Teachables Geometric Shapes Kit - 400 Pieces

Bring geometry to life on a larger scale with the Geometric Shapes Kit – a class-sized resource of 400 colourful 3D shapes, ideal for group learning and hands-on exploration. This kit includes 5 individual sets, each with 80 pieces across 10 distinct geometric forms, such as cubes, cones, spheres, cylinders, and pyramids. Perfect for demonstrating geometric properties, exploring shape behaviour, and building foundational maths and science skills. Whether comparing faces and edges or rolling shapes to test motion, this kit supports inquiry-based learning in a tactile, engaging way for the whole classroom.

Educational Benefits:

• Deepens Conceptual Understanding: Helps students recognise and describe attributes of 3D shapes such as vertices, edges, and faces.
• Promotes Hands-On Investigation: Allows students to manipulate, rotate and compare shapes from different perspectives.
• Enhances Cross-Curricular Links: Use shapes to explore principles in science like movement, gravity, and stability.
• Supports Collaborative Learning: A class-sized resource ideal for group activities, centres, or whole-class lessons.

Classroom Ideas:

• Shape Challenges: Challenge students to build structures using only certain shapes, then evaluate which designs are most stable.
• Real-World Connections: Have students match shapes to items in the classroom or at home to reinforce recognition.
• STEM Integration: Use the shapes in science investigations to test rolling, stacking, and balance for early engineering concepts.
• 2D vs 3D Tracing: Trace around shapes on paper to explore nets and investigate how flat shapes fold into 3D objects.

Information:

• Kit Includes: 5 sets of 80 geometric shapes (total 400 pieces), with 8 each of 10 different 3D forms
• Shape Types: Includes cubes, cylinders, cones, spheres, pyramids, and more for a broad exploration of geometry
• Dimensions: Cylinder height approx. 2.5 cm – designed for individual handling and visibility during group use
• Age Suitability: Recommended for ages 7+; aligns with Years 2–6 of the Australian Mathematics Curriculum