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
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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
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(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
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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
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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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