and triangle

GradePreschool

TopicDraw shapes

$Draw the rectangle and triangle - Preschool Draw shapes worksheet preview$

Draw the rectangle and triangle

GradePreschool

TopicDraw shapes

$Draw the star and triangle - Preschool Draw shapes worksheet preview$

Draw the star and triangle

GradePreschool

TopicDraw shapes

$Draw the triangle and circle - Preschool Draw shapes worksheet preview$

Draw the triangle and circle

GradePreschool

TopicDraw shapes

$Draw the triangle and diamond - Preschool Draw shapes worksheet preview$

Draw the triangle and diamond

GradePreschool

TopicDraw shapes

$Find and color shapes - Squares, Triangles, circles and rectangles - Kindergarten 2D Shapes worksheet preview$

Find and color shapes - Squares, Triangles, circles and rectangles

GradeKindergarten

Topic2D Shapes

$Find and color shapes - Triangles and rectangles - Kindergarten 2D Shapes worksheet preview$

Find and color shapes - Triangles and rectangles

GradeKindergarten

Topic2D Shapes

Frequently Asked Questions

Ask a preschooler to point to a triangle and a finger often heads straight for the roof of a drawn house. These pages build on that. Preschoolers trace the triangle on a math page and in handwriting warm-ups (one with a circle beside it), find every triangle hidden in a picture, and follow a path of triangles. Drawing pages pair the triangle with a circle, a rectangle or a diamond. In kindergarten, children trace and color a triangle, trace and draw a row of them, and find and color triangles mixed with rectangles. Three sides and three corners, every time, even when the triangle is tall, flat or tipped over.

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Triangle Worksheets

The triangle

How to draw a triangle

Triangles around you

Triangle tracing worksheets

Find and follow the triangles

Kindergarten triangle worksheets

More practice with triangles

All shape worksheet sets

Frequently Asked Questions

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Why do the triangles on these pages look so different?

Where can we find triangles on a walk?

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