Shapes Teaching Resources
This comprehensive collection contains a variety of 2D shape and 3D object teaching resources. Use the educational posters as a visual stimulus in your primary classroom. Also provided are hands-on learning activities, games, vocabulary word wall cards, nets of shapes and a maths mentals widget. Use the pre and post tests to ascertain each student's prior knowledge before starting a shape unit of work.
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3D Objects Scavenger Hunt - Worksheet
Discover three-dimensional objects in the real world with a scavenger hunt.
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2D Shapes in the Environment Interactive Activity
Teach students to recognise and name 2D shapes in component parts of everyday items in their environment.
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Number Talks - Classifying Figures Task Cards
Build geometric reasoning with this set of 20 task cards.
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Real Life 3D Objects – Interactive PowerPoint
Explore three-dimensional objects in the real world with this engaging interactive activity.
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2D Shapes Dominoes
A set of dominoes to help students consolidate their understanding of 2D shapes.
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2D Shape Character Templates
A cute 2D shape display for your classroom.
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Real-World 3D Objects - Sorting Activity
Practise identifying and sorting three-dimensional objects with this set of 24 sorting cards.
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Real-World 3D Objects - Colouring Worksheet
Explore three-dimensional objects in the real world with this colouring worksheet.
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Ada Lovelace - Cut and Paste Shapes and Patterns Activity
A cut and paste activity for young students exploring shapes and patterns with the female programmer, Ada Lovelace.
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3D Object Profiles – Template
Draw, name and describe the features of 3D objects with this profiling template.
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Tangram Activity
A poster showing examples of tangram shapes and a tangram template.
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Sorting by Symmetry: 2D Shape Task Cards
Help students practise sorting 2D shapes by the number of lines of symmetry using this fun set of mathematics sorting cards.
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Symmetry Picture Task Cards
Use these fun and colourful symmetry picture task cards to help students identify lines of symmetry in both everyday objects and 2D shapes.
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2D Shapes Mini Book
Engage your students and inspire them to read and learn about 2-D shapes and with a printable book.
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Sorting 2D Shapes and 3D Objects (Pot of Gold Theme)
Sort coins that feature 2D shapes and 3D objects into their corresponding pots with a St. Patricks Day theme!
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2D Shapes Colouring Worksheets
A cute worksheet where students need to identify and colour the shapes the correct colour.
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What's My Card? Shape Board Game
Consolidate knowledge of 2d shapes and 3D objects with a game of shape Guess Who!
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3D Objects Dominoes
Help your students learn the names of the most common three-dimensional objects with this set of dominoes.
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3D Objects Maths Investigation – Be an Architect!
Relate knowledge of 3D objects to the real world with this student-led mathematics project.
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Geometry Toss - Active Learning Game
Explore the differences between 2D shapes and 3D objects with an active game!
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All About Squares Mini Booklet
A mini booklet to assist younger students in recognising and drawing squares.
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Funky Fractions 'Quarters' Craft Activity
A craft activity to encourage students to colour, match and discuss the four quarters of a shape.
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Block Beasties - Task Cards
Create fabulous block beasties with this set of differentiated construction task cards.
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Halloween Shapes - Colour By 2D Shapes Worksheet
Don’t get too spooked while trying to identify 2D shapes with a printable Halloween Shapes Colour by Code worksheet!
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All About Triangles Mini Booklet
A mini booklet to assist younger students in recognising and drawing triangles.
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All About Circles Mini Booklet
A mini booklet to assist younger students in recognising and drawing circles.
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3 x Picture Sudoku Puzzles - 2D Shapes
A set of 3 picture Sudoku puzzles using 2D shapes.
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2D Shapes Blue Print Poster
2D Shapes and their names on one poster.
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2D Shapes Display Banner
A classroom display banner to use on your '2D Shapes' display board.
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Find and Colour – Scavenger Hunt
A scavenger hunt where students search for 2D shapes in their surrounding environment.
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2D Shape Profiles – Template
A template that students use to demonstrate their ability to describe the features of 2D shapes.
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2D Shape Matching Puzzles
Use these fun puzzles when learning about the names of common 2D shapes.