This week, we studied symmetry in maths. We discussed things in the natural world that have symmetry (or near symmetry) and spoke about reflections and mirror images. We drew lines of symmetry in shapes and discovered that the number of sides of a regular polygon also tells us the number of lines of symmetry it has, for example, a regular hexagon has six sides, therefore it has six lines of symmetry. We also practised reflecting mirror images using grid paper and shading in the appropriate boxes with pencil.
It was an obvious choice that our art for this week would be linked to symmetry! We created symmetrical robots and characters using grid paper. First, we figured out where the vertical line of symmetry would be. Then we created our pictures step-by-step, making sure that they were symmetrical. The final step was to add colour. What do you think?
It was an obvious choice that our art for this week would be linked to symmetry! We created symmetrical robots and characters using grid paper. First, we figured out where the vertical line of symmetry would be. Then we created our pictures step-by-step, making sure that they were symmetrical. The final step was to add colour. What do you think?