Drawing 2-D shapes and making 3-D shapes
Draw 2-D shapes and make 3-D shapes using modelling materials; recognise 3-D shapes in different orientations and describe them
What a learner can do afterwards
- Draw a triangle, rectangle, pentagon, or hexagon accurately
- Construct a cube or cuboid from modelling materials (e.g. straws and connectors)
- Recognise a 3-D shape (e.g. a pyramid) when it is rotated or seen from a different angle
1 · Read
You already know shapes like squares, circles, and triangles. Now it's time to draw trickier ones, like pentagons and hexagons, and build real 3-D shapes with your own hands.
Leo wants to build a cube. He cuts twelve straws the same length for the edges, then pushes small balls of clay onto the ends to join them at each corner. When he is done, he has a real 3-D cube he can hold and turn.
A 3-D shape stays the same shape no matter which way you turn it. If a pyramid is standing up or lying on its side, it is still a pyramid. Look at its faces and corners, not just which way it is facing.
Draw shapes by counting their straight sides and corners, and build 3-D shapes by joining straight edges at each corner. Turning a shape never changes what it is.
2 · Watch
Take it off screen
Where it sits
This opens up
Where this leads
Jobs that lean on this skill. Follow one to see everything it is built on.
8 questions wait behind this lesson, each with its answer explained. Every answer feeds the sky: stars light as they are learned, and dim when it is time to come back.