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1. Mark the line of symmetry on a shape that has ONLY one line of symmetry.
Use a blue pen or pencil to colour a shape that has NO lines of symmetry.

There are several shapes the student has to choose from including arrows, crosses, hexagons, sun shapes, lightning bolts, triangles and heart shapes.

The student has coloured in the arrow.
The student has marked a line of symmetry on the smiley face

2. When it is your turn on the computer, choose another shape from AutoShapes (not the one you used in question 1) that has at least one line of symmetry. Insert it onto a blank page. Make your shape about half a page in size. Print the page.

The student has chosen a star shape.

Cut out the shape and find the lines of symmetry by folding the shape. How many lines of symmetry did you find?

The student has written 5.

Draw the lines of symmetry on the cut-out shape and glue the shape in the space below.

The student has drawn lines of symmetry on the star they chose.

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