{"id":3153,"date":"2024-01-31T13:15:13","date_gmt":"2024-01-31T18:15:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.theteachingrabbit.com\/home\/?p=3153"},"modified":"2026-01-14T10:56:45","modified_gmt":"2026-01-14T15:56:45","slug":"2d-3d-shapes-activities-for-primary-students","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.theteachingrabbit.com\/home\/2d-3d-shapes-activities-for-primary-students\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Teach 2D and 3D Shapes to Elementary Students"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\t

Are your first, second, or third grade students learning about 2D & 3D shapes?\u00a0 Teaching geometry can be a lot of fun!\u00a0 Students often enjoy classifying and sorting shapes into different categories or exploring 3D solids with their hands!<\/p>\n

Here are a few activities you can incorporate into your geometry lessons!<\/p>\n

Hands-On 2D & 3D Shapes Activities<\/h2>\n

Sort the Shapes<\/h3>\n

If you have a set of tangram or attribute blocks, students can practice sorting them into groups based on their characteristics or properties.<\/p>\n

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Discuss geometric properties (number of sides, vertices, etc.) and attributes (color, size).<\/p>\n

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Make 3D Objects<\/h3>\n

Students can make 3D objects from nets (printed on paper) or use unfolded cereal or tea boxes!\u00a0 This allows them to see the number and shape of the faces.<\/p>\n

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You can also have them use pipe cleaners and stick tack or any other materials you have on hand.\u00a0 The cube below was made using toothpicks and marshmallows!<\/p>\n

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Go On a Shape Scavenger Hunt<\/h2>\n

Take a walk with your class around the school or outdoors and see how many different shapes you can find!\u00a0 The team that finds the most shapes wins!<\/p>\n

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Play Geometry Games<\/h2>\n

As a class you can play an “I Have Who Has” game to review the shapes.\u00a0 Or you can us task cards and play a game of scoot.\u00a0 Students have to scoot around the room solving problems!<\/p>\n

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Geometry Resources<\/h2>\n

If you are looking for some resources to help you teach shapes, you may want to take a look at these:<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\"2d\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\"2d\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\"geometry\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\"2d\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\"2D\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\"2d\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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