Lines of symmetry 3 Draw one line of symmetry on each shape

3 Drawonelineofsymmetryoneachshape.

a) e)

b) f)

c) g)

d) h)

Istheremorethanonepossibleanswerforeach?

1 Ticktheshapesthathaveatleastonelineofsymmetry.

2 Ticktheshapesthatshowacorrectlineofsymmetry.

Howdidyouknowwhichshapestotick?

Lines of symmetry

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6 Hereare3logos.

Whodoyouagreewith?

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7 Shadeamaximumof8squarestomakeasymmetricalshape.

Compareanswerswithapartner.Howmanydifferentshapes

canyoumake?

4 Sorttheshapesintothetable.

Thefirstonehasbeendoneforyou.

A B C D

E F G H

1lineofsymmetry

Morethan1lineof

symmetry

Nolinesofsymmetry

Triangle

Quadrilateral A

5 Tommyisfoldingapapercircletofindlinesofsymmetry.

DoyouagreewithTommy?

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A circle has lots of lines of symmetry!

AOA

All of these logos have lines of symmetry because they’re circles.

I disagree because the design on them isn’t symmetrical.

Dora

Mo