This is a freebie from my 3-D Shapes Activity Pack. For this fun activity, students will work with marshmallows and toothpicks to build 3-D prisms and pyramids and record their data on the chart. Then they need to write about their observations. This is a great way to reinforce the ideas of edges and vertices in young students.
The Complete 3D Shapes Activity Pack includes...
*15 Word Wall Words
*2 classroom posters (3 dimensions, faces, edges, and vertices)
*Shape Hunt tree map
*Cut & paste match
*Shapes characteristics chart
*Different kinds of pyramids chart
*Different kinds of prisms chart
*I have, who has cards (12)...
*Foldable instructions and printable
*Comic Strip instructions and 2 versions of student sheet
*Writing activity: if I was a... Instructions and student sheet
*Comparing 3-D Shapes venn diagrams (3 pgs.)
*Quiz questions (4 questions) plus answer key
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