I started by introducing it with an anchor chart I created during lunch time. I drew ideas from my mind, as well as some other charts I found online. I also included the standard on it, as I like to keep my students informed as to the connection between what we're doing and what they need to know :)
Well, they were awesome and already knew most everything there is to know about symmetry and lines of it.
I then gave them a quick page from SuperTeacherWorksheets, using symmetry sketching & alphabet symmetry. They absolutely nailed it!
We then did an activity where the students turned their names into creepy symmetric aliens >:] THEY LOVED IT!
"This is great because we're getting to have a lot of fun, while learning math!" -Isaiah
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| Eerie, huh? |
Here are the steps!
1. Fold a piece of paper in half, hotdog style.
2. With the creased side of the paper down, write name in big letters (I recommend bubble letters! The bolder the better)3. Go to window and trace the letters on the other side of the paper
4. Open up paper and connect all the letters where they meet in the middle
5. Decorate your alien! (I wasn't super clear about keeping them symmetric, but almost every student did anyway. I spoke with the student who didn't to make sure she understood!)6. Proudly talk about your alien and its different features!
We had a blast, and all this only took about twenty minutes. We then did some different geometry work with the additional ten minutes we had together.
Overall it was a super successful day! :)
-Miss Cole
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