MathematicsGeometryAges 8–9
Lines of symmetry
Complete a simple symmetric figure with respect to a specific line of symmetry
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If you show your child half a shape drawn on squared paper with a mirror line marked, can they draw the missing half so the whole shape is perfectly symmetrical?
Complete a simple symmetric figure with respect to a specific line of symmetry
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Lines of symmetryProcedural concept
Check understanding
- Given half a butterfly shape and a mirror line, complete the other half on a grid
- Complete a symmetric pattern on squared paper with a vertical line of symmetry
- Check a completed figure by folding along the mirror line
“If you show your child half a shape drawn on squared paper with a mirror line marked, can they draw the missing half so the whole shape is perfectly symmetrical?”
Curriculum record
- Type
- Procedural
- Subject
- Mathematics
- Domain
- Geometry
- Age range
- Ages 8–9