Shape Sorter

A shape-sorter toy for learning flat shapes

Ages 2–5
Shapes
2D game
Plays in the browser

Just like the classic toy: a colorful block appears, and your child drags it into the hole where it fits, or simply taps that hole. Every block gets a random color and all the holes look alike, so children learn to look at the shape itself.

Play Shape Sorter

How to play

Listen to the instruction, or look at the shape clue at the top of the screen.
Drag the block into the hole where it fits, or tap that hole. It drops right in.
Sort five shapes to finish the game and earn stars.

What your child learns

Recognizing flat shapes: circle, square, triangle, star, heart, rectangle and oval
The names of shapes
Telling similar shapes apart, like a square and a rectangle
Hand-eye coordination, by dragging shapes into place

Grows with your child

It starts with two holes and a circle, square or triangle. Stars, hearts, rectangles and ovals join in as your child learns, more holes appear, and at the top levels the blocks arrive tilted.