Shape Patterns

Shape Patterns is a sequencing game where children from 3 to 8 years of age need to complete the pattern of different coloured 2D shapes. Three levels of difficulty.

Shape Monsters

The Shape Monsters game is an introduction to 2D shapes for young children. Children need to feed the monsters with the correct shapes. The monsters then say the name of the shape they've eaten.

2D Shapes

See if you can guess the name of the shape. This site is a good teacher resource for use on an interactive whiteboard. Children are given the properties of shapes and need to think what the shape is.

3D Objects and 2D Shapes

A game where you need to know about 2D and 3D shapes and their properties. For 7 - 8 year olds.

Shapes

A game where you need to sort 2D and 3D shapes according to their properties. This site lends itself well to a teacher led activity as the second section asks the questions but does not provide the answers.

2D Shapes Class Clips

Short video clips from the BBC designed for classroom use.

Sorting Shapes on a Venn Diagram

Sort a variety of 2D shapes on a Venn diagram. Sort by one or two conditions. The site works well on an interactive whiteboard.

Missing Shape

An introduction to 2D shapes designed for early years children. They have to find the missing shapes after which they are told their names. Good animations.

Sort 2D Shapes

Sort the shapes depending on whether they have no right angles, some right angles or all right angles.

Castle shapes

Identify 2d and 3d shapes and their properties in the context of a castle. Use Venn diagrams to sort shapes according to their curved faces and vertices.