Activity on SYMMETRY (Primary 4)

OBJECTIVE: To provide experiences for exploration of symmetry.

MATERIALS: Construction paper symmetrical shapes.   Below are some suggested shapes.  Use your imagination to develop others.

ACTIVITY: Give the children one shape pattern at a time.  Have them experiment with folding the shapes until the halves match.

FOLLOW-UP:

1. Have the children use the shapes they have folded to make a three-dimensional collage.  Put glue on just one half of your folded paper.
2. Give the children paper squares and rectangles.   Show them how they can fold them in the middle and then cut the sides so they come out with a figure that is the same on both halves.  These can be used to make 3-dimensional collages.

Charlesworth , Rosalind.  Experiences in young children (1996).  Albany, NY: Delmar