It might be perceived as a 3D circle, however we do not call it a circle’ either.Ī sphere has one completely round face and will roll when pushed in any direction.Īll types of ball are spheres, such as footballs and tennis balls.Ī cylinder has a circle on its top surface and a circle on its base, along with one continuous curved side.Ī cylinder is similar to a sphere in that it rolls, however it is different because it has two edges. Some examples of cuboids are bricks, either house bricks or toy bricks.Ī cuboid will also slide instead of rolling as it does not have any curved surfaces.Ī sphere is a ball shape, however we do not call it a ‘ball’. It is very similar to a Cube, but the difference is that it is longer than it is wide, whereas every length of a cube is the same.Ī cuboid is shaped like a box and some people describe it as a 3D rectangle. When teaching shapes it is useful to have some real life examples to show.ĭice are cubes, a Rubik’s cube is a cube and an ice cube is a cube. The first shape we will look at is a cube.Īll of a cube’s surfaces are the same and all of a cube’s edges are the same length. We will look at the following common 3D shapes: This means that all real objects are actually made from 3D shapes.

If you can hold or pick up an object, then it is 3D.

$three dimensional shapes names$

A three-dimensional shape has depth as well as length and width. In this lesson we are learning the names of 3D shapes and looking at examples of some common everyday objects that have these shapes.ģD means three-dimensional.

Three dimensional shapes names