3D Shapes Worksheet: Explore and Learn with Playdough!

How to use this worksheet

Look at each 3D shape pictured on the worksheet together and identify its name, like cube, sphere, or cone. Have your child count the flat faces, the straight edges, and the pointed vertices (corners) on each shape, writing the totals in the blanks provided. Give your child playdough and ask them to mold a matching version of one shape, then recount its vertices, edges, and faces on their own creation. Compare their playdough shape's counts to what they wrote on the worksheet to check for accuracy.

Materials needed

• Pencil
• Playdough

Extension activities

• 1Build the same shapes using toothpicks and mini marshmallows or small balls of playdough at the corners.
• 2Go on a shape hunt around the house, finding real objects shaped like a cube, cylinder, or sphere.
• 3Stack or combine multiple playdough shapes to build a simple structure, like a house or tower.
• 4Compare two different shapes and discuss what's the same and what's different about their faces and edges.