Let’s play Shape Sorter!
Choose a level to start:
Your name stays on this device. The game fills the screen while you play. Tap ✕ to stop.
High scores
The top 10 for each level: on this device with your names, and for everyone with fun player names.
How to play
- Type your child’s name, then pick a level. The game fills the screen and counts down: “Ready, set, go!”
- A shape drops in above the toy box. Drag it into the hole with the same shape, or simply tap that hole. It drops in with a clunk and the voice says its name.
- On the Middle level some shapes arrive turned at an angle. A triangle is still a triangle when it’s turned, and spotting that is part of the fun.
- On the Big level the voice asks for a shape, like “Find the hexagon!”, or shows a pattern such as star, circle, star, circle, and asks “What comes next?”. Tap the right hole.
- A wrong hole just wobbles and the shape bounces back. After two tries the right hole lights up. Each shape is 10 points, and two right first time in a row earns 5 more.
What children practise
- Little: recognising and naming the circle, square and triangle, plus the hand control to drag and drop.
- Middle: six shapes, including the star, heart and rectangle, and seeing that a shape stays the same shape when it’s turned.
- Big: the names of ten shapes, from oval and diamond to pentagon and hexagon, and spotting and continuing patterns, an early maths skill.
- All levels: matching, looking carefully before acting, and trying again after a mistake.
Tips for parents
- Name the shapes together and trace their edges with a finger: “A triangle has three sides, one, two, three.”
- Go on a shape hunt around the house afterwards. Plates are circles, windows are rectangles, and a slice of pizza is a triangle.
- On the Big level, ask your child to say the pattern out loud, “star, circle, star, circle…”, before choosing what comes next.
- Toddlers can tap the holes instead of dragging. Both ways count.
Questions parents ask
Is Shape Sorter free?
Yes. It is free to play in any web browser, with nothing to download or buy and no account to create.
What ages is it for?
Children aged 2 to 8. Little suits ages 2 to 3, Middle ages 4 to 5, and Big, with named shapes and patterns, ages 6 to 8.
Where is my child’s name saved?
Only on your own phone, tablet or computer, in the “On this device” high score table. It is never sent to us. If a score is good enough for the Everyone table, your child picks a made-up player name such as “Purple Panda” instead, so no real names are shown.
Which shapes are in the game?
Circle, square, triangle, star, heart and rectangle, plus oval, diamond, pentagon and hexagon on the Big level.
Can we turn the sound off?
Yes. Tap the speaker button at the top right of the game. The shapes and holes work the same without sound, but hearing the shape names helps children learn them.
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