2nd - 7th Grade Classifying Three-Dimensional Shapes Resources : Page 2

Spheres are all around us—from home to school and in between! Have your students search for real-life spheres around them with this fun geometry activity that will deepen their understanding of this ubiquitous shape.

Discover how to draw a cone in this step-by-step tutorial! Learners will trace a cone, then follow steps to draw an ice-cream cone.

What makes a sphere unique compared to other shapes? Does it share any similarities? Use this resource with your young mathematicians to practice identifying the characteristics of this three-dimensional shape and comparing it to other shapes.

What makes a cone different from a cylinder or a cube? Use this helpful resource with your students to take their geometry skills to the next level as they practice identifying the characteristics of a cone and comparing them to other 3-D shapes.

Use these vocabulary cards with the EL Support Lesson Plan: Exploring Capacity.

What makes a cylinder a cylinder? How does it compare to a cube or cone? Use this great geometry resource with your students to practice identifying the characteristics of a cylinder and comparing them to other three-dimensional shapes.

Where are all the rectangular prisms? With this worksheet, they are in the classroom! Your second graders will have fun identifying all the rectangular prisms in a picture of a classroom.

This drawing lesson has a geometric twist! Learn how to draw a sphere by starting off drawing an apple.

Use these vocabulary cards with the EL Support Lesson Plan: 3-D Scavenger Hunt!

Learn how to draw a school bus with this fun tutorial that extends learning of 3-D shapes into a fun hands-on project.

Help your young mathematicians develop an understanding of spheres with this geometry resource. Students will seek to identify and count the three-dimensional shape using pictures of real-life objects.

Here's a drawing lesson that also doubles as a geometry review! Learn how to draw a cylinder as you create a drawing of a mug.

Create your own 3-D hexagonal prism with this printout. This is a great hands-on approach to beginning geometry.

Spheres are all around! Use this exercise with your students to practice recognizing the characteristics of a sphere and finding real-life examples of the three-dimensional shape in a variety of settings.

Challenge your students to identify cones and categorize objects with this geometry resource! This exercise will give your third graders practice recognizing the characteristics of a cone and finding real-life examples of the three-dimensional shape.