Year 3

To Identify and Describe Lines of Symmetry in 2-D Shapes

Year 3

To Identify and Describe Lines of Symmetry in 2-D Shapes

Switch to our new maths teaching resources

Slide decks, worksheets, quizzes and lesson planning guidance designed for your classroom.

Play new resources video

Lesson details

Key learning points

  1. In this lesson, we will look in detail at the definition of symmetry and how to recognise this in familiar 2D shapes. This will build on our work on the properties of 2D shapes.

Licence

This content is made available by Oak National Academy Limited and its partners and licensed under Oak’s terms & conditions (Collection 1), except where otherwise stated.

Loading...

5 Questions

Q1.
3D shapes are...
all cubes
big
blue
Correct answer: shapes with 3 dimensions
Q2.
What is this 3-D shape called?
An image in a quiz
Correct answer: cone
cube
cuboid
Triangular prism
Q3.
How many vertices does this shape have?
An image in a quiz
2
4
6
Correct answer: 8
Q4.
How many faces does this shape have?
An image in a quiz
2
4
Correct answer: 5
6
Q5.
Which shape have 2 circular faces that are parallel?
cube
Cone
square-based pyramid
Correct answer: cyclinder

4 Questions

Q1.
True or false - this line shows symmetry?
An image in a quiz
False
Correct answer: True
Q2.
How many lines of symmetry does this shape have?
An image in a quiz
1
Correct answer: 2
3
4
Q3.
Which of these shapes has one line of symmetry?
Option 1
Correct answer: Option 2
Option 3
Q4.
2 ways of checking for symmetry are...
colouring it in and folding it
colouring it in and using a mirror
Correct answer: folding it and using a mirror
making it bigger and using a mirror