Shapes

📘 Shapes (Grade 3)

🟦 Definition

Shapes are forms made by lines or curves.
They can be flat (2D) or solid (3D).

🔷 2D Shapes

• Triangle – 3 sides
  
  

• Square – 4 equal sides
  
  

• Rectangle – 4 sides, opposite sides equal
  
  

• Hexagon – 6 sides
  
  

🔶 3D Shapes

• Cube – like a box
  
  

• Sphere – round like a ball
  
  

• Cone – like an ice cream cone
  
  

• Cylinder – like a can
  
  

🧠 Why It Matters

Shapes help us:

• Recognize and describe things
  
  

• Sort by features like sides and corners
  
  

• Build and measure objects