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Shape Activities & Worksheets

High quality printable resources to help children identify, understand and use 2D shapes and 3D shape.

Draw lines to match the 2D shapes to the correct names.

Cut and paste to match the 2D shapes to the correct names.

Circle the given shapes from a collection of many different 2D shapes.


Cut and Paste: Match the Properties Cut and paste to match the 2D shapes to the correct names to the correct properties.	List the Properties: 2D Shapes List the properties of the given 2D shapes (sides, vertices/corners, curved or flat sides).	Match 2D Shapes to Objects in Real Life Write the name of each 2D shape and then give examples of where they are found in real life.

2D shape challenge: Draw or construct an animal using at least four different 2D shapes.

3D Shape Activities


3D Shape Match Draw lines to match the 3D shapes to the correct names.	Cut and Paste: Name the Shape Cut and paste to match the 3D shapes to the correct names.	Cut and Paste: Match the Properties Cut and paste to match the 3D shapes to the correct names to the correct properties.

Complete this table by writing the properties of 3D shapes.

Write the name of each 3D shape and then give examples of where they are found in real life.

Draw or construct an animal using at least four different 3D shapes.


List and Identify 3D objects from A-Z List three-dimensional objects that begin with each letter of the alphabet.	What Am I? Blank Template Create a series of clues that describe a shape of your choice.	Make a New Shape! Design Challenge: Invent a new shape!

Challenge children to visualise and then make increasingly complex shapes using blocks.

Symmetry Worksheets


Finish the Shapes Sheet 1 Use the symmetry line to help complete the missing part of each shape.	Finish the Shapes Sheet 2 Use the symmetry line to help complete the missing part of each shape.	Finish the Shapes Sheet 3 Use the symmetry line to help complete the missing part of each shape.


Flip, Slide or Turn? Circle to show how the shapes have changed.	Letters Flip Slide or Turn? Practise transformations with letters.	Half Turn or Quarter Turn? Identify the turn of each shape.