3D shapes for kids: Square based pyramid

3D shapes for kids are not always easy to teach. They can be difficult to draw and often have funny names. What makes a 3D shape?  Let's look at the square based pyramid.

What you need:

• computer with internet access
• printer
• paper
• colouring pencils or markers

Number of players:

Activity:

There are a couple of different pyramids, but this activity focuses on the square based pyramid. When we think of a pyramid, we think of Egypt and the pyramids over there are in fact square based. Other examples are:

• building tops (for example: Trans-America building in San Francisco)
• roof of a house

See if you can spot any other examples in your home.

Click here to print off your own square based pyramid for a school project or just to decorate.

• Thanks to our sister company Kidspot Australia for creating the printable template.

Find other shapes and definitions for kids:

• Shapes for kids: Triangles
• Shapes for kids: Quadrilaterals
• Shapes for kids: Pentagons
• Shapes for kids: Octagon
• Shapes for kids: Nonagon
• Shapes for kids: Hexagon
• Shapes for kids: Heptagons
• Shapes for kids: Decagon
• 3d shapes for kids           
• Cone    
• Cube    
• Cuboid
• Cylinder              
• Hexagonal prism             
• Sphere
• Square based pyramid  
• Triangular based pyramid            
• Triangular prism