teaching resource

2D and 3D Shape Posters

Updated: 14 Jun 2023

Use this set of 14 brightly colored 2D and 3D shape posters to decorate your classroom and build academic vocabulary.

Editable: Google Slides
Non-Editable: PDF
Pages: 1 Page
Grades: PK - 2

Curriculum

CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.K.G.A.1

Describe objects in the environment using names of shapes, and describe the relative positions of these objects using terms such as above, below, beside, in front of, behind, and next to.
CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.K.G.A.2

Correctly name shapes regardless of their orientations or overall size.
CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.K.G.A.3

Identify shapes as two-dimensional (lying in a plane, "flat") or three-dimensional ("solid").
CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.K.G.B.6

Compose simple shapes to form larger shapes. For example, "Can you join these two triangles with full sides touching to make a rectangle?"
CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.1.G.A.1

Distinguish between defining attributes (e.g., triangles are closed and three-sided) versus non-defining attributes (e.g., color, orientation, overall size); build and draw shapes to possess defining attributes.

teaching resource

2D and 3D Shape Posters

Updated: 14 Jun 2023

Use this set of 14 brightly colored 2D and 3D shape posters to decorate your classroom and build academic vocabulary.

Editable: Google Slides
Non-Editable: PDF
Pages: 1 Page
Grades: PK - 2

Use this set of 14 brightly colored 2D and 3D shape posters to decorate your classroom and build academic vocabulary.

Real-Life 2D and 3D Shape Posters

Get ready to build students’ vocabulary, get them excited about math, and create authentic, real-life connections with this all-inclusive set of shape posters. These shapes posters feature a wide variety of 2D and 3D shapes, with real-world images to help students to make visual connections. This set is great for ELL learners building academic vocabulary

This resource comes with 14 individual shape posters. They include:

Square
Rectangle
Oval
Octagon
Triangular prism
Rectangular prism
Pyramid
Cone
Cylinder
Triangle
Circle
Pentagon
Cube
Sphere

How to Make the Most of Your Geometry Anchor Charts

Print the poster and display it in your classroom for students to reference when doing independent work.
Print the poster on letter-size paper, slip it into a clear sleeve, and use it in your guided groups as a reminder.
Print the poster on letter-size paper, slide it into a clear sleeve, and hang it on a ring as a reference tool for a learning center.

We’ve also come up with bonus ways to turn posters into interactive tools that really make your lessons stick!.

📂 Place copies in students’ homework folders for reference.

💻 Provide posters as digital resources for virtual students.

🧠 Test students’ memories by showing them the poster, then hiding it and having them tell you what they remember.

Before You Download

This resource prints as a PDF or Google Slides file. Please use the dropdown menu to choose between the full-color or black-and-white version.

Fill your classroom with more posters and interactive displays!

This resource was created by Lindsey Phillips, a teacher in Michigan and Teach Starter collaborator.

Curriculum

CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.K.G.A.1

Describe objects in the environment using names of shapes, and describe the relative positions of these objects using terms such as above, below, beside, in front of, behind, and next to.
CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.K.G.A.2

Correctly name shapes regardless of their orientations or overall size.
CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.K.G.A.3

Identify shapes as two-dimensional (lying in a plane, "flat") or three-dimensional ("solid").
CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.K.G.B.6

Compose simple shapes to form larger shapes. For example, "Can you join these two triangles with full sides touching to make a rectangle?"
CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.1.G.A.1

Distinguish between defining attributes (e.g., triangles are closed and three-sided) versus non-defining attributes (e.g., color, orientation, overall size); build and draw shapes to possess defining attributes.

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