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“I Have, Who Has” Shapes Game

By Karen Cox | Affiliate Disclosure | Filed Under: Shapes

I’ve seen these “I Have, Who Has” card games circulating the internet a lot lately, so I decided to make my own version for Pre-K to teach shapes (see download link at the bottom of this post).

I Have Who Has Shapes Game

I used these in my class last week at Small Group, and the kids are still enjoying them in the Math Center at free choice time. I wasn’t sure if they’d like this game or not, but they love it! I added symbols to help the children read the cards. For “I have” there is a picture of an eye, and for “Who has” there is a picture of an owl (since owls say “whoooo”).

Shapes Card Game

To play the game, deal out all of the cards to all of the players in the group. They figure out pretty quickly that it’s best if they lay all the cards out where they can see them. Since this set has so many cards, it works best with a group of about 5 kids or more (and I gave some cards to myself so I could play along with them). The first player chooses any card and reads it. For example, “I have a red square. Who has a green triangle?” That child places that card in the basket, and everyone looks at their cards to see if they have a green triangle. The person who does then says, “I have a green triangle. Who has a yellow rectangle?” That child places that card in the basket, and so on. Play continues until all of the cards are in the basket.

Since I have some children who are still struggling with shapes, especially rectangle, I used this to help reinforce shapes, and I added diamond (rhombus) and oval to the four basic shapes to make it more interesting for those kids who already know shapes. As we played, there were some children who came across a shape they didn’t know, and when that happened, I said the name of the shape, and they repeated the name of the shape as they read the card, “Who has …”. So, there was constant reinforcement of shapes they needed to learn, and it worked! I noticed after several repetitions of the same shape, children did not need to ask me when they came across it again.

Just a funny side story: At one point with one of my groups, the kids were asking me to help them identify a shape, but they didn’t want the other kids to see the card they had. They decided to grab the card and hide under the table so the other kids couldn’t see, then call up to me, “What shape do I have?” When I said, “I can’t see your card,” the children would hold the card just above the table so I could see (without realizing everyone else could see). Such silliness. 🙂

Shapes Card Game

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Download: “I Have, Who Has” Shapes

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  1. Elizabeth says

    May 2, 2011 at 8:13 pm

    Thanks so much! “I have, who has?” is a great game for ESL students, which are the majority in my class.

    Reply
    • Karen says

      May 3, 2011 at 3:49 pm

      Thanks so much, everyone!

      Reply
  2. The Activity Mom says

    May 2, 2011 at 9:12 pm

    So fun! Can’t wait to try it with B. Thanks for sharing!

    Reply
  3. Bridget says

    May 3, 2011 at 5:50 am

    Thanks so much for sharing! I can’t wait to play this with my class. It’s so simple yet covers so many skills that we need to review this time of year!

    Reply
  4. Kerri says

    May 3, 2011 at 8:15 am

    Thanks very much for sharing!

    Kerri

    Reply
  5. Countryfun says

    May 3, 2011 at 1:46 pm

    Thank you so much for sharing the game cards to be printed out. My head is buzzing other concepts to adapt this to.

    Reply
  6. Nicole {Tired, Need Sleep} says

    May 3, 2011 at 3:52 pm

    What a fun game! I wonder what else (besides shapes) we could do this with… will have to give that some thought. Thanks for the inspiration!!

    Reply
  7. Jenni says

    May 4, 2011 at 7:29 am

    Thanks so much for all your work and sharing your successes with us too!

    Reply
  8. tear spry says

    May 4, 2011 at 8:23 am

    thanks so much this could really help my 5 yr old pre k son who has a learning disability

    Reply
  9. Elizabeth says

    May 8, 2011 at 4:47 am

    My class loved playing this game on Friday! I divided by class of 15 into two groups and it worked out beautifully!

    Reply
  10. Kathy says

    May 9, 2011 at 2:12 pm

    My class played this last week and liked it. I didn’t know how much they liked it until they kept asking for the “eye who” game. I took me a few minutes to realize what they were asking for. I made a version for reviewing the alphabet but they all told me that yours was better. I would love to use your templete to create more of these games to review other skills.

    Kathy

    Reply
  11. Carol says

    May 18, 2011 at 5:11 pm

    Loved the game. Made one for my pirate week and the kids loved it!

    Reply
    • Karen says

      May 23, 2011 at 7:40 pm

      Thanks Carol!

      Reply
  12. Rian says

    May 29, 2011 at 9:55 am

    Instead of having the kids place the cards in a basket I’m having them use them like dominoes on their turn. They love it, thanks for a great game!

    Reply
  13. Stacy @ {share&remember.blogspot.com} says

    June 6, 2011 at 5:24 pm

    Looking forward to trying this game with my group. Thank you!

    Reply
  14. Alli says

    June 7, 2011 at 10:33 am

    My class loved this game!!! We played small group and large group. I would love to make all different kinds letters, numbers…endless possibilities! Thanks so much for sharing- would you consider posting a blank page- to make our own? I love the eye and the owl!!!!

    Reply
    • Karen says

      June 13, 2011 at 7:13 pm

      Thanks, Alli! I’ll keep that in mind.

      Reply
  15. trisha says

    June 7, 2011 at 1:17 pm

    thanks so much for sharing your ideas and pics. they are helpful to me in so many ways!

    Reply
    • Karen says

      June 13, 2011 at 7:13 pm

      Thanks, Trisha!

      Reply
  16. Susan says

    June 9, 2011 at 6:57 am

    My students absolutely loved this game. I also am anxious to make a game of this format to practice other skills. Thanks for all your fantastic ideas.

    Reply
    • Karen says

      June 13, 2011 at 7:12 pm

      Thanks, Susan!

      Reply
  17. Ronel says

    July 2, 2011 at 7:26 am

    Thank You for sharing this game,I have made the 3d shapes like this as well.The children love it and learn the aspects so much faster.

    Reply
    • Karen says

      July 2, 2011 at 11:10 am

      Thanks, Ronel! Glad you like it!

      Reply
  18. susie says

    July 15, 2011 at 1:26 pm

    this is great! do you have a I have/who has game for numbers or letters?

    Reply
  19. bobbie says

    July 19, 2011 at 4:42 pm

    I have what is probably a silly question, but would you laminate these before or after you cut them out?

    Reply
    • Karen says

      July 20, 2011 at 1:37 pm

      I cut out first, then laminate, and cut out again. It would be much easier to laminate then cut, and save a step… however, the lamination tends to peel if done that way. So, cut, laminate, then cut, making sure to leave a seal around it, makes them more durable.

      Reply
  20. Susan says

    July 31, 2011 at 7:12 pm

    My Pre-K students absolutely loved this game. Thank you so much for the cards. I plan on expanding to use with letters and/or numbers.

    Reply
    • Karen says

      August 4, 2011 at 9:25 am

      Thanks Susan!

      Reply
  21. Cindy Lawson says

    August 25, 2011 at 3:59 pm

    I’m just wondering how many cards each child should get? What worked best for you?

    Reply
    • Karen says

      August 26, 2011 at 11:42 pm

      Hi Cindy,
      It’s been a couple of months now since we played it and I can’t remember how many cards. I would think each child should probably have at least 4 cards. They could have more, but probably not too many. I believe my groups last year had 5 kids. They also really enjoyed playing the game at free choice centers, and sometimes they might only have 3 kids in their group and they made it work just fine.

      Reply
  22. Genevieve Schumacher says

    August 25, 2011 at 5:52 pm

    Thank you so much for sharing this! I loved playing this game with numbers, letters etc!

    Reply
    • Karen says

      August 26, 2011 at 11:43 pm

      Thanks, Genevieve! I’m planning to make and post one with letters sometime as well.

      Reply
  23. Andrea says

    August 31, 2011 at 9:21 pm

    I love this game! Thanks for posting. I made a simpler version for my students who are struggling. It has only black shapes of the eight basic shapes. I pull four students at a time, and they each only get two cards. I find focusing on only one attribute helps when they are struggling with their shape identification.

    Reply
    • Karen says

      August 31, 2011 at 9:30 pm

      Thanks for sharing your idea, Andrea!

      Reply
  24. Lisa says

    October 29, 2011 at 10:32 am

    thank you so much for posting this game! my preschoolers love it! we played it once as a small group and my students now play on their own at free choice time. i love how the older students help the younger ones. of course my class refers to this game as “i got, who gots”. 🙂

    Reply
    • Karen says

      November 9, 2011 at 9:55 pm

      So cute, Lisa!

      Reply
  25. Nicole Brunelle says

    November 6, 2011 at 7:50 pm

    This is such a great game!! I played this with my math intervention group and the children loved it! I have seen so much progress in their ability to name shapes!

    Reply
    • Karen says

      November 9, 2011 at 9:49 pm

      Thanks Nicole!

      Reply
  26. Gail says

    November 26, 2011 at 9:34 am

    I love this game. Even my first grade son loves it! You website is a valuable resource and I thank you so much for sharing all your ideas and printables with us!

    Reply
  27. Gail says

    November 28, 2011 at 5:29 pm

    Anyway you would consider making these cards for letters and/or numbers too? Such an awesome idea!

    Reply
    • Karen says

      November 29, 2011 at 8:03 pm

      Gail, I’ll certainly put that on my to-do list, but I can’t promise when it will get done! 🙂 I have lots of ideas for things I want to make, but so little time. 🙂

      Reply
  28. Nanci Dye says

    November 29, 2011 at 2:12 pm

    Hi – my kids love this game – so much giggling – especially if one of them ends up with the card that’s being asked for. But once in a while we end up asking for a shape that’s already been called – is there a certain card that should ‘begin’ the game each time? Thanks so much for the cute idea!

    Reply
  29. Mable Kackson says

    January 26, 2012 at 12:38 pm

    Thank you for sharing this activity! My students love it.!

    Reply
    • Karen says

      January 28, 2012 at 10:38 am

      Thanks Mable!

      Reply
  30. Brynn says

    June 28, 2012 at 11:07 pm

    Wow, this is genius! I am loving your website for summer school ideas for my children. Thanks so much for all your ideas/resources. We are having a ball utilizing several of them.

    Reply
    • Karen says

      June 29, 2012 at 12:35 am

      Thanks, Brynn! Have fun!

      Reply
  31. Norma says

    August 15, 2012 at 8:23 pm

    I wanted to tell you how much I enjoy your site. I have just started following your site and you have made me so excited about this school year with my prekindergarten students!!! Thanks for all you have put into teaching and for sharing your ideas 🙂

    Reply
    • Karen says

      August 20, 2012 at 7:33 pm

      Thanks, Norma!

      Reply
  32. Stacy says

    August 21, 2012 at 7:10 am

    This was a great idea. I was looking for a new way to work with shapes! thanks! Going to do this today.

    Reply
  33. Becky says

    August 30, 2012 at 8:40 pm

    This is a great activity, thanks for sharing it. I can’t wait to use it in my classroom. I also have ESOl students who would benefit from this FUN learning activity. : )

    Reply
  34. Andi says

    October 9, 2012 at 11:15 am

    Great idea! Can’t wait to use it next week!

    Reply
  35. Kim says

    November 27, 2012 at 1:00 pm

    Thanks for sharing!!

    Reply
  36. Leslie says

    December 4, 2012 at 2:47 pm

    We love this game – do you happen to have it with numbers? I have 1, who has 2?

    Reply
  37. Marlene says

    January 17, 2013 at 5:39 pm

    Yeah, great game, my kids loved it too… I was wondering the same as Leslie, do you have it with numbers???

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    • Karen says

      January 22, 2013 at 6:46 pm

      I’ll add a numbers game to my list. Thanks for the suggestion!

      Reply
  38. Danielle Coleman says

    January 31, 2013 at 9:53 pm

    I love this game! It is perfect for my kiddos! Thank you for creating this! My desk top seems to be rejecting the link???? Is there any way you could send a download link to my email? I would sooooo appreciate it!!! Thank you!!!! daniellecoleman2002@yahoo.com

    Reply
  39. Sheila says

    February 3, 2013 at 1:32 am

    Wow! I love all your great ideas! Thank you for sharing ….I am looking forward to using these with my kids in school!

    Reply
  40. elisabeth says

    February 8, 2013 at 1:12 am

    hi Karen … this site is cool.
    I love to use ur ideas for my 3 years old boy.

    Reply
  41. Marla says

    February 21, 2013 at 8:59 pm

    Would love this game with 3-D shapes! (sphere, cone, cube) etc.! Thanks for sharing. You are always an inspiration!

    Reply
  42. Jodi says

    February 28, 2013 at 4:54 am

    This game looks so fun. I just downloaded it to try w/ my kiddos. THANKS so much!

    Reply
  43. Nonette Tsang says

    March 19, 2013 at 7:17 am

    Dear Karen,
    I am preparing for a training I will give to pre-K teachers in a remote area in the Philippines. I came across your website. Bless your heart for openly sharing.
    Thank you soooooo much!
    Nonette

    Reply
  44. Barbara says

    April 13, 2013 at 4:52 pm

    I love this! Thanks so much for sharing.

    Reply
  45. michelle says

    July 3, 2013 at 12:17 pm

    I can not wait to use these cards with my pre-K 3 students! They are beautifully designed. Thank you for sharing. LOVE your blog.

    Reply
    • Karen Cox says

      July 4, 2013 at 1:06 am

      Thanks!

      Reply
  46. ann says

    November 24, 2013 at 4:21 am

    thank you so much for sharing this resource save me lots of time thank you

    Reply
  47. elizabeth allego says

    February 7, 2014 at 9:22 pm

    Thank you so much for the great idea you shared. It helps a lot …God bless!

    Reply
  48. Keva says

    April 28, 2014 at 9:04 pm

    Thank you for this game! The first few times my students played this game, I made sure each student had to focus on the same two shapes. As their ability to recognize all of the shapes across the class improved, I randomly distributed the cards.

    Thanks again!

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    • Karen Cox says

      April 28, 2014 at 9:43 pm

      Glad you like it, Keva. Great plan for helping them learn.

      Reply
  49. C. Gresham says

    June 29, 2015 at 12:37 am

    What I like about this other than the academic review is that it gets the kids to talking. I teach in a preschool setting and these young ones don’t always want to talk even though they love the games I have. Thank you.

    Reply
  50. Famika says

    October 22, 2016 at 3:12 pm

    Thank you so much for sharing. This will help our classroom so much!

    Reply
  51. Kristina says

    June 1, 2022 at 9:46 pm

    Thank you so much for sharing. God bless.

    Reply

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