Pentagon Shape Tracing Worksheet – Learn Shapes and Color

Learn all about the pentagon — a geometric shape with five sides and five corners that appears in buildings, patterns, and many everyday objects.
This pentagon tracing worksheet is designed to help young learners build confidence as they trace, recognize, and color pentagons. Through hands-on practice, children strengthen their fine motor coordination, shape awareness, and early geometry skills, making this activity a great foundation for future math learning.

What’s Inside the Pentagon Worksheet

To make learning engaging and clear, this worksheet includes:

• A large pentagon at the top left to introduce the shape clearly
• The word “pentagon” printed next to it so children can trace the shape name
• Three smaller pentagons below for focused tracing practice
• A row of six mixed shapes at the bottom where kids identify and color only the pentagons

This combination of tracing and shape recognition helps children understand what makes a pentagon unique.

Why Learning the Pentagon Shape Matters

Pentagons offer an important stepping stone in early geometry. By learning to identify this five-sided shape, children begin to notice:

• Differences between shapes with straight sides
• How to count edges and corners
• Patterns that appear in real-life objects
• How geometric shapes fit into early math vocabulary

Tracing pentagons also helps children practice controlled lines and angles, which support handwriting readiness and overall pencil grip development.

How to Use This Printable

1. Print the worksheet on A4 paper.
2. Begin with the large pentagon, tracing it slowly to highlight its five sides.
3. Have kids trace the word “pentagon” to reinforce both the name and writing skills.
4. Move on to the three smaller pentagons, encouraging smooth and steady tracing.
5. At the bottom, guide children to look carefully at all six shapes and color only the pentagons.
6. Extend the activity by finding pentagon-shaped objects or drawing more pentagons on scratch paper.

This step-by-step approach helps children build confidence while strengthening hand–eye coordination and visual skills.

Perfect for Preschool and Kindergarten

This worksheet supports early learners by offering:

• Fine motor practice
• Shape recognition
• Early geometry foundations
• Visual discrimination
• Focus and concentration

Its clean, child-friendly design keeps the activity simple and engaging without unnecessary distractions. Teachers, parents, and homeschoolers can use it as part of a shapes unit, morning work, learning centers, or at-home practice.

Download the free PDF below and let kids trace, color, and explore the exciting five-sided world of the pentagon shape!