Let’s think about what the worksheet is asking.
The title says: “I can build 3D SHAPES”
It tells you to use toothpicks and playdough to create 3D shapes.
There are drawings of two 3D shapes on the sheet: a cube and a pyramid.
Underneath, there’s a table with columns for “Faces”, and someone wrote “6” under it — which matches the cube (a cube has 6 faces).
But wait — the student’s name is Owen, and he probably built one of these shapes using the materials shown: toothpicks and pink playdough balls (which act as corners or vertices).
Looking at the structure built in the photo:
- It has 8 pink playdough balls → that means 8 vertices.
- It has 12 toothpicks → that means 12 edges.
- What 3D shape has 8 vertices and 12 edges? That’s a
cube!
Also, a cube has 6 flat surfaces — those are called “faces”.
So if the worksheet asks you to count how many faces your shape has, and you built a cube, then the answer is 6.
We double-check:
- Cube = 6 faces
✔
- Cube = 8 vertices
✔ (matches the 8 pink balls)
- Cube = 12 edges
✔ (matches the 12 toothpicks)
Everything fits.
Final Answer:
6
Parent Tip: Review the logic above to help your child master the concept of 3d shape activities for kindergarten.
