Mathematics·Geometry·procedural
3-D shapes (age 10+)
Recognise, describe, and build simple 3-D shapes, including making nets
Suggested ages 10–11
Learning journey
Your child is developing advanced spatial skills — working with 3D shapes and nets, using coordinate grids with negative numbers, calculating angles, and understanding geometric transformations like reflection and translation.
Evidence of understanding
- Identify which net will fold into a given 3-D shape
- Construct the net of a triangular prism and fold it to verify
- Describe a 3-D shape by naming its faces, edges, and vertices
Assessment prompt
If 3-D shapes (age 10+) is given a flat cross-shaped piece of card (a net), can they predict what 3-D shape it will make when folded up — and then fold it to check?
Standards alignment
No external standards are linked to this topic.