🔢 Mathematics · Geometry

2-D shapes (age 8+)

Identify lines of symmetry in 2-D shapes presented in different orientations; recognise line-symmetric figures and draw lines of symmetry

Typical age: 8–10 years

“If your child is given a picture of a butterfly or a star shape, can they draw the line (or lines) where you could fold it exactly in half so both sides match?”

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Needs first

2-D shapes (age 6+)REQUIRED
Vertical line symmetry in Y2 is prerequisite to finding symmetry lines in multiple orientations
Transformations on a gridREQUIRED
Identifying lines of symmetry requires the ability to draw and interpret reflection on a grid

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Lines of symmetryREQUIRED
Must identify lines of symmetry before completing symmetric figures