Third graders study the terms pollen and pollination. They use appropriate vocabulary in describing their investigations, explorations, and observations (e.g., stem, pistil, stamen, flower). They describe, using their observations,...

Students analyze the telling of a story with props. They study similarities and differences between ducks, geese and swans, how wildfowl are adapted to life in water, how wildfowl move and feed, and wildfowl family life, how they nest,...

Students explore Earth science by building a model in class. In this tectonic plate lesson, students identify the impact tectonic shifts have on humans and animals and where the plates and faults lie under New Zealand. Students examine...

Introduces the concept of 3D shapes by learning the definition, types, properties, and three dimensions. Check-out the solved examples for better understanding and try your hand at solving a few interactive questions at the end of the page.

These activities will allow students to discover the concepts of geometry through shape exploration and the creation of choreographic sequences.

Shapes Theme provides an excellent collection of free sample worksheets, teacher resources, lesson plans and interactive media for the elementary grades.

Join Mel and Alba and find out more about 3D shapes and the position of objects.

Monster Mansion Shape Match is a fun educational game for kids to learn and practice 2D and 3D shapes. Click on the windows of the Monster Mansion to reveal the friendly monsters inside and match objects to shapes or objects to words....

Adventure Man is back once again, but this time with the help of fearless friend Danger Dame! Help them dash their way through the Shapes & Colors Dungeon while collecting gold, gems, and answering questions about colors, 2D and 3D...

Meet Morisu in the dojo. Help him with symmetrical objects and shapes!

Describing 3D shapes in Pre-K and Kindergarten is now an expectation as it is a key geometry standard. This resource contains 3D shapes activities and resources for practicing this standard. Included are chants, videos, games, poetry,...

Identify the parts of 3D shapes in this assessment.

Creating arrays of numbers that describe shapes in 3D shape--arrays that describe nodes and edges.

[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] The video shows how to count the number of flat surfaces on various 3D shapes. The video is followed by practice problems.

Second graders will identify the attributes of 3D shapes and measure the edges in inches and centimeters. This instructional activity contains a detailed plan and videos of students engaged in the activity.

Components of drawing a 3D shape are explained: setting things up, drawing nodes, and drawing edges.

Rotating 3D shapes is explained.

Practice identifying 3D shapes.

While 3 Dimensional shapes are not mentioned specifically in the Common Core, they do include the term face which is more appropriate for 3D shape attributes.

Discover the characteristics of 3D shapes in this fantasy world of fish.

In this project, you will make 2-dimensional templates, called nets, that fold up into 3-dimensional (3-D) shapes. By making shapes of different sizes, you will be able to see how 3-D shapes change with size. In your findings you will...

Explore the world of solid shapes in this mini-lesson. Provides a definition, interactive examples, and interesting practice questions that help with understanding.

Watch a video and complete the activities to learn about the properties of 3D shapes.

In this lesson, students will identify 2- and 3-dimensional shapes as well as create shape drawings and sculptures. Teacher materials are available.