Gaining familiarity with shapes is an important foundational skill for preschoolers. Singing catchy, educational songs is an engaging way to help young children learn to recognize and identify basic shapes. This page provides a curated list of 10 upbeat, fun shape songs suitable for the preschool classroom or home. The songs cover shapes like circles, squares, triangles, and rectangles. Through rhythmic repetition and bright visuals, these songs will help preschoolers happily retain knowledge about shapes.
What Shape is this?
Original Author: Unknown
Sung to: “The Muffin Man”
Do you know what shape this is,
What shape this is, what shape this is?
Do you know what shape this is
I’m holding in my hand?
The Square Song
Original Author: Unknown
Sung to: “You are my Sunshine”
I am a Square, a lovely Square,
I have four sides, they’re all the same.
I have Four corners, Four lovely corners,
I am a Square, that is my name.
The Triangle Song
Original Author: Unknown
Sung to: “POP! Goes the weasel”
I am a small triangle
I have three sides you see.
I also have three corners.
They’re just right for me.
Shapes
Original Author: Unknown
Sung to: “Frere Jacques”
This is a square, this is a square,
How can you tell? How can you tell?
It has four sides,
All the same size.
It’s a Square, It’s a Square.
This is a circle, this is a circle.
How can you tell? How can you tell?
It goes round and round,
No end can be found.
It’s a circle, It’s a circle.
This is a triangle, this is a triangle.
How can you tell? How can you tell?
It only has three sides,
That join to make three points.
It’s a Triangle, It’s a triangle.
This is a Rectangle, This is a rectangle.
How can you tell? How can you tell?
It has two short sides
And it has two long sides.
It’s a rectangle, It’s a rectangle.
Triangles
Original Author: Unknown
Sung to: “Jingle Bells”
Triangles, triangles,
Have three sides.
Triangles, triangles,
Have three sides.
You can draw big triangles
In the air,
It is fun to use your hands
And make them anywhere.
It’s A Rectangle
Original Author: Unknown
Sung to: “B-I-N-G-O”
There is a shape that has four sides,
But it is not a square NO!!
It’s a rectangle; It’s a rectangle; It’s a rectangle;
It is not like a square NO!!
Two sides are long; two sides are short.
They are not the same NO!!
It’s a rectangle; It’s a rectangle; It’s a rectangle;
The sides are not the same NO!!
The Rolling Circle Song
Original Author: Unknown
Sung to: “Have You Ever Seen A Lassie?
Have you ever seen a circle, a circle, a circle?
Have you ever seen a circle, which goes ’round and ’round?
It rolls this way and that way, And that way and this way.
Have you ever seen a circle, which goes ’round and ’round?
Shape Song
Submitted by: Bunny Wermenchuk
Sung to: “To the tune of: London Bridges”
Circles, diamonds, triangles,
triangles, triangles,
Circles, diamonds, triangles,
Hearts, squares, and rectangles.
Shapes
Original Author: Unknown
Circles, rectangles, triangles, squares,
There are so many shapes out there.
Everywhere you look you’ll see
Another shape. What will it be?
Square Shape Song
Original Author: Unknown
Sung to: “Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star”
Put your square shapes in the air,
Hold it high and keep it there.
Put your square shape on your back,
Now please lay it on your lap.
Put your square shape on your toes,
Now please hold it by your nose.
Hold your square shape in your hand,
Now will everyone please stand.
Wave your square shape at the door,
Now please lay it on the floor.
Hold your square shape and jump, jump, jump,
Now throw your square shape way, way up.