Shape Thursday

Today we are going to do some work on shape.

2 Dimensional shapes or 2D shapes are flat, like these:

circle

square

triangle

rectangle

3 Dimensional shapes or 3D shapes are solid, like these:

sphere

cube

pyramid

cuboid

Warm Up

• Click on the links below to take you to fantastic videos and quizzes to teach you about 2D and 3D shapes!  

What are 2D Shapes?

What are 3D Shapes?

• Go on a shape hunt round your house.   How many 2D and 3D shapes can you find?

Main Task

Jack Hartmann again! 😉 Watch his 2D shape video and name the shapes:

Watch this Jack Hartmann video about 3D shapes:

Look at the 2 worksheets below and talk to an adult about the answers.  You can record the answers in your jotter if you want to.

• Can you talk about the properties of these 2D shapes?  That means what is it about the shape that makes it that shape?  How many corners/vertices does each one have?  How many sides / edges does each one have?

 

Extra Challenge

Can you talk about the properties of these 3D shapes?  That means what makes them this shape?  How many faces does each one have?  How many corners / vertices does each one have?  How many edges does each one have?

So a cylinder has 3 faces (2 flat and 1 curved face) and 2 edges, but 0 corners (or vertices)

You might need to find objects in your house that are these shapes, as it is hard to tell properly from just a picture. 

Click on this link to watch a video and find a quiz for the properties of 3D shapes.  It’s definitely a challenge for you!

What are the Properties of 3D Shapes?

Games to support Learning:

Shape Patterns

3D Shape Quiz

Shape Monsters