Class 2 Maths Chapter 2, Shapes Around Us (3D Shapes), begins with the musical rhyme ‘Roly Poly, Roly Poly’ and a lively park picnic where children sort boxes, balls, party caps, and drums by their 3D shapes — cubes, cuboids, cylinders, cones, and spheres — and test which objects roll, slide, or stack.
What Class 2 Mathematics Chapter 2 Covers
Identifying 3D Shapes in Everyday Objects: Matching classroom and household objects (chalk boxes, dice, bottles, ice-cream cones, marbles) to cubes, cuboids, cylinders, cones, and spheres.
Corners, Flat Faces, and Curved Surfaces: Feeling solid shapes blindfolded in ‘Bag of Mystery’ to count flat faces, curved faces, straight edges, and corners.
Rolling, Sliding, and Stacking: Experimenting on a ramp to see which shapes only roll (sphere), only slide (cube/cuboid), or both roll and slide (cylinder and cone), and building tall towers.
Exercises in Chapter 2
- Let us Do (Pages 15–19): Group park picnic items by similar shapes and match everyday objects to cube, cuboid, cone, cylinder, and sphere.
- Let us Play — Bag of Mystery & Tower Building (Pages 20–22): Describe hidden shapes by touch and sort objects into Rolling, Sliding, or Both.
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FAQ
Which 3D shapes can both roll and slide in Class 2 Maths Chapter 2?
Cylinders (like a bottle or drum) and cones (like a birthday cap) have both a flat face and a curved surface, so they can both slide and roll.
Why do cubes and cuboids make strong towers?
Cubes and cuboids have flat faces that sit stably on top of one another without rolling away.