Kids often learn best when they have a hands on experience. These 3D shapes for kids will provide just that. Kids will enjoy cutting them out, folding them, and taping them together. Not only will they be able to see the 3D shapes for all angles, they’ll also gain true understanding which can’t be learned from a 2D image.
There are several different 3D shapes to download: Cube, Cylinder, Hexagonal Prism, Pentagonal Prism, Pyramid, Rectangular Prism, Triangular Prism, Heptagonal Prism, and Octagonal Prism.
3D Shapes for Kids
A cube has six faces, each made up of a square.A cylinder can be constructed from two circles and a rectangle. The length of the rectangle is equal to the circumference of the circles.
A hexagon has fix sides. A hexagonal prism has 8 faces.A pentagon has five sides. A pentagonal prism has 7 faces.There are several kinds of pyramids. This pyramid is called a tetrahedron, since it has a triangular base and only four faces. Pyramids like the ones in Egypt are known as square pyramids, since they have square bases.A rectangular prism is composed of six faces. A cube is also a rectangular prism, since squares are also rectangles.A triangular prism is made up of five faces. Two of those faces are triangles. The other three faces are rectangles.A heptagon is a seven-sided shape. A heptagonal prism has 9 faces.An octagon has eight sides. An octagonal prism has ten faces.
