3D Shapes worksheets and activities for kindergarten

Use everyday objects like clay, toothpicks, straws, and cardboard to create or make your own 3D shapes.

Now that we know some names and properties of 3D shapes let's try to make some of our own! You can use any materials at home or in the classroom, such as clay, toothpicks, straws, cardboard, paper, tape, glue, etc.

Here are some ideas:

• To make a cube, you can use six square pieces of cardboard and tape them together to form a box. You can also use clay to make six balls and stick them together with toothpicks to make the edges.
• To make a sphere, you can use clay to roll a ball with your hands. You can also use paper to make a circle and cut out a wedge-shaped piece. Then tape the edges together to form a cone and crumple it into a ball.
• To make a cylinder, you can use paper to make a rectangle and roll it into a tube. Then tape or glue the ends together. You can also use clay to make two circles and a long snake-like shape. Then wrap the snake around one circle and attach it to the other circle.
• To make a cone, you can use paper to make a circle and cut out a wedge-shaped piece. Then tape or glue the edges together to form a cone. You can also use clay to make a circle and a triangle. Then stick the triangle on top of the circle with toothpicks.
• To make a pyramid, you can use paper to make a square and four triangles. Then tape or glue them together to form a pyramid.

You can also use clay to make a polygon (such as a square or a pentagon) and four triangles. Then stick the triangles on the sides of the polygon with toothpicks.

You can also try to make other 3D shapes using different materials and methods. Be creative and have fun!

To practice what we learned about the 3D shapes’ names and properties, let's play the 3D Shape sort and match game and have fun.

You will need scissors, glue, and the printable 3D shape cards that you can download from this link: https://www.sparklebox.co.uk/maths/shape-space-measures/shapes/3d.html .

• First, cut out the cards along the dotted lines. You should have 15 cards in total: five cards with names of 3D shapes (cube, sphere, cylinder, cone, pyramid), five cards with pictures of 3D shapes (one for each name), and five cards with descriptions of 3D shapes (one for each name).
• Next, sort the cards into three groups: names, pictures, and descriptions. You can use different piles or containers to separate them.
• Then, match each card from one group to its corresponding card from another group. For example, match the card with the name "cube" to the card with the picture of a cube and the card with the description of a cube.
• Finally, you can check your answers by looking at this answer key.

You can also play this game with a partner or in teams. Take turns picking one card from each group and see if you can find its match before your opponent does.

The 3D Shape Puzzle is a fun and exciting game where you can learn about different 3D shapes and how they look in real life. You will see some pieces of 3D shapes on the pieces of the puzzle, such as cubes, spheres, cones, cylinders, and pyramids.

You will also see some pictures of real-life objects that have the same shape as the pieces.

For example, a dice is a cube, a ball is a sphere, an ice cream cone is a cone, a can is a cylinder, and a pyramid is a pyramid. Your task is to match the pieces of the 3D shapes with the pictures of real-life objects.

Try to solve all the puzzles as fast as you can and have fun!