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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2D Shapes and 3D Objects Crossword with Solution
A crossword with clues for both 2D shapes and 3D objects.
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2D Shapes Blue Print Poster
2D Shapes and their names on one poster.
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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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3D Objects Scavenger Hunt - Worksheet
Discover three-dimensional objects in the real world with a scavenger hunt.
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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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Geometry Toss - Active Learning Game
Explore the differences between 2D shapes and 3D objects with an active game!
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All About Rectangles Mini Booklet
A mini booklet to assist younger students in recognising and drawing rectangles.
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Drawing 2D Shapes Worksheet
A worksheet with questions regarding 2D shapes.
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Individual 2D Shapes Posters - BW
2D Shapes and their names, diagrams and properties on individual posters.
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Tangram Activity
A poster showing examples of tangram shapes and a tangram template.
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Individual 2D Shapes Blue Print Posters
2D Shapes and their names, diagrams and properties on individual posters.
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Right Prisms and their Cross-Sections Poster
Learn about right prisms and their cross-sections with this informative classroom poster.
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2D Shapes Poster
Use this colourful poster with a collection of 2D shapes in your maths classroom.
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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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3D Object Easter Bunny Templates
A set of adorable Easter Bunny 3D object nets.
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2D Shape Matching Puzzles
Use these fun puzzles when learning about the names of common 2D shapes.
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2D Shape Maths Investigation - My Crazy Cubby House!
A mathematics investigation involving 2D shape, embedded in a real-world context.
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2D Shape Puppet Templates
Use these cute shape puppets when discussing 2D shape names and their properties to your students.
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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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Pattern Block Butterflies Symmetry Task Cards
Bring some colourful fun into your classroom with these symmetry butterflies, a hands-on learning activity for young students to explore the concept of symmetry.
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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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Find and Colour – Scavenger Hunt
A scavenger hunt where students search for 2D shapes in their surrounding environment.
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Isometric Dot Paper
A set of isometric dot paper sheets.
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Let's Spin - Shapes Spinner Activity
Use this colourful 2D shape spinner resource to in whole-class or small-group active learning games.
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2D Shape Character Templates
A cute 2D shape display for your classroom.
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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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Learn and Play Spots - 2D Shapes and 3D Objects
Carpet rings perfect for velcro carpet dots, focusing on 2D shapes and 3D objects.
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Interactive Area Puzzle (Triangles)
Have your students find the area of 16 triangles on the board and match the corresponding pieces to reveal a mystery picture.
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Matching Lines of Symmetry Worksheets
Introduce the concept of ‘multiple lines of symmetry’ to your Grade Fours with this match-up worksheet set.
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Colour by 2D Shape (Easter Egg)
An Easter-themed colour by 2D shape activity.
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Nets of 3-D Shapes - Christmas Ornaments Printable
Turn 3-D nets into paper Christmas ornaments with a fun set of printable ornament templates.