Interactive
GeoGebra

Geogebra: Copy of Classify Two Dimensional Figures

For Students 4th - 6th Standards
User will drag the vertices of the quadrilaterals to decide on the best possible classification.
Activity
Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: Getting Started With Explorer Draw App

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Exploring Three Dimensional Cubes This App contains two familiar tools, Logo Light and Isometric Dots. Draw two-dimensional shapes using the programming commands in Logo Light. Draw representations of three-dimensional cubes using...
eBook
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Interactive Geometry: 9.4 Connections Between Two and Three Dimensions

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Cross-sections are one way that two-dimensional objects are connected to three-dimensional objects.
Activity
Other

Bright Hub Education: Two Dimensional Art Activities

For Teachers Pre-K - K
You don't have to be a trained artist to create beautiful two and three-dimensional art projects with your preschoolers. Many simple activities, such as painting and coloring, can be modified to include sensory elements to increase...
Unit Plan
E-learning for Kids

E Learning for Kids: Math: Bbq Party: 2 D Shapes

For Students K - 1st
Andrew is having a barbecue. Yummy! Can you help him with the shapes of the plates and the food?
Activity
Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: Dimensional Figures

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
Students use the Explorer Draw application to draw two-dimensional figures. They understand how to write commands to draw squares and hexagons. They also calculate the perimeter of the figures drawn. [Requires Adobe Reader.]
Lesson Plan
Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Guess My Shape

For Teachers K - 1st Standards
The learners will make the connection between 2-D and 3-D shapes using modeling clay and geometric solids and participate in an interactive web lesson. Students will make predictions about what 2-D shape they think will be made when they...
Activity
Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: Explorer Draw App

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students use this App to draw two-dimensional shapes and representations of three-dimensional cubes. [Requires Adobe Reader.]
Handout
Science Struck

Science Struck: A Comprehensive Printable List of Geometry Formulas

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Provides a list of area and perimeter formulas for two-dimensional shapes and volume and surface area formulas for three-dimensional solids.
Lesson Plan
Better Lesson

Better Lesson: Geometry Shape Book

For Teachers 3rd Standards
Third graders develop their understanding of the importance of different 2-dimensional shapes by finding real world examples.
Unit Plan
E-learning for Kids

E Learning for Kids: Math: School Bus: 2 D Space

For Students 2nd - 3rd Standards
Students will play learning games to explore parallel lines and two-dimensional shapes.
Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Elem Math: Counting Straight Lines and Curves in Various Shapes

For Students 3rd - 5th Standards
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Students watch a video and attempt practice problems on counting lines and curves in various two dimensional shapes.
Lesson Plan
PBS

Pbs Mathline Lesson: Geometry, It's a Perfect Fit [Pdf]

For Teachers 3rd - 5th Standards
This two-part geometry lesson plan has learners identify, describe, and classify two-dimensional shapes. Students engage in hands-on activities including identifying shapes in the classroom, creating patterns with shapes, identifying...
Activity
Scholastic

Scholastic: Max's Math Adventures: Max's Fantastical Zoo

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Use this rhyming description of Max's Fantastical Zoo to make some amazing animals from geometric shapes. There is a teacher's guide for easy lesson planning.
Lesson Plan
Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: What Shape Are You?

For Teachers 6th - 8th
This lesson plan walks students through an exploration of two- and three-dimensional shapes. Students will create a PowerPoint and poster of themselves as a chosen shape. It also gives assessment and remediation ideas as well as ways to...
Unit Plan
E-learning for Kids

E Learning for Kids: Math: Wizards: 2 D and 3 D Shapes

For Students 5th - 6th
Students will create a model of a three-dimensional shape and create tessellations on a computer using two-dimensional shapes.
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abcteach

Abcteach: Geometry

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] This resource has an assortment of teacher-created geometry activities for elementary and primary students. Printable two-dimensional shapes, area and perimeter worksheets, board games, rules and...
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Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Holt, Rinehart and Winston: Homework Help Independent Practice: Drawing Three Dimensional Figures

For Students 6th - 8th Standards
Get independent practice drawing three-dimensional figures. Each incorrect response gets a text box explanation and another try. Correct responses are confirmed.
Lesson Plan
Shodor Education Foundation

Shodor Interactivate: Cross Sections

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
This lesson utilizes the concepts of cross-sections of three-dimensional figures to demonstrate the derivation of two-dimensional shapes.
Interactive
Study Pad

Splash Learn: Compose Shapes

For Students Pre-K - K Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] Place the shapes on the picture outline and collect coins for each correct answer.
Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Elem Math: Counting Vertices and Sides in Various Shapes

For Students 3rd - 5th Standards
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Students practice counting sides and vertices in various two dimensional shapes.
Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Elem Math: Determining Whether a Given Shape Can Be Tessellated

For Students 3rd - 5th Standards
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Students watch a video to determine if a two dimensional shape can be tessellated and then take a quick assessment to test their skills.
Website
Primary Resources

Primary Resources: 2 D and 3 D Shapes

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st Standards
Here is a huge collection of teacher resources for teaching 2-D and 3-D shapes. Includes smartboard and PowerPoint presentations, as well as worksheets and helpful hints.
Interactive
Doina Popovici

Math Play: 2 D Shapes Jeopardy

For Students 2nd - 3rd Standards
Review basic facts and properties of two-dimensional shapes in this interactive game.