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2D and 3D Shape Sort: Factory
2D and 3D Shape Sort: Factory
Game
2D and 3D Shape Sort: Factory
Kids sort 2D and 3D shapes in this engaging geometry game.
Kindergarten
Math
Game
3D Shapes Ice Cream Attack
3D Shapes Ice Cream Attack
Game
3D Shapes Ice Cream Attack
Kids must identify 3D shapes to keep Office Ice Cream from melting.
Kindergarten
Math
Game
Kindergarten Independent Study Packet - Week 4
Kindergarten Independent Study Packet - Week 4
Workbook
Kindergarten Independent Study Packet - Week 4
This independent study packet features targeted practice in reading, writing, and math.
Kindergarten
Social emotional
Workbook
First Grade Independent Study Packet - Week 3
First Grade Independent Study Packet - Week 3
Workbook
First Grade Independent Study Packet - Week 3
This independent study packet, designed by curriculum experts, brings you Week 3 of first grade reading, writing, and math activities.
1st grade
Social emotional
Workbook
Kindergarten Independent Study Packet - Week 3
Kindergarten Independent Study Packet - Week 3
Workbook
Kindergarten Independent Study Packet - Week 3
Week 3 of this independent study packet for kindergarteners features targeted practice opportunities in reading, writing, and math.
Kindergarten
Social emotional
Workbook
Dino Crunch: Attributes of 2D and 3D Shapes
Dino Crunch: Attributes of 2D and 3D Shapes
Game
Dino Crunch: Attributes of 2D and 3D Shapes
Crunch through different shapes, like cubes and spheres, in this geometry-themed math game.
1st grade
Math
Game
2D and 3D Shape Sort: Car
2D and 3D Shape Sort: Car
Game
2D and 3D Shape Sort: Car
On the road again! Kids identify 2D and 3D shapes in this sorting game.
1st grade
Math
Game
Dino Crunch: 3D Shapes
Dino Crunch: 3D Shapes
Game
Dino Crunch: 3D Shapes
Practice geometry basics by helping hungry dinosaurs identify the correct 3D shapes to eat.
Kindergarten
Math
Game
Ski Racer: 3D Shapes
Ski Racer: 3D Shapes
Game
Ski Racer: 3D Shapes
Young learners practice identifying different 2D and 3D shapes as they ski down the mountain!
Kindergarten
Math
Game
Picture Math Addition
Picture Math Addition
Workbook
Picture Math Addition
Math is a jungle sometimes! Cut, paste, and count your way through in this workbook where it all adds up.
Kindergarten
Math
Workbook
2D and 3D Shape Match
2D and 3D Shape Match
Game
2D and 3D Shape Match
Kids match common 2D shapes with their 3D partners in this interactive memory game.
Kindergarten
Math
Game
Geometry 4
Geometry 4
Guided Lesson
Geometry 4
This guided geometry lesson takes second graders on an exploration of 2D and 3D shapes. Kids will learn how to sort shapes, as well as partition them into halves, quarters and thirds. Tangrams are also featured within the exercise in order to give kids practical ways of practicing their new geometry skills. For more printable practice, try the geometry worksheets recommended by our curriculum advisors to accompany this lesson.
2nd grade
Math
Guided Lesson
3-D Shapes...Create!
3-D Shapes...Create!
Lesson Plan
3-D Shapes...Create!
The best way to learn about shapes? Make them! This lesson gets students using clay to make and learn about 3-D shapes.
1st grade
Math
Lesson Plan
Assessment: Entering Second Grade Math
Exercise
Assessment: Entering Second Grade Math
Assessment: Entering Second Grade Math will help students practice this key first grade skill. Try our free exercises to build knowledge and confidence.
1st grade
Math
Exercise
Geometry 2
Geometry 2
Guided Lesson
Geometry 2
Geometry in kindergarten involves the basics of measurement, shapes, and spatial reasoning. Designed and reviewed by teachers, this guided lesson gives kids an overview of these concepts with clear instruction and engaging exercises. Geometry practice in kindergarten can help bolster the skills needed for higher-level concepts in the later grades. You can give kids even more practice by downloading and printing the accompanying worksheets.
Kindergarten
Guided Lesson
Solid Shapes: Identifying 3D Shapes
Solid Shapes: Identifying 3D Shapes
Lesson Plan
Solid Shapes: Identifying 3D Shapes
Introduce your students to 3D 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!
Kindergarten
Math
Lesson Plan
Shapes Inside Shapes
Shapes Inside Shapes
Lesson Plan
Shapes Inside Shapes
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.
Kindergarten
Math
Lesson Plan
3-D Scavenger Hunt
3-D Scavenger Hunt
Lesson Plan
3-D Scavenger Hunt
Explore 3-D shapes with your students and help them identify and talk about the relevant attributes of three-dimensional shapes, all while using real-world examples! Use this as a stand-alone lesson or alongside the Shape Models lesson.
2nd grade
Math
Lesson Plan
Shape Models
Shape Models
Lesson Plan
Shape Models
With this activity, students will identify shapes, build 3-D shapes, and practice describing shapes with a partner.
2nd grade
Math
Lesson Plan
2D and 3D Shapes
2D and 3D Shapes
Worksheet
2D and 3D Shapes
Boost your child's understanding of geometry dimensions with this worksheet that challenges her to match 2D and 3D Shapes.
1st grade
Math
Worksheet
First Grade Fall Review Packet - Week 4
First Grade Fall Review Packet - Week 4
Workbook
First Grade Fall Review Packet - Week 4
This final installment of our First Grade Fall Review Packet offers five more days of fun and diverse learning activities to prepare children for their first grade year.
1st grade
Reading & Writing
Workbook
Geometry 3
Geometry 3
Guided Lesson
Geometry 3
First grade geometry covers basic shapes, as well as an introduction to 3D shapes. Our team of curriculum experts designed the following guided lesson, which provides an overview of first grade geometric concepts and gives kids lots of opportunities for practice. If your child needs more support in a different format, check out the suggested first grade geometry worksheets.
1st grade
Guided Lesson
Third Grade Fall Review Packet - Week 4
Third Grade Fall Review Packet - Week 4
Workbook
Third Grade Fall Review Packet - Week 4
This Third Grade Fall Review Packet - Week 4 provides five more days of learning activities designed to prepare students for their third grade debut.
3rd grade
Reading & Writing
Workbook
Outer Space Shapes
Outer Space Shapes
Lesson Plan
Outer Space Shapes
In this fun space themed lesson plan, students will learn practice comparing and contrasting 2D and 3D shapes. This can be used as a stand alone lesson or pre-lesson for the **Shapes Inside Shapes** lesson plan.
Kindergarten
Math
Lesson Plan
Geometry Shape Up
Geometry Shape Up
Workbook
Geometry Shape Up
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.
3rd grade
Math
Workbook
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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.

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 ShapePropertiesVolumeSurface Area
SphereIt 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 × r34 × π × r2
CylinderIt 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)
ConeIt has a flat base
It has one curved side		1⁄3 × π × r2 × hπ × r × (r + s)
CubeIt 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)36 × (edge length)2
Triangular PrismIt has identical ends (triangles) and flat faces
It has the same cross section all along its length		Base area × length2 × 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.