Shapes Teaching Resources
This comprehensive collection contains a variety of 2D and 3D shapes 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 more. Use the pre and post-tests to ascertain each student's prior knowledge before starting a shapes unit of work.
- Plus Plan
2D Shapes and Symmetry Worksheet
A two-page worksheet to use when addressing the concepts of 2D shapes and symmetry.
- Plus Plan
Year 1 Numeracy Exit Tickets – Worksheets
18 Numeracy Exit Ticket activities for students to provide evidence of their learning progress.
- Plus Plan
Reception Numeracy Exit Tickets – Worksheets
18 Numeracy Exit Ticket activities for students to provide evidence of their learning progress.
- Plus Plan
Geometry Toss - Active Learning Game
An active game that encourages learning through a physical setting.
- Plus Plan
All About Pentagons Mini Booklet
A mini booklet to assist younger students in recognising and drawing pentagons.
- Plus Plan
3D Object Astronaut Template
3D object nets to create an amazing astronaut!
- Plus Plan
Geometry Worksheets - Properties of Shapes - Year 2
10 properties of shapes worksheets linked to the National Curriculum in England.
- Plus Plan
3D Objects Dominoes
A set of dominoes to help students consolidate their understanding of 3D objects.
- Plus Plan
We're Going On a Shape Hunt! Graphing Game
A fun board game to aid students' recognition of 2D shapes.
- Plus Plan
Tangram Treats - Task Cards and Templates
Explore the properties of geometric shapes with this set of scaffolded tangram patterns task cards and cut-out tangram templates.
- Plus Plan
Geometry Worksheets - Properties of Shapes - Year 1
6 properties of shapes worksheets linked to the National Curriculum in England.
- Plus Plan
Maths Warm-Ups Interactive PowerPoint – Year 3
A PowerPoint providing a series of warm up activities for Year 3 students across the Mathematics curriculum.
- Plus Plan
Surface Area of 3D Objects Posters
A set of posters highlighting the formulas for finding the surface area of 3D objects.
- Plus Plan
2D Shape Bingo
30 different bingo cards using 2D shape pictures and names.
- Plus Plan
2D Shapes - Interactive PowerPoint Presentation
An interactive PowerPoint presentation that teaches the features of 2D shapes.
- Plus Plan
Mathematics Word Wall
A set of Mathematics related vocabulary to immerse students in mathematical terms.
- Plus Plan
Tracing and Drawing 2D Shapes Worksheet
A simple trace and draw worksheet for 2D shapes.
- Plus Plan
2D Shape Match
A fun match-up activity to consolidate your students’ knowledge of 2D shapes and their properties.
- Plus Plan
Movie Character Study 3D Popcorn Box Template
A movie review activity that students can make into their own 3D popcorn box.
- Plus Plan
Number Talks - Classifying Figures Task Cards
Build geometric reasoning with this set of 20 task cards.
- Plus Plan
3D Object Bingo
30 different bingo cards using 3D object pictures and names.
- Plus Plan
3D Popcorn Box Template
A geometry template for students to create a 3D popcorn box from a 2D net.
- Plus Plan
Shopping Trolley Match-Up Activity
A fun activity to be used to reinforce a variety of mathematical concepts.
- Plus Plan
Real Life 3D Objects – Interactive PowerPoint
A 30-slide interactive PowerPoint that explores 3D objects found in real life.
- Plus Plan
Isometric Dot Paper
A set of isometric dot paper sheets.
- Plus Plan
Memory Matcher PowerPoint – 3D Objects
An interactive memory match-up game where students recall the names of common 3D objects.
- Plus Plan
Perimeter of 2D Shapes Poster
Display this educational poster when learning about finding the perimeter of 2D shapes.
- Plus Plan
3D Objects Display Banner
A classroom display banner to use on your '3D Objects' display board.
- Plus Plan
2D Shapes Display Banner
A classroom display banner to use on your '2D Shapes' display board.
- Plus Plan
Geometry Word Wall Vocabulary
A geometry word wall to teach your students the associated vocabulary.
- Plus Plan
Memory Matcher PowerPoint – 2D Shapes
An interactive memory match-up game where students recall the names of shapes.
- Plus Plan
2D Shape Match-up Puzzles
A set of puzzles that match up 2D shapes and their properties.