If you’re teaching 2D shapes and after a craft that’s equal parts creative and educational, then our 2D Shape Pizza Craft will definitely steal a ‘pizza’ your heart! This hands-on activity gives students the chance to show off their shape knowledge in a fun and food-themed way that’s perfect for Foundation through to Year 2 classrooms.

Students use a selection of 2D shape toppings—including squares, circles, triangles, rectangles, pentagons and hexagons—to create their very own shape pizza. With no fixed template to follow, students are encouraged to take full creative control, deciding which shapes to include and how many of each. This open-ended design fosters choice and exploration, making it suitable for all levels of learners.

Once their pizzas are complete, students record what they’ve created using a differentiated recording slip. Three versions of the slip are provided to cater to your class’s varying needs, and each is available in both colour and black and white. A printable banner is also included so that you can create a vibrant and educational pizza-themed display to showcase your students' work.

Key Learning Outcomes:

• ✅ Identify and name common 2D shapes
• ✅ Use 2D shapes to construct a creative object
• ✅ Count and record how many of each shape were used
• ✅ Communicate shape knowledge through a visual and written task

What’s Included:

• 2D shape toppings: squares, circles, triangles, rectangles, pentagons, and hexagons
• Printable pizza base templates
• Three differentiated recording slips (in colour and black and white)
• “2D Shape Pizza” display banner
• Instructions for teacher use and display suggestions

Materials Needed:

• Printed templates (pizza bases and toppings)
• Scissors and glue sticks
• Coloured pencils or crayons (optional for black and white version)
• Display board or space to create a pizza wall

How to Use:

• • Print pizza bases and shape toppings for each student
• • Students cut and glue shapes onto their pizza in any arrangement they like
• • Once complete, students fill out a recording slip to count and label the shapes they’ve used
• • Use the display banner to showcase finished pizzas on a class wall

Ideas for Classroom Use:

• 💡 Use during a 2D shape unit as a creative follow-up to more structured lessons
• 💡 Add to your maths rotations as a craft-based consolidation activity
• 💡 Pair with a real-world shape discussion—“Which pizza toppings are shaped like circles?”
• 💡 Encourage students to write a sentence about their pizza using shape vocabulary
• 💡 Turn your display into a class pizzeria with student names as the “chefs”

Top Teacher Tips:

• 💛 Print toppings onto coloured paper to save time and support visual discrimination
• 💛 Pre-cut shapes for support learners or time-saving in large groups
• 💛 Extend learning by asking students to sort toppings into categories (e.g. number of sides)
• 💛 Use the recording slips for assessment or as portfolio evidence
• 💛 Encourage students to create and name their own toppings using a 2D shape of their choice

Looking for more deliciously fun shape crafts? Don’t miss our 2D Shape Monster resource to keep the creative shape learning going!