Year 1 Maths: Geometry - properties of shapes

A set of resources to introduce and reinforce 2D and 3D shapes and their properties.

There are 7 powerpoint activities:

2D Shape finder: The class have to choose a shape and answer questions to identify what it is.

Naming 2D shapes: Interactive activity for children to identify what each 2D shape is called and to describe its properties.

Sorting shapes: The shapes are grouped according to certain properties - the children have to describe these properties.

What shape am I?: Describes a 2D shape and the children have to select the right one.

Guess my shape: Describes properties of 2D and 3D shapes and the children have to click on the correct shape.

3D shapes: Explains the properties of 3D shapes and gives examples of objects of each shape.

3D Shapes: Gives examples and descriptions of 3D shapes, (cone, cylinder, cube, sphere, cuboid, pyramid) and where they could be found in everyday life.

Naming 3D shapes: Interactive activity for children to identify what each 3D shape is called and to describe its properties.

Plus printable sheets for class activities:
Colourful small 2D shapes: 12 different shapes; 36 per sheet
Colourful small face 2D shapes: as above but the shapes have faces
2D shapes on 1 sheet
3D shapes: 6 shapes on 1 sheet
Cone net
Cube net
Cuboid net
Prism net
Large shapes: 11 shapes, 1 on each sheet