Identify 3D shapes in everyday life with our EYFS Exploring 3D Shapes Learning Activity! This resource enables children to develop their understanding of solid 3D shapes. You can use this as a matching activity, where children match the prepared separate cards or as a cutting activity where children cut out the cards independently before matching them together. In both instances, children match the everyday object to its corresponding 3D shape. Supporting adults can ensure children use the correct vocabulary, i.e. faces, flat, curved, edges, corners/vertices, the same and equal, by asking appropriate questions.

It covers the following objectives for children in reception:

(M-29) Select, rotate and manipulate shapes in order to develop spatial reasoning skills.