Teaching Math in the

Intermediate Grades
(M-Math 211)

“Activities for Geometry”

Submitted to: Mr. Merson James Ecleo

Submitted by: Bianca Romarie L. Fernandez
Topic: Lines of Symmetry

Cognitive:
Each student is given a sheet of copy paper. Fold it into half horizontally. Answer the
following questions:
1.) What can you say about both parts of the paper?
Students' response: (1) They look like a fraction of ½, (2) They are both
rectangles. (3) They are symmetrical.
2.) What do you mean by symmetrical?
Students' response: They are the same on both sides.
3.) Can a shape have more than one line of symmetry?
Students' response: Yes.

Activity:
If a shape below has lines of symmetry, draw them. If a shape does not have any
lines of symmetry, draw an X through it.

Cognitive:
A line of symmetry is when a two-dimensional shape is folded and you get a mirror
image of the other part.

Activity:
Identify shapes in the classroom that have lines of symmetry.
Describe the importance of each object.

Psychomotor:
The class will be divided into pairs. Each pair will be given a bag of cut out shapes.
The students must work together to find all the lines of symmetry for the shapes.
Each individual must take a shape, trace it, then draw the line(s) of symmetry for the
shape and repeat it with a different shape.

Activity 1
Fold each shape to find a line of symmetry. Tell how many lines there are in each
figure.
1. Triangle ____
2. Arrow _____
3. Hexagon ____
4. Trapezoid ____
5. Rhombus ____
6. Pentagon ____

Activity 2
Take a shape from the bag. Trace the shape. Draw all of the lines of symmetry for
the shape.