Three Dimensional Shapes
Make your drawings jump off of the page
Lesson 1: How are shapes made?
We have learnt that everything starts with a dot.
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And if you connect two dots, you create a line.
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Connected lines become a shape.
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Lesson 2: Primary Shapes
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There are three primary shapes:
Triangle, circle, and square A triangle is made by connecting 3 dots and 3 lines. It has 3 sides and three angles A circle is made out of one continuous round line.It has no angles. A square is made by connecting 4 dots and 4 lines. It has 4 lines and 4 angles |
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Activity 1
Spot Primary Shapes
Take a drawing pad and draw any object you can find with these primary shapes. What shape is a plate? What shape is the door to your room?
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Activity 2 Other shapes After finding primary shapes, now find shapes around your house that are not primary. Then, using scissors and the paper below, draw and cut out 5 shapes that are not primary and create a collage with them. What can you create? |
Lesson 3: Three Dimensional Shapes
The two-dimensional shape is flat, like this square shape below. By adding depth, it will look like a three-dimensional shape.
Depth is the thickness from the front of an object to the back. 3D drawings appear to have space inside them.
Depth is the thickness from the front of an object to the back. 3D drawings appear to have space inside them.
Draw a shape.
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Add lines to show depth.
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Repeat the shape.
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Activity 3
Turning shapes 3D We can turn any flat shape into 3D by using this drawing technique. A square becomes a cube (or a dice), a circle becomes a sphere (or a globe). For this activity, find other objects around the room. First draw the flat shape and then turn your drawing into 3D. |
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Activity 4
Name the shapes
Name the shapes
These are all three-three-dementional shapes.
Can you name all of them? What do they remind you of?
Use the dotted sheet below to try drawing them yourself!
Can you name all of them? What do they remind you of?
Use the dotted sheet below to try drawing them yourself!
Bonus Activity: 3D Heart Structure
Create your own heart tower with the instructions below!
Materials: Cardboard, pencil, markers, scissors, and paint
Materials: Cardboard, pencil, markers, scissors, and paint
Draw heart shapes in various sizes, making two bigger for the base.
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Cut out the shapes. To create a base, cut the bottoms off the bigger ones.
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Then, cut a line halfway down on one, and then halfway up on the other.
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Cut off a line on each to help you quickly assemble them on top of each other.
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Paint them any colour you would like, and then assemble through crossing the cut out sections.
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They can be assembled in any order. Try to see how high you can make your tower! The structure stays more balanced by making the biggest heart at the bottom, and evenly adding weight all around. Hang some notes for a personal touch! |
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