12-Piece Geometry Set with 12 Nets for Students - Explore Geometry Manipulatives - STEM Learning Toys for Kids, 3D Folding Geometric Shapes for Teacher Aids and Classroom Sets - 1.96 Inches

My students are in love with this. It's very hands on and allows them to engage in reasoning and critical thinking.

I use these in my virtual math class and it really helps being able to show the net to these prisms. The plastic feels sturdy and the nets are holding up so far.

These make it easier to teach my kids the different shapes, they love these!

Great , one minor issue the nets were not incredibly sturdy.

Exactly as advertised.

Very nice

The 12 shapes included are: hemisphere, sphere, cube, cuboid (aka…rectangular prism), triangular pyramid, square pyramid, cone, cylinder, triangular prism, square prism, pentagonal prism, regular hexagonal prism. For each 3D shape, the corresponding net is included so children can see what the flattened (2D) shape looks like too. Each cardboard net has fold lines to indicate where to fold it so you can create the 3D shape which then fits inside the clear, plastic 3D shape.These models help children understand geometric shapes and improves spatial thinking. The cardboard nets were easy to fold and place inside each plastic 3D shape except for the sphere & hemisphere which were a bit more challenging to make fit due to the greater number of folds needed. All of the other nets were easy to fold & fit inside their corresponding 3D shape. Each plastic shape has an indented place which indicates where to pull apart each plastic shape. The shapes were easy to pull apart and snap back together.A two-sided, full color instruction sheet is included with the shape set. Illustrations on the sheet show each of the 12 geometric shapes, the corresponding net, an outline of each 3D shape, shape name, formula for finding surface area of each shape, formula for finding volume for each shape.The box can be used for storage of the shapes because it has carved out spaces for each space.This shape set is perfect for both parents or teachers who want to teach children about 3D shapes.

The outer 3D plastic shape is sturdy and easy to use. There is a cap that comes off of one side on each of the shapes. The net of the shape, the insert, is made of cardstock. The shapes come in perforated sheets with folding lines indented on it. Most shapes were easy to fold and fit well inside of the outer plastic shape. However a few were a bit more difficult to fold on the lines, but I was able to get them close enough. This is a tool that will be helpful for students in the classroom, but I will likely keep this as a teacher only tool as I do not think it will hold up to kids using this over time.