Digital Math for Kindergarten | 3D Figures Activities | Google Slides™

Digital Math for Kindergarten | 3D Figures Activities | Google Slides™

Looking for interactive kindergarten 3D figures activities you can use for digital math centers, whole-group lessons, or distance learning?

This Google Slides™ 3D figures resource gives your students hands-on drag-and-drop practice identifying, sorting, comparing, and exploring three-dimensional figures.

Students explore figure names, real-life examples, faces, and investigate which figures roll, slide, and stack using interactive digital manipulatives.

 

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Perfect for:

✔ Whole-group teaching on the SMARTBoard or projector
✔ Digital math centers
✔ Google Classroom assignments
✔ Distance learning
✔ Hybrid classrooms

 

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What’s Included:

 

⭐ Lesson Slides

What Are 3D Figures? (Slides 1–2)

Introduce and teach:

• What is a 3D figure?
• Names of common 3D figures:
  • Sphere
  • Cube
  • Cylinder
  • Cone
  • Pyramid
  • Rectangular Prism

👆 Use these slides for direct instruction before independent practice.

 

⭐ Digital Math Word Wall (Slide 3)

Interactive word wall for 3D figure names to reinforce vocabulary and spelling.

 

⭐ Name the 3D Figure (Slides 4–9)

Students:

• Look at the 3D figure
• Say the name
• Click and drag letters to complete the beginning sound

Includes differentiation options for rectangular prism.
Builds phonics + math vocabulary connections.

 

⭐ Name It, Drag It, Read It! (Slides 10–15)

Students:

• Look at the 3D figure
• Say its name
• Drag the correct word into the sentence
• Read the completed sentence

Word bank included (optional — delete for more challenge).
Strengthens decoding and math-language integration.

 

⭐ 3D Figures in Our Life (Slides 16–34)

Digital emergent reader where students:

• Read simple sentences
• Explore real-life examples of 3D figures
• Build real-world connections

Reinforces vocabulary and visual recognition.

 

⭐ Find It! Cover It! (Slides 35–40)

Students:

• Drag the 3D figure to cover real-life objects that match

Builds visual discrimination and real-life figure identification.

 

⭐ Sort by Figure (Slides 41–42)

Students sort pictures by 3D figure categories:

• Sphere / Cube
• Cylinder / Rectangular Prism

Develops comparison and classification skills.

 

⭐ Faces Lesson (Slide 43)

Direct instruction slide to teach:

• What are faces?
• Which figures have flat faces?
• Which have curved surfaces?

 

⭐ How Many Faces? (Slides 44–45)

Students:

• Count the number of faces
• Drag yellow circles to represent the correct number

Reinforces attribute-based understanding.

 

⭐ Roll, Slide, Stack Lesson (Slides 46–51)

Direct instruction slides to teach:

• What does it mean to roll?
• What does it mean to slide?
• What does it mean to stack?

Teacher tip: Demonstrate how to create a simple ramp using common classroom or household materials before completing the practice slides.

 

⭐ Slide or Roll? (Slides 52–54)

Students:

• Predict and test which figures roll, slide, or do both
• Cover the correct word with a star

Encourages investigation-based learning.
Includes versions with and without pyramid for flexibility.

 

⭐ Do These Stack? (Slides 55–59)

Students:

• Test which figures stack
• Cover the correct answer with a star

Builds understanding of flat vs. curved surfaces.

 

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Why Teachers Love This Resource:

✔ No prep — just assign or project
✔ Engaging drag-and-drop format
✔ Reinforces geometry vocabulary
✔ Encourages hands-on investigation (even digitally!)
✔ Works for in-person OR digital classrooms
✔ 2026 Ontario curriculum aligned

 

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Tech Tips:

• Use in EDIT mode (not Present mode) so movable pieces work.
• If assigning in Google Classroom, students using iPads/tablets must have the Google Slides app installed to manipulate pieces.
• You may also download as a PowerPoint file to use on a SMARTBoard.

 

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Try Before You Buy:

Not sure if this format works for you?

Grab my FREE Digital Math for Kindergarten | Tally Marks | Google Slides™ to test it out.

 

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If you love this resource, be sure to check out my other Digital Math for Kindergarten activities or my complete, year-long digital math program here💛