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 Flashcards
Use these 2D shapes flashcards to help familiarise your students with the most common two-dimensional shapes.
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Colour by Missing Angles Worksheets
Get students to find the size of missing angles on right angles, straight angles and angles at a point with this maths worksheet with a difference!
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Line of Symmetry 2D Shapes Interactive Activity
Engage your students in a variety of interactive activities all focused on the line of symmetry for 2D shapes.
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Find the Line of Symmetry Interactive Resource
Have fun with your class using this interactive learning tool to find the line of symmetry on various shapes and objects!
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Right Angle Turn Patterns Worksheet
Teach your students to make shape patterns using right angle turns with this differentiated maths worksheet for Year 3 students.
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Angle Hunt – Interactive Maths Game
Review the six main angle types (acute, right, obtuse, straight, reflex and revolution) with an interactive digital learning activity.
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Drawing and Constructing 3D Objects – Interactive Activity
Construct digital and physical nets of some common 3D objects with this hands-on digital learning activity.
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3D Objects and Their Nets - Teaching Presentation
Explore the connection 3D objects have with their nets and other 2D representations with this comprehensive set of teaching slides.
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Classifying 3D Objects - Interactive Activity
Classify 3D objects according to their properties with this digital drag-and-drop activity.
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Measuring Angles – Mystery Picture Worksheet
Find the measure of each angle and use the colour guide to reveal a mystery picture with this worksheet designed for year 5 students.
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3D Objects and Nets - Interactive Activity
Explore the connection between 3D objects and their nets with this engaging digital activity.
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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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Supplementary Angles – Year 6 Maths Worksheet
Teach your students to identify and calculate supplementary angles with this one-page maths worksheet.
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Complementary Angles – Year 6 Maths Worksheet
Teach your students to identify and calculate complementary angles with this one-page maths worksheet.
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Tessellation Poster
Making tessellating patterns is fun!
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Tangram Activity
A poster showing examples of tangram shapes and a tangram template.
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Parallel Perpendicular Lines Activity — Board Game
Play this parallel perpendicular lines activity with your students to give them practice identifying line types in a variety of settings.
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Parallel and Perpendicular Lines PPT — Teaching Slides
Download this parallel and perpendicular lines PPT to engage your students as you teach them about different line types!
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Calculating Missing Angles Interactive Activity
Get your students to find missing angles with this interactive game perfect for Year 6 maths lessons.
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Comparing and Naming Angles – Differentiated Worksheets
Assess your students’ understanding of angle types with the set of differentiated student worksheets.
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Classifying Triangles (By Angles) Worksheets
Practise classifying and sorting triangles based on their internal angles with this set of 3 worksheets.
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Classifying 3D Objects Sorting Activity
Play this sorting game when learning how to classify 3D objects according to their properties.
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Shapes and Symmetry — Year 2 Worksheet
Assess year 2 students' understanding of 2D shape symmetry with this set of two worksheets.
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2D Shape Match-up Puzzles
A set of puzzles that match up 2D shapes and their properties.
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Classifying Angles – Sorting Activity
Help students recognise different types of angles in everyday life with this hands-on sorting activity.
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2D Shape and 3D Object Flashcards
Explore 2D shapes and 3D objects with this set of 20 full-page flashcards.
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I Have, Who Has? – Complementary and Supplementary Angles Game
Play a whole-class game to review complementary and supplementary angles.
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3D Objects and Their Properties - Puzzles
Explore the names and properties of some of the most common 3D shapes with this set of 8 puzzles.
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Building 3D Shapes With Blocks Activity
Download this building 3D shapes activity for an engaging way to increase your students' spatial sense and 3D modelling abilities.
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Drawing Parallel Lines and Perpendicular Lines Worksheet Set
Utilise this drawing parallel lines and perpendicular lines worksheet set to give your students practice drawing line types on their own and on 2D shapes.
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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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Shape Investigation 2D Figures Task Cards
Combine fun and learning with these 2D shapes and symmetry task cards for your Grade Four students!