Classroom · Shapes · Kindergarten and 1st grade

3D shapes worksheets

A free five-page pack for Kindergarten and 1st grade: learn to name cubes, spheres, cones, cylinders, prisms and pyramids, with a worked example, practice pages, word problems and an answer key.

Download the 3D shapes pack(5 pages, color)Ink saver (B&W)

Watch it solved

38 sec · with voice and captions

A pencil works one example of each activity, so you can see how the worksheet goes before you print it. Tap a step to jump to it. The rest of the sheet is left for your child to finish.

Read what the video says

0:00 Let's practice 3D shapes, step by step.
0:03 Solid shapes take up space. A sphere is round like a ball. A cube has 6 square faces. A cylinder is like a can, and a cone has a point.
0:14 Match each object to its shape. A ball is a sphere. A can is a cylinder.
0:20 Flat or solid? A cylinder is solid. A rectangle is flat.
0:25 Word problems. Mia kicks a ball. What solid shape is a ball? The answer is a sphere.
0:32 Great job! Now print the free worksheet, and finish the rest on your own.

How to do it

Teaching tip

Fill a bag with a ball, a can, a box and a party hat. Children reach in, feel one shape without looking, and name it.

Try some

What shape is it?Tap to checkCube
What shape is it?Tap to checkSphere
What shape is it?Tap to checkCone
What shape is it?Tap to checkCylinder
What shape is it?Tap to checkRectangular prism
What shape is it?Tap to checkPyramid
What shape is it?Tap to checkSphere
What shape is it?Tap to checkCube

Word problems

Mia kicks a ball. What solid shape is a ball?Show answer

a sphere

A box has 6 flat faces. Sam has 2 boxes. How many flat faces are there in all?Show answer

12 faces (2 x 6)

Which shape can roll: a cube or a cylinder?Show answer

the cylinder (it has a curved surface)

I have one flat face shaped like a circle and one point. What am I?Show answer

a cone

What the worksheets look like

3D shapes worksheet: meet the shapes, then a first practice — Page 1: meet the shapes, then a first practice

3D shapes worksheet: find, name and count the shapes — Page 2: find, name and count the shapes

2D and 3D shapes chart

Ten flat shapes and six solid shapes with their names, sides and everyday examples, to keep on the wall.

Template(1 page, color)Ink saver (B&W)

Common questions

How do you teach 3D shapes?

Solid shapes take up space. A sphere is round like a ball. A cube has 6 square faces. A cylinder has 2 circle faces and a curved side, like a can. A cone has 1 circle face and a point. A rectangular prism is a box shape. Fill a bag with a ball, a can, a box and a party hat. Children reach in, feel one shape without looking, and name it.

What grade learns 3D shapes?

Usually Kindergarten and 1st grade. In the Common Core it is part of K.G.A.2, K.G.A.3, 1.G.A.1.

Is there an answer key?

Yes. Page 5 has every answer from the pack and a short teaching tip.