Students explore three-dimensional shapes — spheres, cubes, cones, cylinders, and more — learning their names and what makes each one special: how many faces, edges, and corners it has.
Students will be able to…
A ball, a box, and an ice cream cone are all “solid” shapes you can hold. What are these 3-D shapes called, and how are they different?
Project this and tap each solid shape. Have students learn its name and count its flat faces, edges, and corners.
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A ball, a box, a cone — what do they have in common?
Teacher models.
Class drives the Shape Explorer.
Students sort shapes.
Name that shape.
Aligned to the Common Core State Standards for Mathematics, including the Standards for Mathematical Practice.
Distinguish between defining attributes versus non-defining attributes of shapes.
Compose two-dimensional and three-dimensional shapes to create composite shapes.
Identify shapes as two-dimensional or three-dimensional (solid).
Analyze and compare shapes to describe their similarities and differences.
Preview the three formative checks. Tap “Sample answer” to see what mastery looks like — hide them before you print for students.
Send students on a hunt to find real spheres, cubes, cones, and cylinders around the room, sorting them by whether they roll or stack. A printable shape-hunt sheet is in the Math library.
Tap a card to flip it, then rate whether you knew it. Built from this lesson’s vocabulary.
A quick self-check with instant feedback, drawn from this lesson’s key terms.
A print-and-go review sheet with a built-in answer key. Tap “Show answer key” to reveal answers, or print the clean version for students.