🔢 Mathematics · Geometry
3-D shapes
Recognise and name common 3-D shapes (cubes, cuboids, pyramids, spheres, cylinders, cones)
Typical age: 4–6 years
“Can your child name common 3-D shapes they find around them — like a tin of beans (cylinder), a ball (sphere), or a dice (cube)?”
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