Below are some great resources to use for teaching symmetry.
Symmetry of the Southwest
- URL: http://wgvu.pbslearningmedia.org/resource/39f768d9-f526-4aee-a528-6d4b074686ab/symmetry-of-the-southwest/
- How you found it: PBS Learning Media
- How you might use it in your final project:
- I would start with this interactive website as an introduction or a reminder on the topic of symmetry.
- What standards does the resource address:
- G.A.1 ( Level C (4–5) ): Draw points, lines, line segments, rays, angles (right, acute, obtuse), and perpendicular and parallel lines. Identify these in two-dimensional figures.
- CCSS.Math.Content.2.G.A.1 ( Grade 2 ): Recognize and draw shapes having specified attributes, such as a given number of angles or a given number of equal faces. Identify triangles, quadrilaterals, pentagons, hexagons, and cubes.
CCSS.Math.Content.4.G.A.3 ( Grade 4 ): Recognize a line of symmetry for a two-dimensional figure as a line across the figure such that the figure can be folded along the line into matching parts. Identify line-symmetric figures and draw lines of symmetry.
- G.A.1 ( Level C (4–5) ): Draw points, lines, line segments, rays, angles (right, acute, obtuse), and perpendicular and parallel lines. Identify these in two-dimensional figures.
Teachers Pay Teachers: 4th Grade Guided Math -Unit 12 Lines and Symmetry
- URL: https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/4th-Grade-Guided-Math-Unit-12-Lines-and-Symmetry-2856704
- How you found it:
- I found this on Pinterest. I am on Pinterest all of the time and it is a large part of my PLN.
- How you might use it in your final project:
- There are some great pictures and cards in this Unit that deal with symmetry and I would love to use it at the beginning of my lesson to go over what types of real world objects that are not symmetrical.
- What standard does the resource address:
- CCSS.Math.Content.4.G.A.1:
Draw points, lines, line segments, rays, angles (right, acute, obtuse), and perpendicular and parallel lines. Identify these in two-dimensional figures. - CCSS.Math.Content.4.G.A.3 ( Grade 4 ): Recognize a line of symmetry for a two-dimensional figure as a line across the figure such that the figure can be folded along the line into matching parts. Identify line-symmetric figures and draw lines of symmetry.
- CCSS.Math.Content.4.G.A.1:
YouTube- Symmetry for Kids
- URL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PBW1dyOwUbA
- How you found it:
- Google search- "4th grade symmetry video" and I came across a list of YouTube videos that fit what I was looking for. I liked this one the best because of the song and the three different types of symmetry that was mentioned.
- How you might use it in your final project:
- I will use it as the "grab" of my lesson to get their attention. I will play the video first to get them interested in the topic.
- What standards does the resource address:
- CCSS.Math.Content.4.G.A.3 ( Grade 4 ): Recognize a line of symmetry for a two-dimensional figure as a line across the figure such that the figure can be folded along the line into matching parts. Identify line-symmetric figures and draw lines of symmetry.