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3-D shapes
CONCEPTUALRecognise and name common 3-D shapes (cubes, cuboids, pyramids, spheres, cylinders, cones)
Mastery Evidence
- Name a cube, sphere, cylinder, and cone when shown them
- Identify 3-D shapes in the environment (e.g. a tin is a cylinder)
- Recognise a cuboid and a pyramid among a set of solid shapes
Assessment Prompt
“Can [child] name common 3-D shapes they find around them — like a tin of beans (cylinder), a ball (sphere), or a dice (cube)?”
Curriculum Standards3 alignments
K.G.1Common Core State Standards for MathematicsDescribe Objects Using Shape Names and Position
Describe objects in the environment using names of shapes, and describe the relative positions of these objects using terms such as above, below, beside, in front of, behind, and next to.
Geometry
K.G.3Common Core State Standards for MathematicsIdentify Two-Dimensional and Three-Dimensional Shapes
Identify shapes as two-dimensional (lying in a plane, “flat”) or three-dimensional (“solid”).
Geometry
Maths/Y1/GPS/2The national curriculum in EnglandRecognise and name 3-D shapes
Recognise and name common 3-D shapes [for example, cuboids (including cubes), pyramids and spheres].
Mathematics · Key Stage 1
Prerequisites0
No prerequisites — this is a foundational topic.
Unlocks6
- Pyramids and the Great SphinxsoftAges 5—7
- Flat vs Solid ShapeshardAges 5—6
- Edges, vertices, and faceshardAges 6—7
- Building with 3-D ShapeshardAges 6—7
- 2-D faces on 3-D shapeshardAges 6—7
- 3-D shapes (age 5+)hardAges 5—6