It’s exciting to see your child point to a firetruck and shout “wed!” (aka “red”), or grab a puzzle piece and try to say “triangle.” Learning colours and shapes, on the other hand, isn’t only fun (or cute); it’s also a foundation for other essential things to come.

Colors & Shapes – The Groundwork of Other Skills

Understands Maths: Your child is learning her first geometry lessons when she nests things, builds with blocks, and solves puzzles. These and other geometric concepts, such as shape, size, space, and position, are taught to her through these and other shape exercises.

Sort & Classification: Learning shapes and colours encourages youngsters to consider the characteristics of items and draw comparisons and contrasts. This is a type of early math that also aids in the development of logical thinking, which is necessary for problem solving, science class, and (eventually) sorting laundry or putting groceries away in the kitchen!

Learn letters and numbers: When you look at the letters A, O, and W, what do you see? Alternatively, how about the numerals 0, 3, or 7? Shapes, to be precise. Learning about circles, triangles, and squares prepares your child to recognise letters and numbers in the (not-too-distant) future. She will be better prepared to write shapes once she has learned to draw them. Shape games with patterns also aid in the development of pre-reading skills.

Descriptive vocabulary: Shapes and colours rapidly become staples in your child’s lexicon, allowing her to describe what she sees (I see a yellow flower), wants (I want the square cookie), and thoughts (I can put the triangle block on top of the square block). This vocabulary is also used in receptive language abilities, such as following orders (please pass me the green crayon).

Visual Discrimination: Shapes and colours make up the world. When your child associates them with familiar objects, it helps her scan her environment more efficiently by filtering out irrelevant information. If she’s looking for a banana in a basket of toy fruits, she can easily locate it by disregarding everything that isn’t yellow.