Reception and Year 1 in England
Kindergarten geometry
8 kindergarten geometry skills, each with a worked example, free practice that checks every answer, and a printable worksheet. Start with a mixed review, or jump to the skill you need.
Mixed review
Ten questions drawn from every skill below.
Name 2D shapes
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Name 3D shapes
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Example
What 3D shape is a cereal box most like?
- A cereal box is shaped like a cuboid.
Answer: cuboid
Spot shapes in the world around us
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Example
What shape is a door?
- Rectangle
Answer: rectangle
Builds on: Name 2D shapes
Solid shapes that roll, stack or slide
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Example
Can a sphere (like a ball) roll?
- It has a curved surface, so yes, it rolls.
Answer: Yes
Builds on: Name 3D shapes
Position words: above, below, in front of, behind
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Example
The lamp is in front of the desk. So the desk is … the lamp.
- The desk is behind the lamp.
- behind
Answer: behind
Shape riddles: sides, corners and curves
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Example
I have 6 straight sides and 6 corners. What am I?
- Hexagon
Answer: hexagon
Builds on: Name 2D shapes
Leads to: Identify a shape from clues about sides, corners and equal sides
Put shapes together to make new shapes
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Example
Two squares the same size are put side by side. What shape do they make?
- Rectangle
Answer: rectangle
Builds on: Name 2D shapes
Leads to: Build shapes from smaller shapes
A shape keeps its name when it is turned or resized
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Example
A hexagon is made tiny. Is it still a hexagon?
- It still has 6 sides, so yes, it is still a hexagon.
Answer: Yes
Builds on: Name 2D shapes
Leads to: What makes a shape that shape?
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