MathsYears 2–4Geometry - Properties of Shapes

3D shapes: names and properties

Identify and describe 3D shapes including cubes, cuboids, pyramids, spheres, cylinders

What you'll learn

  1. 1

    Let's meet a funny shape — a cube! 🧊 It's like a dice you roll in games.

  2. 2

    How many flat faces does a cube have?

  3. 3

    Tap the cube to count its faces — tap each one!

  4. 4

    Let's look at a sphere — like a ball! 🏀

  5. 5

    How many corners does a sphere have?

  6. 6

    Now meet a cylinder — like a can of beans! 🥫

  7. 7

    How many flat faces does a cylinder have?

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