Follow Me Activities Activity: Follow Me Topic: Line Symmetry Learning ...
Follow Me Activities Activity:
Follow Me
Topic:
Line Symmetry
Learning Objectives • To identify all the lines of symmetry of some 2D shapes and letters • To use with accuracy the terms “horizontal” and “vertical” • To name common 2D shapes • To mentally visualise shapes and their lines of symmetry • To know the order of the letters in the alphabet and the months of the year Cards 1. A square 2. 4 3. 4. 2 5. B (Capital B) 6. (Horiz. Line) 7. D (Capital D) 8. H (Capital H) 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 1. 2.
8 Octagon O Infinity U Vertical Line T (Capital T)
3. 4. 5. 6. 7.
Zero (none) G MUM
3 Pentagons 5 MAY
tell me how many lines of symmetry it has another shape with 4 right angles tell me how many lines of symmetry it has the second letter of the alphabet my line of symmetry another letter with only one horizontal line of symmetry a letter with 2 lines of symmetry the number that represents H in the alphabet if A=1,B=2 etc. the name of the 2D shape with this number of sides the letter that is repeated in the word octagon the number of lines of symmetry of this letter the 21st letter of the alphabet my line of symmetry a consonant with only a vertical line of symmetry an equilateral triangle the number of lines of symmetry of this 2D shape the name of 2D shapes that have five sides the number of lines of symmetry of a regular pentagon the 5th month of the year written in Capital letters how many of the letters in MAY have 2 lines of symmetry a letter with no line of symmetry a word which has a vertical line of symmetry a quadrilateral that does not have line symmetry a regular shape with 6 lines of symmetry a word which has a horizontal line of symmetry
Croydon Numeracy Project – Mental Mathematics Activities 1
8.
BOOK a quadrilateral with 2 lines of symmetry which cross each other at 90ºat 90º 9. (a rhombus) a letter with 4 lines of symmetry 10. _ the mathematical name for a common cereal box 11. Cuboid the number of dimensions of this object 12. 3 3 Dimensional shapes have planes of symmetry not lines of symmetry STOP Possible Follow up Work • Explore planes of symmetry in 3D objects and write a set of Follow Me cards • Sort letters of the alphabet by their number of lines of symmetry • Make a list of words sorted by their horizontal or vertical line symmetry • Make displays of shapes and objects with Line or Plane Symmetry • Explore rotational symmetry in 2D shapes • Further activities involving mental imagery Language • Line of symmetry • Infinity • Horizontal and Vertical • Triangle, Quadrilateral, Square, Rectangle, Rhombus, Parallelogram, Pentagon, Hexagon, Octagon • Equilateral • Zero/None • Dimensions Classroom Practice Considerations • Teachers may need to interject to make sure children understand and correctly say “Regular Hexagon” for card 25 as not all hexagons have 6 lines of symmetry
2Croydon Numeracy Project – Mental Mathematics Activities
(Start Card) I have
I have
I have
A Square
4
follow me if you can
follow me if you have
follow me if you can
tell me how many lines of symmetry it has
another shape with four right angles
tell me how many lines of symmetry it has
I have
I have 2
I have B ( capital B )
( a horizontal line)
follow me if you have
follow me if you have
follow me if you have
the second letter of the alphabet
my line of symmetry
another letter with only one horizontal line of symmetry
I have
I have
I have
D ( capital D )
H ( capital H )
8
follow me if you have
follow me if you have
follow me if you have
a letter with 2 lines of symmetry
the number that represents H in the alphabet if A=1, B=2 etc.
the name of the 2D shape with this number of sides
Croydon Numeracy Project – Mental Mathematics Activities 3
I have
I have
I have
Octagon
O
Infinity
follow me if you have
follow me if you have
follow me if you have
the letter that is repeated in the word Octagon
the number of lines of symmetry of this letter
the 21st letter of the alphabet
I have
I have
I have
U
a Vertical Line
follow me if you have
follow me if you have
my line of symmetry
a consonant with only a vertical line of symmetry
I have
I have
T (Capital T) follow me if you have an equilateral triangle
I have 3
Pentagons
follow me if you have
follow me if you have
follow me if you have
the number of lines of symmetry of this 2D shape
the name of 2D shapes that have five sides
the number of lines of symmetry of a regular pentagon
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I have
I have
I have
5
MAY
ZERO (none)
follow me if you have
follow me if you can
follow me if you have
the fifth month of the year written in Capital letters
tell me how many of the letters in MAY have 2 lines of symmetry
a letter with no line of symmetry
I have
I have
I have
G
MUM
follow me if you have
follow me if you have
follow me if you have
a word which has a vertical line of symmetry
a quadrilateral that does not have line symmetry
a regular shape with 6 lines of symmetry
I have
I have
I have BOOK
follow me if you have
follow me if you have
a word which has a horizontal line of symmetry
a quadrilateral with 2 lines of symmetry which cross at 90º
(a rhombus) follow me if you have a letter with 4 lines of symmetry
Croydon Numeracy Project – Mental Mathematics Activities ………… 5
I have
I have
I have
_
Cuboid
3
follow me if you have
follow me if you have
the mathematical name for a common cereal box
the number of dimensions of this object
3 Dimensional shapes have planes of symmetry not lines of symmetry STOP
6 .……….. Croydon Numeracy Project – Mental Mathematics Activities – Pip Huyton
Follow Me
Topic:
Line Symmetry
Learning Objectives • To identify all the lines of symmetry of some 2D shapes and letters • To use with accuracy the terms “horizontal” and “vertical” • To name common 2D shapes • To mentally visualise shapes and their lines of symmetry • To know the order of the letters in the alphabet and the months of the year Cards 1. A square 2. 4 3. 4. 2 5. B (Capital B) 6. (Horiz. Line) 7. D (Capital D) 8. H (Capital H) 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 1. 2.
8 Octagon O Infinity U Vertical Line T (Capital T)
3. 4. 5. 6. 7.
Zero (none) G MUM
3 Pentagons 5 MAY
tell me how many lines of symmetry it has another shape with 4 right angles tell me how many lines of symmetry it has the second letter of the alphabet my line of symmetry another letter with only one horizontal line of symmetry a letter with 2 lines of symmetry the number that represents H in the alphabet if A=1,B=2 etc. the name of the 2D shape with this number of sides the letter that is repeated in the word octagon the number of lines of symmetry of this letter the 21st letter of the alphabet my line of symmetry a consonant with only a vertical line of symmetry an equilateral triangle the number of lines of symmetry of this 2D shape the name of 2D shapes that have five sides the number of lines of symmetry of a regular pentagon the 5th month of the year written in Capital letters how many of the letters in MAY have 2 lines of symmetry a letter with no line of symmetry a word which has a vertical line of symmetry a quadrilateral that does not have line symmetry a regular shape with 6 lines of symmetry a word which has a horizontal line of symmetry
Croydon Numeracy Project – Mental Mathematics Activities 1
8.
BOOK a quadrilateral with 2 lines of symmetry which cross each other at 90ºat 90º 9. (a rhombus) a letter with 4 lines of symmetry 10. _ the mathematical name for a common cereal box 11. Cuboid the number of dimensions of this object 12. 3 3 Dimensional shapes have planes of symmetry not lines of symmetry STOP Possible Follow up Work • Explore planes of symmetry in 3D objects and write a set of Follow Me cards • Sort letters of the alphabet by their number of lines of symmetry • Make a list of words sorted by their horizontal or vertical line symmetry • Make displays of shapes and objects with Line or Plane Symmetry • Explore rotational symmetry in 2D shapes • Further activities involving mental imagery Language • Line of symmetry • Infinity • Horizontal and Vertical • Triangle, Quadrilateral, Square, Rectangle, Rhombus, Parallelogram, Pentagon, Hexagon, Octagon • Equilateral • Zero/None • Dimensions Classroom Practice Considerations • Teachers may need to interject to make sure children understand and correctly say “Regular Hexagon” for card 25 as not all hexagons have 6 lines of symmetry
2Croydon Numeracy Project – Mental Mathematics Activities
(Start Card) I have
I have
I have
A Square
4
follow me if you can
follow me if you have
follow me if you can
tell me how many lines of symmetry it has
another shape with four right angles
tell me how many lines of symmetry it has
I have
I have 2
I have B ( capital B )
( a horizontal line)
follow me if you have
follow me if you have
follow me if you have
the second letter of the alphabet
my line of symmetry
another letter with only one horizontal line of symmetry
I have
I have
I have
D ( capital D )
H ( capital H )
8
follow me if you have
follow me if you have
follow me if you have
a letter with 2 lines of symmetry
the number that represents H in the alphabet if A=1, B=2 etc.
the name of the 2D shape with this number of sides
Croydon Numeracy Project – Mental Mathematics Activities 3
I have
I have
I have
Octagon
O
Infinity
follow me if you have
follow me if you have
follow me if you have
the letter that is repeated in the word Octagon
the number of lines of symmetry of this letter
the 21st letter of the alphabet
I have
I have
I have
U
a Vertical Line
follow me if you have
follow me if you have
my line of symmetry
a consonant with only a vertical line of symmetry
I have
I have
T (Capital T) follow me if you have an equilateral triangle
I have 3
Pentagons
follow me if you have
follow me if you have
follow me if you have
the number of lines of symmetry of this 2D shape
the name of 2D shapes that have five sides
the number of lines of symmetry of a regular pentagon
4 .……….. Croydon Numeracy Project – Mental Mathematics Activities – Pip Huyton
I have
I have
I have
5
MAY
ZERO (none)
follow me if you have
follow me if you can
follow me if you have
the fifth month of the year written in Capital letters
tell me how many of the letters in MAY have 2 lines of symmetry
a letter with no line of symmetry
I have
I have
I have
G
MUM
follow me if you have
follow me if you have
follow me if you have
a word which has a vertical line of symmetry
a quadrilateral that does not have line symmetry
a regular shape with 6 lines of symmetry
I have
I have
I have BOOK
follow me if you have
follow me if you have
a word which has a horizontal line of symmetry
a quadrilateral with 2 lines of symmetry which cross at 90º
(a rhombus) follow me if you have a letter with 4 lines of symmetry
Croydon Numeracy Project – Mental Mathematics Activities ………… 5
I have
I have
I have
_
Cuboid
3
follow me if you have
follow me if you have
the mathematical name for a common cereal box
the number of dimensions of this object
3 Dimensional shapes have planes of symmetry not lines of symmetry STOP
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