3-D shapes
Recognise and name common 3-D shapes (cubes, cuboids, pyramids, spheres, cylinders, cones)
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A 3-D or solid shape has length, width, and height. A sphere is shaped like a ball. A cylinder is shaped like an unopened can. A cone has one circular base and narrows to a point. A cube has six equal square faces and is a special cuboid. A non-cube cuboid has six rectangular faces that are not all equal and can look like a book or box. A square-based pyramid has one square base and four triangular faces meeting at a point.
Spend 10–12 minutes naming the six supplied solid shapes, matching five of them to safe household objects, and recognising the pyramid among the set.
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Check understanding
- Name a cube, sphere, cylinder, and cone when shown them
- Identify 3-D shapes in the environment (e.g. a tin is a cylinder)
- Recognise a cuboid and a pyramid among a set of solid shapes
“Can your child name common 3-D shapes they find around them — like a tin of beans (cylinder), a ball (sphere), or a dice (cube)?”
Curriculum record
- Type
- Conceptual
- Subject
- Mathematics
- Domain
- Geometry
- Age range
- Ages 4–6
Standards