Separate construction paper by color. This exercise will also help with colors.
Cut each piece of construction paper into a different shape. The first round of shapes should be cut by an adult and then after that the child can mimic the shapes by cutting them out with child-safe scissors. The shapes should include square, triangle, rectangle, diamond, circle and any other shape you would like to include; these can be cut in all sizes.
Give the cutouts to your children and let them trace the shapes onto a separate piece of paper and cut the shapes out with your supervision using the child-safe scissors.
Write the shape name on the shape cutouts that the children have done. Have them help write the names of the shapes on each shape.
Repeat the craft again. Children learn by repetition. This will help them to write, recognize and learn shapes.