Geometry Games
These free shapes games help children learn the names and properties of 2D and 3D shapes. They also cover the concepts of symmetry and co-ordinates. Educational games provide children with valuable practise and reinforce learning in a fun way either in the home or classroom.
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.
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.
2D Shape Reveal
An interactive whiteboard resource to help with the teaching and learning of the names and properties of 2D shapes.
2D Shapes Sorting Using Carroll Diagrams
Sort 2D shapes on Carroll diagrams. There are four levels of difficulty and sorting is by two variable criteria. Squares are classed as rectangles as they are special case rectangles.
Symmetry Matching
Symmetry matching game involving mirroring pictures, shapes and patterns along lines of symmetry.
Symmetry Sorting
Sort the pictures, shapes and letters into symmetrical and not symmetrical sets.
Geoboard
A wonderful resource for exploring 2D shapes. Choose from two sizes of geoboard and stretch out the bands to make your shapes. Tablet-friendly.
Geoboard by Didax
You can create all sorts of 2D shapes with the bands on this Geoboard. There are two grids to choose from: circular and rectangular.
Tessellation Creator
A useful resource for making tessellation patterns using regular polygons. What kind of tessellations can you make out of regular polygons?
Pattern Shapes
Try making patterns, tessellations or pictures with shapes. Explore geometry and fractions or investigate symmetry. Great for demonstrating protractors and measuring angles in shapes.
Find Places on a Grid Map
Use this rainforest game to get some practise using coordinates on a map. Follow the instructions to find four locations on the map.
Shape Puzzles
Complete the puzzles by matching the shapes and reveal each animal.
Symmetry Painter
A painting tool where you paint a symmetrical pattern. Use either brushes or stamps to create your picture. You can even design a pizza with two lines of symmetry.
ITP Coordinates
This resource from Mathsframe allows you to use a marker to identify the coordinates of points on different grids. You can mark points and draw lines and shapes in either 1, 2 or 4 quadrants.
Grover's Winter Games
This game is probably suitable more for use at home than at school. It has three parts. The first has number to 15 number recognition activities, the second has shape patterns to complete and the third tests a child's ability to follow instructions.
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.
Christmas Patterns
A Christmas edition of our Shape Patterns game. This is a sequencing game where children from 3 to 8 years of age need to complete a sequence of Christmas icons by finding the missing shape. Excellent for logic and problem solving.
Demonstrate Coordinates
A teaching tool which shows how to use coordinates in one, two, or three quadrants. Drag the markers around and their respective coordinates will be updates.
Area Builder
A fabulous teaching aid and learning game site on areas, perimeter and fractions of shapes. You can toggle between one or two display areas which is useful if you want to compare different shapes.
Interactive Teaching Program on Area
This interactive teaching tool can be used in a variety of mathematical contexts such as multiplication arrays, finding different shapes with the same area, nets and more. It is useful because there are different backgrounds such as dots.
Turning Man
Click on the turning man to see him make a quarter turn, half turn, three-quarters turn and whole turn. This resource is a useful teaching aid in full-screen mode, for demonstrating turns on an interactive whiteboard.
