Cube nets

A cube has 6 sides.
When you unfold a cube, you get a net.

But not every arrangement of 6 squares is a cube net!

Look at the arrangement: can it be folded into a cube?
Write ✓ if yes, ✗ if no.
The marks filled in show the solution.

Example

No
No

For parents

What does this exercise practice?

Train spatial imagination.

Common pitfalls

Even 6 connected squares do not always fold into a cube.

How to practice at home

Cut nets out of cardboard and fold them; which ones fit together?

Related: Match dice, Dice

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