Types of Leaf Shapes & Leaves

Studying leaf shapes is beneficial because it enhances observation skills, encourages children to connect with the environment, and introduces them to botany. This activity also helps develop visual discrimination and classification abilities.

Identify, sort, and classify leaf shapes. Check the classification using the control chart. This set includes 18 leaf shapes from the botany cabinet and 2 photographic images of leaves for each leaf shape.

Leaf shapes included: orbiculate, linear, deltoid, ovate, lanceolate, elliptical, obovate, reniform, spatulate, obcordate, sagittate, hastate, cordate, acerose (aciculate), cuneate, peltate, fan-shaped, and oblong.

This set includes:

• 18 leaf shapes with labels
• 18 leaf shapes without labels
• 18 labels
• 36 photographic leaves with labels
• 36 photographic leaves without labels
• 36 labels
• 2 control charts

Cards are approx. 3½" x 3½", control chart is 8½" x 11" (one for acerose and one for aciculate).

This file is in PDF format.