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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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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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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2D Shapes and Symmetry Worksheet
A two-page worksheet to use when addressing the concepts of 2D shapes and symmetry.
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Reception Numeracy Exit Tickets – Worksheets
18 Numeracy Exit Ticket activities for students to provide evidence of their learning progress.
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Geometry Toss - Active Learning Game
An active game that encourages learning through a physical setting.
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All About Pentagons Mini Booklet
A mini booklet to assist younger students in recognising and drawing pentagons.
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3D Object Astronaut Template
3D object nets to create an amazing astronaut!
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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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We're Going On a Shape Hunt! Graphing Game
A fun board game to aid students' recognition of 2D shapes.
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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 1
6 properties of shapes worksheets linked to the National Curriculum in England.
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Maths Warm-Ups Interactive PowerPoint – Year 3
A PowerPoint providing a series of warm up activities for Year 3 students across the Mathematics curriculum.
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Surface Area of 3D Objects Posters
A set of posters highlighting the formulas for finding the surface area of 3D objects.
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2D Shape Bingo
30 different bingo cards using 2D shape pictures and names.
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2D Shapes with Information - Poster
A 2D shapes poster with 16 common shapes, as well as information characterising each shape.
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Regular and Irregular Polygons
A poster chart showing regular and irregular polygons.
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Movie Character Study 3D Popcorn Box Template
A movie review activity that students can make into their own 3D popcorn box.
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Number Talks - Classifying Figures Task Cards
Build geometric reasoning with this set of 20 task cards.
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3D Object Bingo
30 different bingo cards using 3D object pictures and names.
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3D Popcorn Box Template
A geometry template for students to create a 3D popcorn box from a 2D net.
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Shopping Trolley Match-Up Activity
A fun activity to be used to reinforce a variety of mathematical concepts.
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Square Dot Paper
Sheets of square dot paper templates.
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Perimeter of 2D Shapes Poster
Display this educational poster when learning about finding the perimeter of 2D shapes.
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Area of 2D Shapes Poster
Display this educational poster when learning about finding the area of 2D shapes.
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3D Objects Display Banner
A classroom display banner to use on your '3D Objects' display board.
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2D Shapes Display Banner
A classroom display banner to use on your '2D Shapes' display board.