About the shapes wheel
Spin for a 2D or 3D shape. Younger students can find one in the classroom; older students can count its sides, vertices or faces. It’s a quick geometry warm-up from kindergarten through 4th grade.
Ways to use it
- Shape scavenger hunt around the classroom.
- Count sides and vertices (or faces and edges).
- Draw the shape, or build it with straws or clay.
What’s on this wheel (17)
- Circle
- Square
- Triangle
- Rectangle
- Oval
- Pentagon
- Hexagon
- Octagon
- Rhombus
- Trapezoid
- Parallelogram
- Cube
- Sphere
- Cone
- Cylinder
- Pyramid
- Rectangular prism
Frequently asked questions
Which shapes are 3D?
Cube, sphere, cone, cylinder, pyramid and rectangular prism. The rest are flat 2D shapes.
How many sides do the polygons have?
Triangle 3, square/rectangle/rhombus/trapezoid/parallelogram 4, pentagon 5, hexagon 6, octagon 8.
Is the wheel really random?
Yes. The winner is chosen by your browser’s random number generator before the wheel starts turning, and every slice has the same chance.
Can I save or share my wheel?
Click "Save" to keep the wheel in My wheels in this browser, or "Share wheel" to copy a link that opens your exact list on any device.