Recognising 3-D Shapes - PowerPoint

Today's lesson is an engaging exploration of 3-D, or three-dimensional, shapes and how these forms are prevalent in the objects that surround us every day. The lesson is designed to help students identify and understand the concept of 3-D shapes as solid figures that have thickness, unlike 2-D shapes which are flat and lack thickness. Students will be introduced to various 3-D shapes such as cubes, cuboids, spheres, cones, cylinders, and pyramids. Through a series of interactive activities, including watching informative video clips, students will become familiar with these shapes and learn to recognise them in the environment around them.

The lesson includes a variety of tasks to reinforce learning, such as matching shape names to the correct figures and labelling shapes on worksheets using a provided word bank. Students are encouraged to click on different shapes to learn more about each one and to try again if they initially match a shape incorrectly, fostering a trial-and-error approach to learning. Additionally, the lesson features a practical '3-D Shape Hunt' activity, where students are tasked with identifying real-world objects that correspond to the 3-D shapes they've learned about. This hands-on component helps to solidify their understanding and demonstrates the relevance of 3-D shapes in daily life.