Intro to Symmetry: A YouTube video that introduces and explores reflectional (mirror) symmetry. Symmetry: A series of video lessons from White Rose Maths, including for Year 2, Lines of Symmetry, Draw the Whole. If your child knows very little about symmetry already, a good starting point is to watch some of the videos below. In second class, the children are being introduced to simple symmetry. Older children could also explore mirror writing and how Leonardo da Vinci used it. Why not try making a symmetrical butterfly, symmetry painting and/or your name as symmetrical art? For more art ideas search Google for symmetry art for kids. Art and Maths are often very connected, and this is especially the case with symmetry.You could also do something similar with a chessboard/draughtboard and the playing pieces. One person uses counters, lego pieces, buttons etc, to make an arrangement and the other person makes its mirror image. If your child has his/her Operation Maths twenty frame at home (free with Operation Maths 1 and 2) it can be used to create a symmetry challenge (see below).Ask your child to predict what the mirror image will look like before they actually look into the mirror. Repeat using different items and/or arrangements.Does the reflection in the mirror look the same? Is it different? How? Why? Change the position of the mirror, perhaps above or below the arrangement.Describe what can be seen in the reflection. Place a mirror to the right or left of the arrangement.Using the mirrors the children can create and check symmetrical patterns using pieces of lego, blocks or other suitable objects etc.For some shapes/numbers/letters, is there more than one than one way, that the mirror can be placed?.Can you put the mirror along the middle of any letters and numbers so that they look complete? Does this work with any other shapes or images?.What letters or numbers look the same in the mirror? What shapes or images look the same in the mirror?.Can your child answer the following questions? They can look for symmetry in numbers and capital letters (eg the letters on the cover of their Operation Maths book, other books, newspapers, boxes, food containers etc). Using the mirrors the children can create and check symmetrical patterns using cubes, counters, objects etc. Take some time to use mirrors to explore symmetry (as mentioned above, small square, or rectangular, cosmetic mirrors are ideal for this).Is there symmetry in any of the numbers we write? What about letters of the alphabet lower-case and/or upper case (capital letters)? What about the letters in your name?.
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