Enhance your classroom with these 3D shapes posters. They’re a practical, visually engaging tool designed specifically to support primary students’ understanding of 3D shapes and their properties.
Perfect for KS2 classrooms, they help make complex geometric concepts more accessible and memorable.
Each poster showcases key 3D shapes, from the common cube and cylinder to the tetrahedron and hexagonal prism.
Your students will learn to identify each shape and understand its unique properties, such as the number of faces, edges, and vertices.
By clearly illustrating each attribute, these posters reinforce fundamental vocabulary and concepts, ensuring that pupils grasp what makes each shape distinct.
3D shapes
Many children can find geometry challenging, especially when it comes to understanding the parts of 3D shapes.
These posters make it easier for students to visualise these elements in a simple format that captures their attention.
Whether it’s for a dedicated maths display, as a reference for a working wall or to support specific activities in a lesson, these posters act as quick, reliable resources that you and your students can refer to repeatedly.
The clear labelling and child-friendly layout mean that these posters can easily be used as standalone learning aids or alongside hands-on 3D shape models.
Included shapes
- cube
- cuboid
- tetrahedron
- square-based pyramid
- cone
- cylinder
- sphere
- prism (triangular, pentagonal and hexagonal)
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