Week 2 of this independent study packet for fourth graders features five more days of targeted practice with reading, writing, math, science, and social studies.
Week 5 of this independent study packet for third graders offers a stack of at-home learning opportunities in the subject areas of reading, writing, and math.
Help learners gear up for a new year with this Fifth Grade Fall Review Packet - Week 3, complete with 5 days of activities in math, reading, writing, science, and social studies.
Fourth graders will discover the building blocks of geometry in this unit: points, lines, line segments and rays. Students will explore the properties of different shapes, including symmetry, parallel and perpendicular lines, and 900 angles. Students will apply their understanding as they learn to sort shapes based on these properties.
Bring geometry to life for your young ones with this butterfly symmetry activity that doubles as a coloring page! Your students will love learning all about extending patterns and matching shapes as they make their very own symmetrical butterflies!
What does half a pizza look like? Fractions get an even start with this workbook covering halves and fourths through coloring and, counting and drawing images.
This final installment of our Fifth Grade Fall Review Packet offers five more days of fun and diverse learning activities to prepare children to enter fifth grade with confidence.
Geometry's a snap when you practice with an art project! Introduce your child to advanced mathematical concepts like shape and symmetry with a butterfly.
Circle, triangle on the wall, which shape is the most symmetrical of all? Your child will have plenty of practice with basic drawing and shapes; plus lay the foundation for later math like fractions.
Introduce your child to reflection in geometry with this second grade math worksheet. Your child will draw the mirror image of each item to complete the shape.
Symmetry is all around us, even in the letters we use in the English language! Use this fun geometry exercise with your students to give them practice identifying and drawing lines of symmetry.
Introduce your child to reflection in geometry with this second grade math worksheet. Your child will find the pictures that are mirror images of each other.
Can you see the symmetry? Use this resource with your students to practice identifying shapes with symmetry. After your students identify the symmetrical shapes, they will draw a line of symmetry.
Help your child understand the concept of symmetry with this 2nd grade math worksheet. He'll draw the other half of each shape to make each one symmetrical.
In this worksheet, your second-grader will circle all the symmetrical objects. After finishing, she'll feel much more comfortable with the concept of symmetry.
Symmetry is when one shape becomes exactly like another if you flip, slide or turn it. In other words, it is the same in size, shape and relative position of parts on opposite sides of a dividing line. Use our worksheets and resources to teach your students all about symmetry. This will give them a good foundation when learning about this very important concept in geometry.
Learn More About Symmetry
Symmetry, in non-mathematical applications, refers to proportion and balance, a sense of harmony and agreement in dimensions. In geometry, it is a shape or an object that can be divided into two or more identical pieces and are arranged in an organized manner. An object is symmetrical if a transformation happens that moves the individual pieces but doesn’t change the overall shape. So, if a figure can be folded or divided into half so that the two halves match exactly then such a figure is called a symmetric figure. Imagine a square or a triangle and fold it straight down the middle—each side is exactly like the other, which makes them symmetrical.
Types of Symmetry
Reflection symmetry: Also known as line or mirror symmetry, reflection symmetry is the most common type of symmetry. It simply means a line goes through the shape and divides it into two pieces that are mirror images of each other.
Rotational symmetry: An object that is rotated about a fixed point without changing the overall shape is called rotational symmetry. Many shapes have rotational symmetry, including rectangles, squares, circles and all regular polygons. An example of rotational symmetry that you’re probably familiar with is the recycling symbol.
Translational symmetry: Translational symmetry is when an object undergoes a movement, shift of slide in a specified direction through a specified distance. Think of a honeycomb or a wallpaper pattern that repeats.
There are many more types of symmetry that students learn as they get more advanced in their math knowledge. For now, teach them about the basics of this concept using our worksheets and resources.