3D Shapes Resources

3D shapes are solid objects that have three dimensions. These dimensions are length, width, and height. While 2D shapes are flat, 3D shapes objects that have depth to them. A soccer ball is a 3D shape, also known as a sphere, while a circle on a piece of paper is a 2D shape. To learn more about the different names and properties of 3D shapes, see our resources below.

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2D and 3D Shape Sort: Factory

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Kids sort 2D and 3D shapes in this engaging geometry game.

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2D and 3D Shape Sort: Car

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On the road again! Kids identify 2D and 3D shapes in this sorting game.

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3D Shapes Ice Cream Attack

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Kids must identify 3D shapes to keep Office Ice Cream from melting.

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Solid Shapes: Identifying 3-D Shapes

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Introduce your students to 3-D solid geometric shapes and encourage them explore their everyday space for these shapes. In this lesson, they will learn to look at a ball as a sphere!

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2D and 3D Shape Match

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Kids match common 2D shapes with their 3D partners in this interactive memory game.

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Sort 2D and 3D Shapes

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Can your kid tell the difference between 2-dimensional and 3-dimensional shapes? Kindergarten is a good time to start!

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3D Shapes

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This shape recognition worksheet is jam-packed with activities. Can your kid trace, color, and identify these three-dimensional shapes?

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Edges and Vertices Space Hunt

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Search for 3D shapes in this hide-n-seek game for kids. Look for shapes based on the number of edges and vertices.

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Shape Review: Line Segments, Symmetry, and More

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Review second grade geometry concepts from two- and three-dimensional shapes to symmetry with this helpful shape study guide.

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2D and 3D Shapes

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Boost your child's understanding of geometry dimensions with this worksheet that challenges her to match 2D and 3D Shapes.

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Picture Math Addition

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Math is a jungle sometimes! Cut, paste, and count your way through in this workbook where it all adds up.

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Shape Models

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With this activity, students will identify shapes, build 3D shapes, and practice describing shapes with a partner.

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Shapes Inside Shapes

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Look all around! We can find 2D shapes inside 3D shapes wherever we go! In this lesson, students will sort shapes and recognize the 2D components of common 3D shapes.

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Identify Shapes

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Sort out your shapes with this fill-in-the-bubble style quiz, perfect for standardized testing prep.

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Solid Shape Sort

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Give your students a head start on 3D shapes with this lesson that has them use their observational skills to identify what differentiates the shapes.

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Spring Math Assessment: Sorting Shapes

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Assess your students’ understanding of the differences between 2-D and 3-D shapes using this shape assessment.

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3D Shapes in Real Life

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To get a better handle on 3-D shapes, ask your kid to match them up to real world objects.

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3D Geometric Shapes

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Ready to introduce your child to 3-D geometric shapes? This worksheet helps kids find 3-D shapes in the world around them!

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Comparing Solids

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In this lesson, your students will play "I Spy" to identify 3-D shapes. They will use language to describe the shapes and be able to compare them easily.

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Rectangular Prism Cut-Out

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Use this rectangular prism cut-out to help your child learn more complex geometric shapes, or practice finding the surface area or volume of an object.

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2-D and 3-D Shapes

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Build a solid geometry foundation with these hands-on shapes. Kids can practice identifying attributes of 2-D and 3-D shapes, then put their knowledge to the test by drawing and making 3-D shapes.

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Geometry Puzzles

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Your students will solve and create shape riddles while practicing their knowledge of shape attributes.

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Geometry Shape Up

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Geometry isn't so scary when it comes with colorful designs and easy-to-interpret illustrations! In order to take on algebra later on, your student will first need to conquer basic geometry.

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3-D Shapes: Fill in the Table

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Need a refresher course on 3-d shapes? Kids finish the table by labeling or drawing each shape, then write how many faces, sides, and vertices each one has.

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Get Started With 3D Shapes

3D shapes can be complicated to work with at first because they have strange names and properties that are different from the familiar 2D shapes. We’ve put together a list of some properties of common 3D shapes and common equations that can be used when working with 3D shapes.

3D Shape	Properties	Volume	Surface Area
Sphere	It has no edges or vertices (corners) It has one surface It is perfectly symmetrical All points on the surface are the same distance "r" from the center	⁴⁄₃ × π × r³	4 × π × r²
Cylinder	It has a flat base and a flat top The base is the same as the top It has one curved side	π × r² × h	2 × π × r × (r + h)
Cone	It has a flat base It has one curved side	¹⁄₃ × π × r² × h	π × r × (r + s)
Cube	It has 6 Faces, each with 4 edges (and is a square) It has 12 Edges It has 8 Vertices (corner points), each is where 3 edges meet	(edge length)³	6 × (edge length)²
Triangular Prism	It has identical ends (triangles) and flat faces It has the same cross section all along its length	Base area × length	2 × base area + base perimeter × length

Now that you have a list of some of the common 3D shapes, dive into our resources to learn how to apply these shapes and other, or move on to our volume page to learn how to calculate how much area these 3D shapes take up.

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