Symmetry Indians

We made a larger version of the TLC indian and added a symmetrical design to his shirt.  The kiddos have really caught on to symmetry so they loved creating their own designs.  We also added a fact.  Check out a few of them below!

More Symmetry!

My kids have really took off with the concept of symmetry.  They love to say "symmetrical"...it's such a big word for them, yet for the most part understand what it means.  We sorted mini die-cut shapes into symmetrical or not symmetrical.  I loved the conversations going on as I walked around the room.  They were checking out all sides of those shapes and discussing which shapes looked the same on both sides and which ones did not.  They also were learning that it depends on the way you fold a shape to figure out if it was symmetrical or not.  We also played a game with a partner where one student started a design their partner had to copy the design so that it showed symmetry.

Symmetry

We have been learning about symmetry.  During math this week, we folded shapes to see if they were symmetrical.  We learned that for something to be symmetrical it has to look the same on both sides.  Some of us had symmetrical shapes and some of us did not.