Children first learn 2d shapes such as circles, squares, and triangles.

But after theyve mastered that, it is time tolearn 3d shapes.

3D Shapes Craft

Are you looking for a fun and educational activity toteach kids about 3D shapes?

Children first learn 2d shapes such as circles, squares, and triangles. But after they’ve mastered that, it is time to learn 3d shapes. You can introduce and work on teaching 3d shapes in a variety of ways, but our favorite ways are engaging, hands-on projects. Grab this free printable 3d shapes craft to make practicing math fun for 1st grade, 2nd grade, and 3rd grade students!

Youre in the right place!

Ive got an awesome free printablemath craftthat not only helps kidslearn 3D shapesbut also keeps them engaged and entertained.

Lets dive into our fun fallapple tree craftthat doubles as a math activity a3D shape craft.

Are you looking for a fun and educational activity to teach kids about 3D shapes? You’re in the right place! I’ve got an awesome free printable math craft that not only helps kids learn 3D shapes but also keeps them engaged and entertained. Whether you are a parent, teacher, or homeschooler - you will love this tip on how to teach 3d shapes with grade 1, grade 2, and grade 3 students. Let’s dive into our fun fall apple tree craft that doubles as a math activity - a 3D shape craft.

We have lots more fun, freeshape activitiesfor kids learning 2d and 3d shapes!

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Help your kids master 3d shapes with fun, hands-on projects using this free printable craft for 1st-3rd graders!

By learning about 3D shapes, students enhance their spatial reasoning abilities and problem-solving skills.

It also helps students visualize and comprehend complex structures in geometry and engineering.

How to Teach 3d Shapes

First things first, lets talk about teaching 3D shapes.

Here is a great hands-on learning activity for kids to do at home, for busy bags, or in the car during a family road trip. These pattern block printables contain twenty different shape puzzle cards which kids will love. These shapes pattern worksheets are a fun math shape activity for kids from preschool, pre-k, kindergarten, first grade, and 2nd graders too. Simply download pdf file with shape patterns printables and grab your shape blocks to make cool pictures out of shape picture templates.

Its one of those foundational skills that can be so much fun if approached the right way.

When I was teaching my own kids about 3D shapes, I started by showing them real-world objects.

This helps them understand that these shapes arent just abstract conceptstheyre all around us!

Help young children work on their fine motor skills while learning to form shapes with these free printable Shape Worksheets. These shapes worksheets for kindergarten help students learn 14 shapes including: square. trapezoid, circle, pentagon, triangle, heart, octagon, star, crescent, diamond, parallelogram, rectangle, oval, and hexagon.  Toddler, preschool, pre-k, kindergarten, and first graders will have fun tracing shapes while learning the names of shapes. Simply print shape tracing worksheets and you are ready to play and learn!

Interactive learning is key.

Kids love hands-on activities, so using physical shapes they can touch and manipulate makes a big difference.

you’re able to use blocks, balls, and other toys to help illustrate each shape.

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Teaching 3d shapes

Repetition is your friend here.

Kids need to see and work with these shapes repeatedly to really grasp them.

Incorporate 3D shapes into daily activities.

Help kids learn shape names and practice drawing 13 different shapes with these Shape Worksheets. These free printable shapes worksheets  are handy for preschool, pre-k, kindergarten, and first graders. Simply print these shapes worksheets and have fun learning to trace and write the following shapes: star, oval, rectangle, triangle, square, circle, pentagon, trapezoid, heart, diamond, octagon, crescent, and hexagon.

When youre setting the table, ask them to find the objects that match certain shapes.

3d shape activity

Now, onto the fun partour apple tree craft!

This activity is perfect for practicing 3D shapes in a fun and engaging way.

Is your child learning their shapes for preschool? This fun, hands- on shape activity is a fun way for learning shapes for preschoolers. Start by printing the shape printables, grab some popsicle sticks, and it’s time to start building shapes. In this shapes lesson plan preschool students will also learn to recognize real-work shapes, shape names, and more.

This multi-sensory approach helps reinforce the learning.

Plus, its a lot of fun!

Kids are more likely to remember what theyve learned when theyre enjoying themselves.

Looking for a fun way to get children to learn shapes and practice fine motor skills at the same time? These do a dot printables include 7 shapes that kids can learn to identify as well as the shape name too. These dot marker printables are not only great for learning common shapes, but are loads of fun for kids to use bingo daubers (also known as dot markers and bingo markers) These dot marker printables free are great for toddler, preschool, pre-k, and kindergarten age students as an engaging shape activity for preschoolers to do with a shape worksheet. Simply print do a dot printables free pdf and you are ready to dab and learn!

Teaching 3D shapes doesnt have to be a chore.

Theyll love the hands-on activity, and youll love seeing them learn and grow.

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Make learning about shapes for kids fun with this super cute, Shape Bingo. This shape game will help kids go from knowing basic shapes to seeing them in the world around them. Use this shape activity for applying math with toddler, preschool, pre-k, kindergarten, and first grade students. Simply print free shapes printables and you are ready to play and learn with a shapes bingo!

This fun, free printable shape activity for preschoolers is a great way to work on visual discrimination, identifying shapes, counting, and more! Simply print the shape i spy to work on learning shapes such as the circle, hexagon, octagon , oval, rectangle, diamond, square, trapezoid, and triangle. This activities for teaching shapes is perfect for preschool, pre-k, kindergarten and even first graders too using shape worksheets!

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Kids will enjoy getting out and walking around the neighborhood, getting some exercise, while searching for different shaped items such as a kite, clock and window, as part of this Shape Scavenger Hunt. This shape scavenger hunt printable is fun for toddler, preschool, pre-k, kindergarten, first grade, 2nd grade, and 3rd grade students as it contains not only the name, but a cute picture too.  Simply download pdf file with shape scavenger hunt pdf in color or black and white and you are ready to play!

These adorable shape buddies are a fun way to help early learners work on shape recognition while having fun! This shape craft for preschoolers allows toddler, preschool, pre-k, and kindergarten age kids work on shape matching. They will also work on color recognition at the same time as they complete this shape craft activity. So grab some constrution paper, googly eyes, scissors, and you are ready to try this preschool shape activities and crafts!

If your kids are learning their shapes  you’ll love this free shape printable which is an engaging shape matching activity! This shape match is perfect for toddler, preschoolers, pre-k, kindergarten, and first graders who are working on shapes and their names. Students will match shapes and shape words while having fun spinning the shape wheel!  Simply download pdf file with shape matching game and you are ready to teach shapes to kids!

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Kids will have fun making their very own shapes book with this no prep, free Cut and Paste Shapes Printable. Download the pdf file and complete the a shape maze, shape word to identify, and glue 2 real world shape pictures to each cut and paste shapes worksheets. Or turn all the shape worksheets into a book including squares, circles, triangles, ovals, hexagons, octagons, and rectangles. This shapes cut and paste is a great activity for preschool, pre-k, kindergarten, and first grade students.

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Looking for a fun way to practice 2D shapes with your learners this Spring? This fun and hands-on matching shapes activity features cute bees and their hives. Use the free printable shape clip cards to practice simple shapes with your learners. This low prep activity features a shape matching printable for preschool, pre-k, and kinderagrten students to learn to recognize shapes with a educational, spring activity.

This shape activity is perfect for helping toddler, preschool, pre-k, and kindergarten children learn their shapes. Start by printing the shapes printables and grab a hole punch an dyou are ready to work on their fine motor skills, shape matching and shape recognition. This shape activities for preschoolers is perfect for learning shapes while having fun!

Make it fun for children to learn their shape names and identifying major 2d shapes with this fun, hands-on sorting shapes. Simply print the shapes printable and you are ready to play this shape sorting activity. This shape sorting game is fun for toddler, preschool, pre-k, and kindergarten age students.

Learn 2D and 3D shapes for kids with this free shapes pritable book to trace, color, and learn. This shapes printable will help children grasp the idea of flat shapes and shapes with dimmension while allowing them to have fun and strengthen their handwriting skills as well! This free printable shape book is perfect for preschool, pre-k, kindergarten, first grade, and second grade students. Simply print the 2d and 3d shapes worksheets pdf and you are ready to learn geometric shapes for kids.

FREE Shape Playdough Mats are a fun way for hands on learning about shapes for kids. Each shape printable has real life shapes, space to build a shape out of playdough, and trace the shape name.

Flowers are blooming all around us in spring and summer. So we decided to use flower printables to work on a fun shape recognition activity! These shape printables allow preschool, pre-k, and kindergarten age children to work on shape recognition of the 13 most common shapes. This flower activity is perfect for a flower theme, spring theme, or summer learning. Simply download pdf file with shape printables and you are ready to play and learn with these clipards.

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This Apple Fraction Game is a great way to work on equivalent fractions while playing a fun apple game. Use this free printable fraction game as part of an apple math activity for September or fraction study or for extra work. This apple printable is perfect for first grade, 2nd grade, 3rd grade, 4th grade, and 5th grade students. Simply print the apple fractions and you are ready to play and learn with a cute fraction apple activity.

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You’ve got to make this cute and fun-to-make paper plate apple craft for kids in Septembe! Perfect for preschoolers and kindergarten!

Amaze your kids with this colorful apple science project! This apple experiment is quick, easy, and the perfect apple activity for kids of all ages from toddler, preschool, pre-k, kindergarten, and first graders. All you need are a 2 simple materials for this apple science experiment that is sure to delight and teach yougn children. Use this apple activities for your upcoming apple theme preschool or as an engaging activities for September.

Help kids get excited about science with this fun apple experiment that is perfect for September. In this apple science, children will melt the apples with a simple, easy science activity using a baking soda and vinegar experiment. All you need are a few simple materials to try this apple activity this fall. Try this apple science experiment with preschool, pre-k, kindergarten, first grade, 2nd grade, and 3rd grders too. So add this apple activities to your upcoming apple theme or list of activities for September.

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Apple season is here! The smell of freshly picked apples is amazing and so is this fun apple life cycle printable pack. These free printable life cycle of an apple tree worksheet pages are great for incorporating into an Apple theme or Johnny Appleseed Unit. Other than learning about apple life cycles, toddler, preschool, pre-k, kindergarten, first grade, 2nd grade, and 3rd grade students will also practice math and literacy skills with fun themed worksheets. Simply print the apple tree life cycle worksheet to play and learn abou the life cycl of an apple this September.

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Celebrate apple month in September with these super cute free math worksheets that require no prep. Simply download and print the apple math worksheets to practice addition within 10 and addition within 20 for Kindergarten, first grade, and 2nd grade. Kids will practice number words, addition and subtraction for numbers 1-20.

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Do you enjoy creating themed weeks in your homeschool studies? If you are learning about all things apples, you will love this set of Apple Addition Coloring Worksheets to help your kids practice addition with an apple theme! This set is designed to teach preschool, pre k, kindergarten, and first grade students addition within 10,  number bonds and increase fact fluency. Plus, coloring is so much more fun than writing out lots of math problems!

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FREE Apple Compound Words Worksheets - super cute free printable worksheets for first grade and 2nd grade students perfect for back to school or September theme. #compoundwords #1stgrade #2ndgrade

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