Symmetry drawing worksheets
Draw the other half, square by square.
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Example
Example: two easy sheets for a first-grade class, butterfly to Christmas tree
A first-grade teacher prints Draw the other half at level Easy, mirror line Vertical, coloured models, 2 pages, with the answers, worksheet number 1, on US Letter.
- Each page has two pictures on squared paper with a bold dashed line down the middle: the left half is drawn and coloured, the right half is empty squares.
- Easy pictures use whole squares only, so a child counts the squares out from the line and colours the same count on the other side.
- Worksheet 1 gives the butterfly and the crown on page 1, the rocket and the Christmas tree on page 2; page 3 shows all four finished.
| Picture | Squares across × down | Squares to draw in each row |
|---|---|---|
| Butterfly | 12 × 10 | 6 |
| Crown | 10 × 6 | 5 |
| Rocket | 8 × 11 | 4 |
| Christmas tree | 10 × 12 | 5 |
symmetry-drawing.pdf, three pages: two to hand out and one with the answers. The squares are about 9 mm (0.35 in) for the butterfly and 12 mm for the crown, big enough for crayons. Change the worksheet number for a different mix next week.
How it works
- Choose the level and the mirror line.
- Pick coloured or line models and how many pages.
- Print; children complete each picture across the dashed line — the finished pictures follow.
Frequently asked questions
- How do I explain symmetry to a child?
- Fold the paper on the dashed line: both halves should match. Count the squares from the line on one side and draw the same count on the other.
- Which level for which grade?
- Easy whole-square pictures suit first grade; diagonals second and third grade; the big grids challenge older children.
- Is there a copying exercise too?
- Yes — the grid copy worksheets show a picture to copy square by square into an empty grid.
- Are the answers included?
- Yes, with Add the answers ticked: the completed pictures come on answer pages after all the worksheets, six to a page (four at Hard). Copying sheets have none, because the model is the answer.
- Which pictures are there?
- On Easy, 16: a heart, butterfly, house, apple tree, robot, rocket, castle, crown, cat, mushroom, Christmas tree, ladybug, flower, alien, owl and a wrapped candy. The worksheet number decides which come and in what order; Medium and Hard have pictures of their own.
- What changes with a horizontal mirror line?
- The picture is turned so the line runs across the middle: the top half is drawn and the child finishes the bottom. Only pictures that still make sense turned are used, six of them on Easy.
- Is anything uploaded?
- No. The worksheets are made in your browser.