--- title: "Year 3 - Maths - Building 3D Shapes" url: "https://darwenstjames.co.uk/news/2026-06-30-year-3-maths-building-3d-shapes" school: "Darwen St James’ C of E Primary Academy" --- # Year 3 - Maths - Building 3D Shapes ![](https://files.schudio.com/darwen-st-james-c-of-e-primary-academy/images/news/d5af8399-a41c-4aa4-acb6-66c65e21a839.jpg) 30 June 2026 ![](https://darwen-st-james-c-of-e-primary-academy.schudio.com/images/news/d5af8399-a41c-4aa4-acb6-66c65e21a839.jpg) Our Year 3 mathematicians turned into structural engineers today. We traded our pencils for building materials to take our geometry learning to the next level. By building 3D shapes from scratch, the class got a hands on to create solid objects. We explored the number of vertices, edges and faces. From sturdy cubes to challenging triangular prisms, the creativity and mathematical thinking were brilliant. [Year 3](https://darwenstjames.co.uk/news/tag/year-3) [Maths](https://darwenstjames.co.uk/news/tag/maths) [![](https://files.schudio.com/darwen-st-james-c-of-e-primary-academy/imagecache/100x100c/news/7bee0f14-ee8b-4baa-ad84-26c2b3809ac7.jpg)](https://darwenstjames.co.uk/news/2026-06-29-year-5-geography-presentation) Previous ### [Year 5 Geography Presentation](https://darwenstjames.co.uk/news/2026-06-29-year-5-geography-presentation) [![](https://files.schudio.com/darwen-st-james-c-of-e-primary-academy/imagecache/100x100c/news/f870f84e-0096-4e43-b31c-13b34bce861b.jpg)](https://darwenstjames.co.uk/news/2026-07-01-year-1-maths-recognising-coins) Next ### [Year 1 - Maths - Recognising Coins](https://darwenstjames.co.uk/news/2026-07-01-year-1-maths-recognising-coins) ### Academy Life - [News](https://darwenstjames.co.uk/news) - [Events](https://darwenstjames.co.uk/events) - [Clubs](https://darwenstjames.co.uk/academy-life/basc) - [School Council](https://darwenstjames.co.uk/academy-life/school-council) - [Attendance](https://darwenstjames.co.uk/academy-life/attendance) - [Charities and Fundrasing](https://darwenstjames.co.uk/academy-life/charities-and-fundraising) - ![School Games Gold](https://files.schudio.com/darwen-st-james-c-of-e-primary-academy/images/partners/Gold_Logo_25-26(1).png) - ![Healthy school](https://files.schudio.com/darwen-st-james-c-of-e-primary-academy/images/partners/healthy_school.png) - ![Picture News](https://files.schudio.com/darwen-st-james-c-of-e-primary-academy/images/partners/6_Years_of_Picture_News.png) - ![AP smilestar](https://files.schudio.com/darwen-st-james-c-of-e-primary-academy/images/partners/Screenshot_2026-07-27_10.26.27.png) ##### Location St James Crescent Darwen Lancashire BB3 0EY ##### Contact Us 01254 703260 ##### Stay Connected - [Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/Darwenstjames) - [Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/darwenstjames/) © Copyright 2021–2026 Darwen St James’ C of E Primary Academy School & Trust Websites by [ ![Schudio logo](https://darwenstjames.co.uk/img/logo/light.png) ](https://www.schudio.com/)