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Lesson Plan
Slice it in Half!
Teach your students about symmetry with real life objects! Have them draw lines of symmetry for various shapes, food items, and objects.
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Learning Objectives
Students will be able to draw lines of symmetry on 2-D shapes, classroom objects, and food items. Students will be able to identify if a shape or object has more than one line of symmetry.
Introduction
(5 minutes)
- Explain to students that they will be learning about lines of symmetry today.
- Ask students if they know what the word symmetry means.
- Explain that a line of symmetry is the line they get when they divide something and both halves are exactly the same.
- Model a rectangle on the board, and invite a student to come to the board and draw the lines of symmetry.