2D and 3D Shape games

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Looking for games to help kids recognize 2D and 3D shapes in real life? These will do the trick!

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If you’re looking for shape activities to use with your students, then you’ve landed in the right spot. I’ve been sharing loads of them lately, and you can find them in the links at the bottom of this post.

Today I’m sharing a set of games that students can play all on their own. You’ll get three games in the download!

Let’s start with the 3D shape game first, which my first grader played.

If you’ve seen some of the games in our Print and Play series, you’re familiar with the layout of this game.

Simply have your student put a playing piece anywhere on the border of the game. Then have him roll a die and move along the board.

When he lands on a picture, he identifies its 3D shape and then dots the corresponding shape on the board using a Do-a-Dot marker. If you prefer not to use Do-a-Dot markers, your students can color the shapes or use a small manipulative to cover them.

When your child has five shapes in a row, the game is over.

If you’d like, have students work as partners. They can work together to get a Bingo and check each other’s work as they go.

You’ll also find two games for identifying 2D shapes in the download. My preschooler played one of them.

He did great! It helps that we’ve done some shape activities in the past, such as these simple clip cards and this other printable game for identifying 2D shapes in real life.

We hope you enjoy this freebie!