TheLearnDenYear 2 · Maths
Identify 2D With 3D Shapes
Year 2 learners practise faces edges and vertices of 2d and 3d shapes.
The activities include Count Faces on 3D Shapes, Count Sides and Faces on 2D and 3D Shapes, Count the Sides of 2D Shapes, and related practice. The checked support below includes video, worksheet, teaching, lesson. Open a resource in its provider's website and choose the format that best helps the learner explain the idea independently.
Activities covered
- Count Faces on 3D Shapes
- Count Sides and Faces on 2D and 3D Shapes
- Count the Sides of 2D Shapes
- Count Vertices on 2D and 3D Shapes
- Sort 2D and 3D Shapes by the Number of Faces, Vertices, Edges, or Sides
- Sort Shapes by the Number of Faces, Vertices, Edges, or Sides
- Spot 2D Shapes on 3D Solids
- Spot 2D Shapes on Common 3D Objects
Checked learning resources
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Compare 2D and 3D Shape Properties
Oak National Academy · Video · Opens on the provider website
Exact Year 2 lesson video teaches counting and sorting sides, faces, edges and vertices.
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Count Sides and Name 2D Shapes
Oak National Academy · Video · Opens on the provider website
Exact Year 2 lesson video teaches counting the sides of circles, triangles, quadrilaterals, pentagons, hexagons and octagons.
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Relate 2D Faces to 3D Shapes
Oak National Academy · Video · Opens on the provider website
Exact Year 2 lesson video teaches identifying the 2D faces found on 3D solids and real objects.
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Compare 2D and 3D Shape Properties: Worksheet and Quizzes
Oak National Academy · Worksheet · Opens on the provider website
Browser-first Oak downloads page provides the worksheet, starter quiz and exit quiz for counting and sorting sides, faces, edges and vertices.
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Compare 2D and 3D Shape Properties: Year 2 Unit
Oak National Academy · Teaching · Opens on the provider website
Year 2 unit sequence places counting and sorting sides, faces, edges and vertices within a coherent progression.
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Year 2 Compare and Sort Shapes
Twinkl · Worksheet · Account may be required
Year 2 pack sorts shapes by sides, faces, edges and vertices.
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Count Sides and Name 2D Shapes: Worksheet and Quizzes
Oak National Academy · Worksheet · Opens on the provider website
Browser-first Oak downloads page provides the worksheet, starter quiz and exit quiz for counting the sides of circles, triangles, quadrilaterals, pentagons, hexagons and octagons.
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Year 2 2D Shapes
Twinkl · Worksheet · Account may be required
Exact Year 2 lesson practises naming 2D shapes and identifying their side counts.