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.

3D Shapes

Escape the Roboidz and Shades in this exciting game of 3D shapes! But take care you need to know the properties of 3D shapes if you are to complete your mission.

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.

Shifting Shapes

Can you name the 2D and 3D shapes? The game from ictgames has a draggable torch shining on a hidden shape. You can move the torch to guess the name of the shape and then click the 'eye' to see if you were right.

Sorting 3D Shapes

Here a range 3-D shapes are presented on screen and the user is asked to sort them into categories according to their properties. The site is a useful teaching aid on an interactive whiteboard.

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.

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.

Sorting 3D Shapes on a Venn Diagram

An activity where you use a Venn diagram to sort a variety of 3D shapes according to their properties, including: whether they are pyramids or prisms, the number of faces, edges and vertices and whether they have a curved surface.

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.

Cube Nets

See if you can predict which of these nets form into a cube. Make your prediction and then watch the animation to see if you were right.