When teaching shapes it is useful to have some real life examples to show.ĭice are cubes, a Rubik’s cube is a cube and an ice cube is a cube. The first shape we will look at is a cube.Īll of a cube’s surfaces are the same and all of a cube’s edges are the same length. We will look at the following common 3D shapes: This means that all real objects are actually made from 3D shapes.
If you can hold or pick up an object, then it is 3D. A three-dimensional shape has depth as well as length and width. In this lesson we are learning the names of 3D shapes and looking at examples of some common everyday objects that have these shapes.ģD means three-dimensional.
