Lesson 8

Pattern Block Symmetry

Est. Class Sessions: 2

Extensions

  • Students can turn the Is It Symmetrical game page so that it lies horizontally or diagonally as they play the game. A blank sheet of paper with a line drawn horizontally or diagonally can serve the same purpose.
  • Line symmetry occurs in nature. Students can collect pictures of symmetrical objects from magazines. (Examples: leaves, pine trees, the moon.) Ask them to fold the pictures along the line of symmetry. Display these pictures in class.