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.
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3D Object Christmas Ornament Templates
Turn 3-D nets into paper Christmas ornaments with a fun set of printable ornament templates.
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Colour By Shape Christmas Worksheets
Use knowledge of 2D shapes to colour in these Christmas-themed colour by shape worksheets.
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Christmas Symmetry Art Worksheets
Explore symmetry with these Christmas symmetry worksheets.
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Santa's New Sleigh – Christmas 2D Shapes Worksheet
Design Santa a new sleigh using 2D Shapes with a fun Christmas maths worksheet.
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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.
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Geometry Worksheets - Properties of Shapes - Year 2
10 properties of shapes worksheets linked to the National Curriculum in England.
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3D Objects Dominoes
A set of dominoes to help students consolidate their understanding of 3D objects.
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Tracing and Drawing 2D Shapes Worksheet
A simple trace and draw worksheet for 2D shapes.
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Memory Matcher PowerPoint – 3D Objects
An interactive memory match-up game where students recall the names of common 3D objects.
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2D Shapes Poster - BW
2D Shapes and their names on one poster.
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Block Beasties - Task Cards
A set of 36 low colour block figure task cards separated into three levels.
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Informal Measurement - Task Cards
A set of task cards to use when learning about informal measurement.
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2D Shape Puzzles
Use these 2D shape puzzles to help familiarise your students with the most common two-dimensional shapes.
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Identify and Colour 2D Shapes Worksheet
Use this 2D shapes worksheet to help your students identify 8 of the most common two-dimensional shapes.
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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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3D Object Easter Bunny Templates
A set of ten Easter Bunny 3D object nets.
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Batty for 2D Shapes - Halloween Shapes Worksheet for Key Stage 1
Go batty and identify the 2D shapes with a printable Halloween Shapes worksheet.
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Halloween Shapes - Colour By 2D Shapes Worksheet for Key Stage 1
Don’t get too spooked while trying to identify 2D shapes with a printable Halloween Shapes Colour by Code worksheet!
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All About Octagons Mini Booklet
A mini booklet to assist younger students in learning about octagons.
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Shape Seekers PowerPoint
An interactive 162-slide PowerPoint that follows the story of a professor and their new invention that turns 2D shapes into 3D objects.
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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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All About Semicircles Mini Booklet
A mini booklet to assist younger students in learning about semicircles.
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All About Hexagons Mini Booklet
A mini booklet to assist younger students in learning about hexagons.
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2D Shape Profiles – Template
A template that students use to demonstrate their ability to describe the features of 2D shapes.
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3D Object Profiles – Template
A template that students use to demonstrate their ability to describe the features of 3D objects.
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2D Shapes and 3D Objects – Worksheets
A set of differentiated worksheets that focus on drawing 2D shapes and describing 3D objects.
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Year 4 Numeracy Exit Tickets – Worksheets
24 Numeracy Exit Ticket activities for students to provide evidence of their learning progress.
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Year 3 Numeracy Exit Tickets – Worksheets
21 Numeracy Exit Ticket activities for students to provide evidence of their learning progress.
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Draw a Town with 2D Shapes
An interactive and evolving resource where students draw 2D shapes incrementally to create a town map and 3D models.
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Year 2 Numeracy Exit Tickets – Worksheets
35 Numeracy Exit Ticket activities for students to provide evidence of their learning progress.
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2D Shapes and Symmetry Worksheet
A two-page worksheet to use when addressing the concepts of 2D shapes and symmetry.
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Year 1 Numeracy Exit Tickets – Worksheets
18 Numeracy Exit Ticket activities for students to provide evidence of their learning progress.