2D and 3D shapes
This Kindergarten worksheet practices naming flat and solid shapes, telling flat from solid, and comparing shapes by sides, corners and faces (Common Core K.G.A.2, K.G.A.3, K.G.B.4).
- Kindergarten
- Geometry
- 2 pages + 1-page answer key
- Common Core aligned
- 6 free versions
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About this worksheet
A Kindergarten 2D and 3D shapes worksheet with 10 picture questions in five parts. Children circle a named flat shape, then a named solid such as a cone or cylinder, pick the flat shape from a group of solids, find the shape with a given number of sides or corners, and match a flat shape to the face of a solid. Each question has three pictures to choose from. Every version has new shapes and its own answer key.
What's inside this worksheet
- Part 1
Name the flat shape
Questions 1–2. Children circle the named flat shape from three.
- Part 2
Name the solid
Questions 3–4. Children circle the named solid: a cube, cone, cylinder, sphere or rectangular prism.
- Part 3
Flat or solid?
Questions 5–6. One flat shape and two solids. Children circle the flat shape.
- Part 4
Sides and corners
Questions 7–8. Children circle the shape with the number of sides or corners asked for.
- Part 5
Faces of solids
Questions 9–10. A flat shape at the top. Children circle the solid that has a face like it.
Curriculum objectives covered
Common Core State Standards for Mathematics
- K.G.A.2Geometry
“Correctly name shapes regardless of their orientations or overall size.”
On this sheet: Parts 1 and 2 ask children to find a named flat shape (circle, triangle, square, rectangle) or solid (cube, cone, cylinder, sphere, rectangular prism) among three pictures.
- K.G.A.3Geometry
“Identify shapes as two-dimensional (lying in a plane, "flat") or three-dimensional ("solid").”
On this sheet: Part 3 shows one flat shape with two solids and asks children to circle the flat one.
- K.G.B.4Geometry
“Analyze and compare two- and three-dimensional shapes, in different sizes and orientations, using informal language to describe their similarities, differences, parts (e.g., number of sides and vertices/"corners") and other attributes (e.g., having sides of equal length).”
On this sheet: Part 4 asks which shape has a given number of sides or corners, from 3 to 8, and Part 5 asks which solid has a face like a given flat shape.
Teaching in Alberta? The Alberta version of this worksheet follows the Alberta outcomes, with the other Alberta curriculum worksheets.
How teachers use it
- Shape hunt first
- Before the sheet, show a real can, ball, box and cone. Children name each and say whether it is flat or solid, the same question as Part 3.
- Count the corners together
- For Part 4, model touching each corner with a finger and counting. Children who count the same corner twice will pick the wrong shape.
- Trace a face
- For Part 5, trace around the bottom of a block on paper. The flat shape you draw is the face the question is about.
Questions teachers ask
- How many problems are on this worksheet?
- 10 questions in 5 parts on 2 pages, with a 1-page answer key at the end.
- What grade and standard is it for?
- Kindergarten. Common Core: K.G.A.2, K.G.A.3, K.G.B.4.
- Can I print more than one version?
- Yes. There are 6 ready-made versions, each with different numbers and its own answer key, and the same version always prints the same. For more, generate a new worksheet in the generator.
- Which shapes are on the sheet?
- Flat: circle, triangle, square, rectangle and shapes with up to 8 sides. Solid: cube, cone, cylinder, sphere and rectangular prism.
- Is there an Alberta version?
- Yes. The Alberta version of 2D and 3D shapes follows the Alberta Kindergarten shape outcome and is listed with the other Alberta Kindergarten math worksheets.
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