MathematicsGeometryAges 10–11
3-D shapes (age 10+)
Recognise, describe, and build simple 3-D shapes, including making nets
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If your child is given a flat cross-shaped piece of card (a net), can they predict what 3-D shape it will make when folded up — and then fold it to check?
Recognise, describe, and build simple 3-D shapes, including making nets
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3-D shapes (age 10+)Procedural concept
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Check understanding
- Identify which net will fold into a given 3-D shape
- Construct the net of a triangular prism and fold it to verify
- Describe a 3-D shape by naming its faces, edges, and vertices
“If your child is given a flat cross-shaped piece of card (a net), can they predict what 3-D shape it will make when folded up — and then fold it to check?”
Curriculum record
- Type
- Procedural
- Subject
- Mathematics
- Domain
- Geometry
- Age range
- Ages 10–11